2001 Arizona Wildcats softball team

2001 Arizona Wildcats softball
2001 Arizona Wildcats softball
National Champion; NCAA Tucson Regional champion; Pac-10 champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	65–4 (19–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (17th season);
Home stadium	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium

2001 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 1 ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	2	–	0	.905	65	–	4	–	0	.942
No. 2 UCLA ‍‍‍^y	16	–	5	–	0	.762	62	–	6	–	0	.912
No. 3 Stanford ‍‍‍^y	11	–	10	–	0	.524	54	–	16	–	1	.768
No. 13 Washington ‍‍‍^y	11	–	10	–	0	.524	40	–	23	–	0	.635
No. 20 Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	10	–	10	–	0	.500	44	–	24	–	1	.645
No. 9 Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	9	–	12	–	0	.429	36	–	22	–	0	.621
No. 6 California ‍‍‍^y	6	–	14	–	0	.300	54	–	18	–	0	.750
Oregon ‍‍‍	1	–	20	–	0	.048	28	–	40	–	0	.412

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 2001^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2001 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2001 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his seventeenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 65–4. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 19–2 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 2001 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their sixth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.^[2]

Roster

2001 Arizona Wildcats roster^[2]

Pitchers

0 – Becky Lemke – senior
2 – Teresa Demeter – senior
15 – Jenny Gladding – freshman
27 - Jennie Finch – junior
31 – Kim Balkan – freshman

Catchers

42 – Lindsey Collins – senior
52 – Mackenzie Vandergeest – freshman

Infielders

8 – Lisha Ribellia – sophomore
9 – Leneah Manuma – freshman
20 – Candace Abrams – freshman
24 – Lauren Bauer – senior
25 – Allison Andrade – senior
32 – Toni Mascarenas – senior

Outfielders

4 – Nicole Giordano – senior
7 – Erika Hanson – senior

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
*	Non-Conference game

2001 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 2	vs Florida Atlantic*	No. 3	USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 5–0	1–0
Feb 2	vs Tennessee*	No. 3	USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 8–0⁵	2–0
Feb 3	vs Northwestern*	No. 3	USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 6–0	3–0
Feb 3	at South Florida*	No. 3	USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 5–0	4–0
Feb 9	vs Georgia*	No. 3	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–0	5–0
Feb 9	vs No. 24 Texas*	No. 3	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 14–0	6–0
Feb 10	vs No. 8 LSU*	No. 3	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–0	7–0
Feb 10	vs No. 12 Nebraska*	No. 3	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 11–4	8–0
Feb 11	vs No. 18 South Carolina*	No. 3	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–0	9–0
Feb 11	vs Missouri*	No. 3	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–0	10–0
Feb 16	Bowling Green*	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 29–0⁵	11–0
Feb 16	Oklahoma State*	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–0	12–0
Feb 17	Kentucky*	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–1⁵	13–0
Feb 17	New Mexico State*	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–1⁶	14–0
Feb 18	Pacific*	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	15–0
Feb 23	Drake*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	16–0
Feb 23	Connecticut*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–3⁵	17–0
Feb 24	McNeese State*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13–1⁵	18–0
Feb 24	Southern Utah*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	19–0
Feb 25	Florida*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	20–0
Feb 27	Western Michigan*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–0⁵	21–0
Feb 28	Western Michigan*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	22–0

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 2	No. 23 Baylor*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	23–0
Mar 2	Creighton*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁶	24–0
Mar 3	Indiana State*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–0⁵	25–0
Mar 3	Western Michigan*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–0⁵	26–0
Mar 3	No. 5 Oklahoma*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	27–0
Mar 6	Creighton*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 3–0	28–0
Mar 13	at San Diego*	No. 2	San Diego, CA	W 9–0⁵	29–0
Mar 13	at San Diego*	No. 2	San Diego, CA	W 8–0⁶	30–0
Mar 14	at San Diego State*	No. 2	San Diego, CA	W 3–0	31–0
Mar 15	vs Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 2	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 3–4	31–1
Mar 15	vs UNLV*	No. 2	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 10–0⁵	32–1
Mar 16	vs Cal State Northridge*	No. 2	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 6–0	33–1
Mar 17	vs Texas*	No. 2	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 1–2	33–2
Mar 17	vs North Carolina*	No. 2	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 6–1	34–2
Mar 23	Utah*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–3	35–2
Mar 24	Utah*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–2⁶	36–2
Mar 30	at Oregon	No. 2	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 11–1	37–2	1–0

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 1	at No. 15 Oregon State	No. 2	Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 5–0	38–2	2–0
Apr 6	at No. 14 Washington	No. 2	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–1	38–3	2–1
Apr 7	at No. 1 UCLA	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	39–3	3–1
Apr 8	at No. 1 UCLA	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–3	39–4	3–2
Apr 13	No. 8 Arizona State	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 3–0¹¹	40–4	4–2
Apr 14	No. 8 Arizona State	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–3⁹	41–4	5–2
Apr 18	No. 15 Fresno State*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–1	42–4
Apr 18	No. 15 Fresno State*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–7	43–4
Apr 20	No. 3 Stanford	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–0	44–4	6–2
Apr 22	No. 4 California	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 2–1⁸	45–4	7–2
Apr 22	No. 4 California	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 2–1	46–4	8–2
Apr 25	at No. 9 Arizona State	No. 1	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 5–0	47–4	9–2
Apr 27	No. 14 Oregon State	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	48–4	10–2
Apr 27	No. 14 Oregon State	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–1	49–4	11–2
Apr 28	Oregon	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁶	50–4	12–2
Apr 29	Oregon	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–1	51–4	13–2

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 4	at No. 5 California	No. 1	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	W 5–0	52–4	14–2
May 5	at No. 3 Stanford	No. 1	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 8–1	53–4	15–2
May 6	at No. 3 Stanford	No. 1	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 5–3¹⁵	54–4	16–2
May 11	No. 2 UCLA	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–0	55–4	17–2
May 12	No. 12 Washington	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–1	56–4	18–2
May 12	No. 12 Washington	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	57–4	19–2

Post-season

NCAA Tucson Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 17	Saint Peter's	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–2	58–4	1–0
May 18	Texas Tech	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁶	59–4	2–0
May 19	No. 10 Cal State Fullerton	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–4	60–4	3–0
May 20	No. 19 Southwest Texas State	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	61–4	4–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 24	(8) California	No. 1 (1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–2	62–4	1–0
May 25	(5) Oklahoma	No. 1 (1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–4	63–4	2–0
May 27	(4) Stanford	No. 1 (1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	64–4	3–0
May 28	(2) UCLA	No. 1 (1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	65–4	4–0

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
NFCA/USA Today	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

References

^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[1] 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 18, 2020.

[media-2] 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

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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 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 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