The 2006 Northwestern Wildcats softball team represented Northwestern University in the 2006 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Kate Drohan, who led his fifth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 50–15. They competed in the Big Ten Conference, where they finished first with an 16–3 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 2006 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the NCAA Evanston Regional, claimed the Super Regional in three games, and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion Arizona.

Roster 2006 Northwestern Wildcats roster Pitchers 3 - Courtnay Foster - Senior 7 - Jessica Miller - Junior 13 - Eileen Canney - Junior

Catchers 00 - Erin Dyer - Freshman 10 - Jamie Dotson - SeniorInfielders 2 - Tammy Williams - Freshman 6 - Darcy Sengewald - Sophomore 12 - Gina Gonzalez - Freshman 16 - Ashley Crane - Senior 17 - Jessica Rigas - Freshman 21 - Kristen Amegin - Senior 22 - Erin Hampshire - Freshman 23 - Garland Cooper - Junior Outfielders 1 - Elizabeth Piatt - Junior 4 - Sheila McCorkle - Senior 8 - - Katie Logan - Junior 9 - - Kristen Salamon - Sophomore

Utility 15 - Ann Schraufnagel - Freshman

Schedule Legend Northwestern win Northwestern loss * Non-Conference game

2006 Northwestern Wildcats softball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten Record Feb 10 vs * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Kajikawa Classic) W 1–0 1–0 Feb 10 vs Arizona* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Kajikawa Classic) L 0–8 1–1 Feb 11 vs * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Kajikawa Classic) W 5–0 2–1 Feb 11 vs * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Kajikawa Classic) L 0–3 2–2 Feb 12 vs * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Kajikawa Classic) W 7–2 3–2 Feb 17 vs * Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV(Louisville Slugger Desert Classic) W 5–4 4–2 Feb 17 at * Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV(Louisville Slugger Desert Classic) W 5–3 5–2 Feb 18 vs Oregon State* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV(Louisville Slugger Desert Classic) L 2–6 5–3 Feb 18 vs * Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV(Louisville Slugger Desert Classic) W 3–0 6–3 Feb 19 vs * Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV(Louisville Slugger Desert Classic) W 11–3 7–3 Feb 24 vs * Golden Park • Columbus, GA(NFCA Leadoff Classic) L 0–2 7–4 Feb 24 vs * Golden Park • Columbus, GA(NFCA Leadoff Classic) W 7–2 8–4 March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten Record Mar 3 at Cal State Fullerton* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Worth Invitational) W 4–0 9–4 Mar 4 vs Tennessee* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Worth Invitational) L 2–3 9–5 Mar 4 vs * Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Worth Invitational) L 4–5 9–6 Mar 5 vs * Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Worth Invitational) W 7–0 10–6 Mar 17 vs * Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI(Bank of Hawaii Invitational) W 1–0 11–6 Mar 17 vs * Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI(Bank of Hawaii Invitational) W 4–3 12–6 Mar 18 at * Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI(Bank of Hawaii Invitational) W 1–0 13–6 Mar 18 vs * Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI(Bank of Hawaii Invitational) W 5–2 14–6 Mar 20 vs Kansas* Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 6–2 15–6 Mar 20 at * Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 5–0 16–6 Mar 23 at Cal State Fullerton* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 3–6 16–7 Mar 23 at Cal State Fullerton* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 10–0 17–7 Mar 25 at * LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA L 5–6 17–8 Mar 26 at UCLA* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–2 18–8 Mar 31 Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 16–0 19–8 1–0April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten Record Apr 1 Wisconsin Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 10–3 20–8 2–0 Apr 2 Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 3–1 21–8 3–0 Apr 2 Iowa Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 12–2 22–8 4–0 Apr 4 at * Mary M. Bell Field • DeKalb, IL W 3–1 23–8 Apr 7 at Nittany Lion Field • University Park, PA W 1–0 24–8 5–0 Apr 8 at Penn State Nittany Lion Field • University Park, PA W 3–1 25–8 6–0 Apr 9 at Buckeye Field • Columbus, OH L 1–2 25–9 6–1 Apr 9 at Ohio State Buckeye Field • Columbus, OH L 2–3 25–10 6–2 Apr 11 * Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 9–0 26–10 Apr 14 Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 8–0 27–10 7–2 Apr 15 Indiana Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 11–1 28–10 8–2 Apr 16 Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 4–0 29–10 9–2 Apr 18 * Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 3–2 30–10 Apr 20 * Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 8–0 31–10 Apr 23 at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 4–3 32–10 10–2 Apr 23 at Minnesota Jane Sage Cowles Stadium • Minneapolis, MN Jane Sage Cowles Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 4–2 33–10 11–2 Apr 28 at Old College Field • East Lansing, MI W 5–0 34–10 12–2 Apr 29 at Michigan State Old College Field • East Lansing, MI W 9–4 35–10 13–2 Apr 30 at Alumni Field • Ann Arbor, MI W 2–1 36–10 14–2 Apr 30 at Michigan Alumni Field • Ann Arbor, MI L 0–2 36–11 14–3May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten Record May 2 at * Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, IL W 2–0 37–11 May 2 at DePaul* Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, IL W 3–1 38–11 May 6 at Eichelberger Field • Urbana, IL W 3–0 39–11 15–3 May 6 at Illinois Eichelberger Field • Urbana, IL W 5–0 40–11 16–3Postseason Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten T record May 12 (8) Illinois (1) Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 4–1 41–11 1–0 May 13 (4) Ohio State (1) Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 4–0 42–11 2–0 May 13 (2) Michigan (1) Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL L 0–6 42–12 2–1 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 19 Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 4–0 43–12 1–0 May 20 Notre Dame Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 9–0 44–12 2–0 May 21 Notre Dame Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 7–4 45–12 3–0 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 26 UMass Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL L 0–1 45–13 0–1 May 27 UMass Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 4–2 46–13 1–1 May 27 UMass Sharon J. Drysdale Field • Evanston, IL W 9–0 47–13 2–1 Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record June 1 (5) (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 6–5 48–13 1–0 June 2 (8) Tennessee (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–0 49–13 2–0 June 4 (1) UCLA (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3–1 50–13 3–0 June 5 (2) Arizona (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–8 50–14 3–1 June 6 (2) Arizona (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–5 50–15 3–2

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