2002 Arizona Wildcats softball team

2002 Arizona Wildcats softball
2002 Arizona Wildcats softball
NCAA Regional champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	55–12 (15–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (17th season);

2002 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	3	.857	55	–	9	.859
No. 2 ‍‍‍^y	15	–	6	.714	55	–	12	.821
No. 14 Washington ‍‍‍^y	13	–	8	.619	46	–	18	.719
No. 1 California ‍‍‍^y	12	–	9	.571	56	–	19	.747
No. 3 Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	10	–	11	.476	46	–	20	.697
No. 15 Stanford ‍‍‍^y	7	–	14	.333	44	–	20	.688
No. 24 Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	7	–	14	.333	40	–	25	.615
Oregon ‍‍‍	2	–	19	.095	24	–	30	.444

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2002^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2002 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2002 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his seventeenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 55–12. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 15–6 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won their Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion California.^[2]

Personnel

Roster

2002 Arizona Wildcats roster^[2]

Pitchers

11 – Marissa Marzan – freshman
15 – Jenny Gladding – sophomore
22 – Courtney Fossatti – freshman
27 - Jennie Finch – senior

Catchers

52 – Mackenzie Vandergeest – sophomore
77 – Jackie Coburn – freshman

Infielders

3 - Lovieanne Jung – junior
8 – Lisha Ribellia – junior
9 – Leneah Manuma – sophomore
20 – Candace Abrams – freshman

Outfielders

2 – Rebekah Quiroz – freshman
4 – Carrie Hagen – freshman
5 – Crystal Farley – freshman
12 – Allyson Von Liechtenstein – freshman
21 – Meaghan Finnerty – senior

Coaches

2002 Arizona Wildcats softball coaching staff^[2]
Mike Candrea - Head coach - 17th season Larry Ray - Assistant Coach - 11th season Nancy Evans - Assistant Coach - 2nd season

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
*	Non-Conference game

2002 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 1	No. 13 Alabama*	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–2	1–0
Feb 2	No. 13 Alabama*	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13–5⁶	2–0
Feb 3	No. 13 Alabama*	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–1⁵	3–0
Feb 8	vs No. 17 Southwest Texas State*	No. 1	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–1⁵	4–0
Feb 8	vs Texas*	No. 1	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 3–0	5–0
Feb 9	vs No. 10 Cal State Fullerton*	No. 1	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–1	6–0
Feb 9	vs Mississippi State*	No. 1	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 1–7	6–1
Feb 10	vs No. 24 UMass*	No. 1	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 1–0	7–1
Feb 10	vs Wisconsin*	No. 1	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 0–3	7–2
Feb 15	Louisville*	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	8–2
Feb 15	No. 14 Notre Dame*	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 3–0	9–2
Feb 16	No. 25 South Florida*	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–0⁵	10–2
Feb 16	Auburn*	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–0	11–2
Feb 17	New Mexico State*	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁶	12–2
Feb 22	Eastern Michigan*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–0⁵	13–2
Feb 22	San Jose State*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	14–2
Feb 23	Drake*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–2⁵	15–2
Feb 23	Northern Iowa*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–2⁵	16–2
Feb 24	Cal State Northridge*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–0	17–2
Feb 27	Eastern Michigan*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–0⁵	18–2

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 1	Southern Miss*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 18–0⁵	19–2
Mar 1	Hawaii*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–1	20–2
Mar 2	Eastern Michigan*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁶	21–2
Mar 2	Evansville*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	22–2
Mar 3	Long Beach State*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–1	23–2
Mar 5	Boston College*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13–1	24–2
Mar 6	Boston College*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	25–2
Mar 14	vs Texas Tech*	No. 2	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 8–0	26–2
Mar 14	vs Notre Dame*	No. 2	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 7–0	27–2
Mar 15	vs Cal State Northridge*	No. 2	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	L 3–4	27–3
Mar 16	vs No. 18 Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 2	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	28–3
Mar 16	vs No. 8 Arizona State*	No. 2	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	L 0–3	28–4
Mar 22	No. 18 Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	29–4
Mar 23	No. 18 Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁶	30–4
Mar 24	No. 18 Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–2	31–4
Mar 29	at No. 6 Arizona State	No. 2	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 2–0	32–4	1–0
Mar 30	at No. 6 Arizona State	No. 2	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–1⁵	33–4	2–0

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 5	No. 10 Washington	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	34–4	3–0
Apr 6	No. 1 UCLA	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	35–4	4–0
Apr 7	No. 1 UCLA	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 5–6	35–5	4–1
Apr 12	at No. 14 Oregon State	No. 1	Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 4–0	36–5	5–1
Apr 13	at Oregon	No. 1	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 2–0	37–5	6–1
Apr 14	at Oregon	No. 1	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 8–1	38–5	7–1
Apr 16	Oklahoma State*	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–2	39–5
Apr 17	No. 9 Oklahoma*	No. 1	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	40–5
Apr 19	at No. 3 Stanford	No. 1	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 2–1	41–5	8–1
Apr 20	at No. 8 California	No. 1	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	L 2–5	41–6	8–2
Apr 21	at No. 8 California	No. 1	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	L 1–2	41–7	8–3
Apr 26	Oregon	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–3⁵	42–7	9–3
Apr 27	No. 14 Oregon State	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–0	43–7	10–3
Apr 28	No. 14 Oregon State	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 2–1	44–7	11–3
Apr 30	No. 5 Arizona State	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–3	45–7	12–3

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 3	No. 6 California	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 3–0	46–7	13–3
May 4	No. 7 Stanford	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 3–2	47–7	14–3
May 5	No. 7 Stanford	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–1	48–7	15–3
May 10	at No. 1 UCLA	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 2–4	48–8	15–4
May 11	at No. 6 Washington	No. 2	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 1–3	48–9	15–5
May 11	at No. 6 Washington	No. 2	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 2–3	48–10	15–6

Post-season

NCAA Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 16	Boston University	No. 2	Minneapolis, MN	W 4–1	49–10	1–0
May 17	Penn State	No. 2	Minneapolis, MN	W 4–3	50–10	2–0
May 18	No. 16 DePaul	No. 2	Minneapolis, MN	W 2–0	51–10	3–0
May 19	No. 16 DePaul	No. 2	Minneapolis, MN	L 0–6	51–11	3–1
May 19	No. 16 DePaul	No. 2	Minneapolis, MN	W 8–0	52–11	4–1

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 23	No. 7 (7) Nebraska	No. 2 (2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	53–11	1–0
May 25	No. 4 (3) Arizona State	No. 2 (2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0⁸	54–11	2–0
May 26	No. 21 (8) Florida State	No. 2 (2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 6–0¹¹	55–11	3–0
May 27	No. 5 (4) California	No. 2 (2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–6	55–12	3–1

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	1	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2

References

^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2022 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved November 8, 2022.

[1] 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

[media-2] 2022 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved November 8, 2022.

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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 2001 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