1995 Arizona Wildcats softball team

1995 Arizona Wildcats softball
1995 Arizona Wildcats softball
Pac-10 champion; NCAA Regional champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	66–6 (24–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (10th season);

1995 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 ‍†‍‍^y	24	–	4	.857	66	–	6	.917
No. 1 UCLA ‍‍‍^y	23	–	4	.852	50	–	6	.893
No. 14 California ‍‍‍^y	20	–	8	.714	41	–	21	.661
No. 15 Washington ‍‍‍^y	17	–	11	.607	50	–	23	.685
Oregon ‍‍‍	12	–	15	.444	25	–	26	.490
Arizona State ‍‍‍	10	–	18	.357	29	–	26	.527
Oregon State ‍‍‍	4	–	26	.133	13	–	41	.241
Stanford ‍‍‍	1	–	27	.036	14	–	36	.280

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 1995 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1995 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his tenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 66–6. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 24–4 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion UCLA.^[2] The Bruins' participation and championship were later vacated by the NCAA.^[3]

Personnel

Roster

1995 Arizona Wildcats roster^[2]

Pitchers

3 – Carrie Dolan – sophomore
20 - Leah O'Brien – junior
32 – Nancy Evans – sophomore

Catchers

7 – Lety Pineda – freshman
31 – Leah Braatz – sophomore

Infielders

13 – Amy Chellevold – senior
16 - Jenny Dalton – junior
30 – Laura Espinoza – senior

Outfielders

6 – Alison Johnsen – freshman
8 – Krista Gomez – junior
10 – Julie Reitan – freshman
22 – Andrea Doty – sophomore
26 – Brandi Shriver – sophomore

Coaches

1995 Arizona Wildcats softball coaching staff^[2]
Mike Candrea - Head coach - 10th season Larry Ray - Assistant coach - 10th season Stacy Hill - Assistant coach - 1st season

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
*	Non-Conference game

1995 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 11	New Mexico State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13–0⁵	1–0
Feb 11	New Mexico State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–1	2–0
Feb 16	vs No. 4 Cal State Fullerton*	Tempe, AZ	W 10–6	3–0
Feb 17	vs Utah*	Tempe, AZ	W 5–3	4–0
Feb 18	vs Illinois State*	Tempe, AZ	W 13–0⁵	5–0
Feb 18	vs No. 11 Oklahoma State*	Tempe, AZ	W 14–3⁵	6–0
Feb 19	vs No. 12 Florida State*	Tempe, AZ	W 7–1	7–0
Feb 24	vs No. 18 Oklahoma*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 12–1⁵	8–0
Feb 24	at No. 13 Texas A&M*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 6–0	9–0
Feb 25	vs No. 14 Southwestern Louisiana*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 4–0	10–0
Feb 25	vs No. 18 Oklahoma*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 8–2	11–0
Feb 26	at No. 13 Texas A&M*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 8–5⁵	12–0
Feb 26	vs No. 14 Southwestern Louisiana*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 9–4⁵	13–0

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 4	New Mexico*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–0⁵	14–0
Mar 4	No. 22 Pacific*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–5⁵	15–0
Mar 5	New Mexico*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	16–0
Mar 5	No. 22 Pacific*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–1⁵	17–0
Mar 10	McNeese State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–3	18–0
Mar 10	McNeese State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–1⁵	19–0
Mar 11	New Mexico State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	20–0
Mar 11	New Mexico State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–0	21–0
Mar 12	No. 20 Oklahoma*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–0	22–0
Mar 12	No. 20 Oklahoma*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13–5⁵	23–0
Mar 14	No. 24 Oklahoma*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 19–1⁵	24–0
Mar 14	No. 24 Oklahoma*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–3⁵	25–0
Mar 17	No. 2 UCLA	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–4	26–0	1–0
Mar 17	No. 2 UCLA	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 0–2	26–1	1–1
Mar 18	Oregon	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 17–1⁵	27–1	2–1
Mar 18	Oregon	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 14–0⁵	28–1	3–1
Mar 23	vs UC Santa Barbara*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 6–0	29–1
Mar 24	vs No. 7 Cal State Northridge*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 9–0	30–1
Mar 24	vs No. 22 Texas A&M*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	31–1
Mar 25	vs DePaul*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 11–1⁵	32–1
Mar 25	vs No. 4 UNLV*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 8–4	33–1
Mar 26	vs No. 20 Washington*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 6–2	34–1
Mar 26	at No. 6 Cal State Fullerton*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 7–6	35–1

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 1	at No. 16 Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 5–0¹⁰	36–1	4–1
Apr 1	at No. 16 Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 6–2	37–1	5–1
Apr 8	at No. 2 UCLA	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 5–8	37–2	5–2
Apr 8	at No. 2 UCLA	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 2–4	37–3	5–3
Apr 9	at No. 3 Cal State Fullerton*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 5–3	38–3
Apr 9	at No. 3 Cal State Fullerton*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 4–9	38–4
Apr 14	Stanford	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 25–0⁵	39–4	6–3
Apr 14	Stanford	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–1	40–4	7–3
Apr 15	No. 10 California	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–2	41–4	8–3
Apr 15	No. 10 California	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–1	42–4	9–3
Apr 18	at No. 4 Fresno State*	Fresno, CA	W 3–0	43–4
Apr 18	at No. 4 Fresno State*	Fresno, CA	W 9–0	44–4
Apr 21	Arizona State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–2	45–4	10–3
Apr 21	Arizona State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–0⁶	46–4	11–3
Apr 22	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 12–2⁵	47–4	12–3
Apr 22	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 9–0	48–4	13–3
Apr 28	Oregon State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–0	49–4	14–3
Apr 28	Oregon State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0	50–4	15–3
Apr 29	No. 19 Washington	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–0	51–4	16–3
Apr 29	No. 19 Washington	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–2	52–4	17–3

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 6	at Oregon State	Corvallis, OR	W 10–0⁵	53–4	18–3
May 6	at Oregon State	Corvallis, OR	W 13–0⁵	54–4	19–3
May 7	at Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 10–0⁵	55–4	20–3
May 7	at Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 5–1	56–4	21–3
May 12	at Stanford	Stanford, CA	W 12–0	57–4	22–3
May 12	at Stanford	Stanford, CA	W 8–0	58–4	23–3
May 13	at No. 11 California	Strawberry Field • Berkeley, CA	L 2–7	58–5	23–4
May 13	at No. 11 California	Strawberry Field • Berkeley, CA	W 15–1⁵	59–5	24–4

Post-season

NCAA Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 19	Ohio	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	61–5	1–0
May 20	No. 15 Nebraska	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–1⁶	62–5	2–0
May 21	No. 10 Florida State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 15–0⁵	63–5	3–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 25	No. 21 (8) Princeton	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 9–1⁵	64–5	1–0
May 26	No. 3 (5) Cal State Fullerton	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 12–0⁵	65–5	2–0
May 28	No. 4 (4) UNLV	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 8–0⁶	66–5	3–0
May 29	No. 2 (2) UCLA	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 2–4	66–6	3–1

References

^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2022 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^ Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

[1] 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 3, 2019.

[media-2] 2022 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

[3] Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

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Arizona Wildcats softball
Venues	UA Softball Field (1974–1992) Mike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium (1993–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics