# 2006 Arizona Wildcats softball team

The 2006 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2006 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his twenty-first season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 54–11. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 15–6 record.
The Wildcats were invited to the 2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won the Regional and Super Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their seventh NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Arizona win |
| | Arizona loss |
| * | Non-Conference game |
2006 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Feb 10 | vs Cal State Northridge* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–0$^5$ | 1–0 |
| Feb 10 | vs No. 15 Northwestern* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–0$^6$ | 2–0 |
| Feb 11 | vs No. 4 Texas* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Feb 11 | vs No. 6 Texas A&M* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–0$^5$ | 4–0 |
| Feb 12 | vs New Mexico* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–1$^5$ | 5–0 |
| Feb 12 | vs Cal State Fullerton* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 2–0 | 6–0 |
| Feb 17 | Tennessee Tech* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5–1 | 7–0 |
| Feb 17 | No. 18 Missouri* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4–0 | 8–0 |
| Feb 18 | Texas Tech* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–0 | 9–0 |
| Feb 18 | NC State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–0 | 10–0 |
| Feb 19 | Pacific* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 1–0 | 11–0 |
| Feb 24 | vs Texas Tech* | Palm Springs, CA | W 3–1 | 12–0 |
| Feb 24 | vs Texas A&M* | Palm Springs, CA | W 12–0$^5$ | 13–0 |
| Feb 25 | vs Maryland* | Palm Springs, CA | W 8–1 | 14–0 |
| Feb 25 | vs Ohio State* | Palm Springs, CA | W 5–1 | 15–0 |
| Feb 26 | vs No. 4 Texas* | Palm Springs, CA | L 0–1 | 15–1 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Mar 3 | Sam Houston State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–0$^5$ | 16–1 | |
| Mar 3 | Long Beach State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–0$^5$ | 17–1 | |
| Mar 4 | Wichita State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11–1 | 18–1 | |
| Mar 4 | South Florida* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–0 | 19–1 | |
| Mar 5 | Long Beach State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11–0$^5$ | 20–1 | |
| Mar 10 | No. 18 Baylor* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12–4$^5$ | 21–1 | |
| Mar 12 | No. 18 Baylor* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 2–1$^9$ | 22–1 | |
| Mar 12 | No. 18 Baylor* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11–1$^6$ | 23–1 | |
| Mar 16 | vs UNLV* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 7–0 | 24–1 | |
| Mar 16 | vs No. 18 Texas A&M* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | L 0–1 | 24–2 | |
| Mar 18 | vs Cal State Northridge* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 9–0$^5$ | 25–2 | |
| Mar 18 | vs No. 6 Alabama* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 2–0 | 26–2 | |
| Mar 19 | vs No. 4 Texas* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | L 0–1$^9$ | 26–3 | |
| Mar 24 | No. 10 Louisiana–Lafayette* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5–0 | 27–3 | |
| Mar 25 | No. 10 Louisiana–Lafayette* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–0 | 28–3 | |
| Mar 26 | No. 10 Louisiana–Lafayette* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–2 | 29–3 | |
| Mar 31 | at No. 7 Oregon State | Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR | L 1–2 | 29–4 | 0–1 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Apr 1 | at Oregon | Howe Field • Eugene, OR | W 4–1 | 30–4 | 1–1 |
| Apr 7 | No. 14 Washington | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 1–0 | 31–4 | 2–1 |
| Apr 8 | No. 2 UCLA | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 1–2 | 31–5 | 2–2 |
| Apr 9 | No. 2 UCLA | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3–8 | 31–6 | 2–3 |
| Apr 14 | at No. 9 Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 2–4$^{10}$ | 31–7 | 2–4 |
| Apr 15 | at No. 9 Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 3–0 | 32–7 | 3–4 |
| Apr 21 | at No. 5 Stanford | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA | W 4–1 | 33–7 | 4–4 |
| Apr 22 | at No. 6 California | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | W 4–2$^{13}$ | 34–7 | 5–4 |
| Apr 23 | at No. 6 California | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | L 1–5 | 34–8 | 5–5 |
| Apr 28 | at No. 1 UCLA | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 2–8 | 34–9 | 5–6 |
| Apr 30 | at No. 15 Washington | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 2–0 | 35–9 | 6–6 |
| Apr 30 | at No. 15 Washington | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 10–1 | 36–9 | 7–6 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| May 3 | No. 6 Arizona State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–0 | 37–9 | 8–6 |
| May 5 | No. 7 California | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5–3 | 38–9 | 9–6 |
| May 6 | No. 8 Stanford | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 3–2 | 39–9 | 10–6 |
| May 7 | No. 8 Stanford | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–1 | 40–9 | 11–6 |
| May 11 | Oregon | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 3–1 | 41–9 | 12–6 |
| May 11 | Oregon | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–5 | 42–9 | 13–6 |
| May 12 | No. 7 Oregon State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 1–0 | 43–9 | 14–6 |
| May 13 | No. 7 Oregon State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11–2 | 44–9 | 15–6 |
Post-season :
NCAA Tucson Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 18 | Marist | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–0 | 45–9 | 1–0 |
| May 19 | Ohio State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–3 | 46–9 | 2–0 |
| May 20 | No. 25 Auburn | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4–2 | 47–9 | 3–0 |
NCAA Tucson Super Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 26 | No. 10 LSU | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5–0 | 48–9 | 1–0 |
| May 27 | No. 10 LSU | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 2–3 | 48–10 | 1–1 |
| May 27 | No. 10 LSU | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14–5$^5$ | 49–10 | 2–1 |
NCAA Women's College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WCWS Record |
| June 1 | (7) Oregon State | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 3–2$^9$ | 50–10 | 1–0 |
| June 2 | (3) Texas | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 2–0 | 51–10 | 2–0 |
| June 4 | (8) Tennessee | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | L 0–1 | 51–11 | 2–1 |
| June 4 | (8) Tennessee | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 6–0 | 52–11 | 3–1 |
| June 5 | (4) Northwestern | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 8–0 | 53–11 | 4–1 |
| June 6 | (4) Northwestern | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 6–0 | 54–11 | 5–1 |