1995 Arizona Wildcats softball team

American college softball season

1995 Arizona Wildcats softball
Pac-10 champion
NCAA Regional champion
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record66–6 (24–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Mike Candrea (10th season)
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona  ‍†‍‍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

  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d 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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