June 4, 2006
NCAA WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
June 1-7, 2006
Don E. Porter ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
POSTGAME NOTES
Game 2: 2, 0
- This marks ' second straight WCWS and its fourth in program history. The Longhorns had previous appearances in 1998, 2003 and 2005. The Longhorns pushed their season winning streak to six games and improved to 5-6 all-time at the WCWS.
- is making its fifth appearance in the WCWS and its first since 2002. ASU's three other appearances in the WCWS came in 2000, 1987 and 1982. ASU fell to 4-9 in WCWS play with its loss today. The Sun Devils have appeared in the NCAA Tournament on 17 occasions.
- snapped ASU's nine-game winning streak, the longest of any team entering the WCWS. The Longhorns also improved to 37-0 when leading after five innings.
- Today's matchup marked the ninth meeting between and . With the win, improved to 5-4 in the series. The last meeting between the two schools was a 1-0 Longhorn victory on March 19, 2005, at the Kia Klassic in
- Today's game set three different WCWS records. Cat Osterman's 18 strikeouts broke the WCWS single-game record for a seven-inning contest. The previous record of 17 was shared by Osterman (2005, 2003) and Northwestern's Lisa Ishikawa (1984). The combined strikeouts of both teams (27) also tied a seven-inning single-game record at the WCWS shared by and in 2005. With only two assists by both teams combined, the game also set a WCWS record for fewest assists. The record was previously held by DePaul and Southern Miss in 1999 (five total assists).
- Cat Osterman's 18 strikeouts marked her 36th double-digit strikeout game of the season and her 21st game of 15 or more strikeouts. Osterman also recorded her 27th shutout of the season.
- The Sun Devils were held to one hit for just the second time this season. ASU recorded one hit against UCLA on April 29. The Sun Devils have only been shut out five times this season.
- Eighteen of UT's 39 hits (46 percent) in the NCAA Tournament have been extra-base hits. Four of the Horns' six hits today went for extra bases.
- Senior Amber Hall knocked in UT's first run of the game with her double to center field. It marked her 21st RBI of the season and her fourth in the NCAA Tournament. It marked her team-high 11th double of the season.
- UT's Desiree Williams' home run off the left field foul pole in the fifth was her first ever in two WCWS appearances and her team-leading 12th of the season.
- UT's Tina Boutelle singled to right field in the fifth inning to extend her hitting streak to eight games. Additionally, her stolen base in the fifth marked her 25th of the season, tying the UT record held by Erin Mahoney in 2002. The stolen bag also tied the school career record of 61 shared by Lindsay Gardner (2000-03).
- Thursday's first session attendance of 4,750 marked the third-highest for an opening WCWS session. The highest was 5,072 set in 2001, followed by 4,949 in 2003.