1991 Arizona Wildcats softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	1991
Team:	Arizona Wildcats
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	50–15
Conf Record:	11–9
Head Coach:	Mike Candrea
Hc Year:	6th
Champion:	National Champion NCAA Regional champion

The 1991 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1991 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his sixth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 56–16. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished fourth with a 11–9 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 1991 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 first NCAA Women's College World Series Championship and first women's team championship in school history.^[1] This title would start a run of eight WCWS championships over seventeen seasons and lead to recognition as one of the top programs in the nation.^{[2] [3]}

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
	Non-Conference game

1991 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 8 W 1–0 1–0 Feb 8 Utah State* Tucson, AZ L 0–2 1–1 Feb 9 Tucson, AZ W 7–0 2–1 Feb 9 UIC* Tucson, AZ W 6–0 3–1 Feb 14 Tucson, AZ W 8–0^5 4–1 Feb 14 Tucson, AZ W 2–0 5–1 Feb 15 Tucson, AZ W 3–1 6–1 Feb 15 Tucson, AZ W 8–0^5 7–1 Feb 16 Tucson, AZ W 4–0 8–1 Feb 16 Tucson, AZ W 8–0^5 9–1 Feb 16 Tucson, AZ L 0–1^8 9–2 Feb 22 vs * W 9–2 10–2 Feb 22 vs * Tempe, AZ W 1–0 11–2 Feb 23 vs * Tempe, AZ W 3–2 12–2 Feb 24 vs * Tempe, AZ W 5–0 13–2 Feb 24 vs * Tempe, AZ W 8–0^5 14–2 Feb 24 vs * Tempe, AZ W 4–0 15–2
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 1 vs * W 11–0^6 16–2 Mar 1 vs * Las Cruces, NM W 4–0 17–2 Mar 1 vs * Las Cruces, NM W 10–0^5 18–2 Mar 2 vs Colorado State* Las Cruces, NM W 4–2 19–2 Mar 2 vs * Las Cruces, NM W 9–2 20–2 Mar 2 vs * Las Cruces, NM W 2–1 21–2 Mar 2 vs * Las Cruces, NM L 0–1^8 21–3 Mar 8 Tucson, AZ W 9–0^5 22–3 Mar 8 Western New Mexico* Tucson, AZ W 8–0^6 23–3 Mar 9 Tucson, AZ W 3–1 24–3 Mar 9 Utah* Tucson, AZ W 8–3 25–3 Mar 12 Tucson, AZ L 1–2 25–4 Mar 12 Texas A&M* Tucson, AZ W 5–2^8 26–4 Mar 14 vs * W 3–2^8 27–4 Mar 14 vs * Fullerton, CA W 13–2^5 28–4 Mar 15 vs * Fullerton, CA W 3–2^12 29–4 Mar 21 vs Cal Poly Pomona* Fullerton, CA W 1–0^8 30–4 Mar 22 vs * Fullerton, CA W 1–0^9 31–4 Mar 22 vs Colorado State* Fullerton, CA W 2–0 32–4 Mar 22 vs * Fullerton, CA W 2–0 33–4 Mar 23 vs Oklahoma State* Fullerton, CA W 2–1 34–4 Mar 24 vs UNLV* Fullerton, CA L 0–2 34–5
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 4 at California L 0–1^10 34–6 0–1 Apr 4 at California Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA W 4–0 35–6 1–1 Apr 5 at * W 11–0^5 36–6 Apr 5 at Saint Mary's* Moraga, CA W 5–0 37–6 Apr 6 L 0–3 37–7 1–2 Apr 6 at UCLA Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–5 37–8 1–3 Apr 9 Tucson, AZ W 2–0 38–8 Apr 9 New Mexico State* Tucson, AZ W 7–2 39–8 Apr 12 Oregon State Tucson, AZ W 9–2 40–8 2–3 Apr 12 Oregon State Tucson, AZ W 2–1 41–8 3–3 Apr 13 Tucson, AZ W 3–2 42–8 4–3 Apr 13 Oregon Tucson, AZ W 5–0 43–8 5–3 Apr 17 Tucson, AZ W 3–2^8 44–8 6–3 Apr 17 Arizona State Tucson, AZ L 0–5 44–9 6–4 Apr 19 Tucson, AZ W 5–0 45–9 Apr 19 Cal State Northridge* Tucson, AZ L 0–1 45–10 Apr 20 California Tucson, AZ L 1–3 45–11 6–5 Apr 20 California Tucson, AZ L 0–1 45–12 6–6 Apr 23 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ L 1–2 45–13 6–7 Apr 23 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ L 0–3 45–14 6–8 Apr 26 Oregon State Tucson, AZ W 10–0^5 46–14 7–8 Apr 26 Oregon State Tucson, AZ W 1–0 47–14 8–8 Apr 27 Oregon Tucson, AZ W 9–0^5 48–14 9–8 Apr 27 Oregon Tucson, AZ W 8–2 49–14 10–8
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 5 UCLA Tucson, AZ L 1–2 49–15 10–9 May 5 UCLA Tucson, AZ W 1–0 50–15 11–9
Post-season
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 17 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 4–2 51–15 1–0 May 18 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 4–0 52–15 2–0
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 23 W 1–0^13 53–15 1–0 May 24 UCLA ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0^9 54–15 2–0 May 25 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0^8 55–15 3–0 May 25 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–1 55–16 3–1 May 26 UCLA ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–1 56–16 4–1

Notes and References

1. Book: 2019 Softball Media Guide. Arizona Wildcats. July 18, 2019.
2. News: 1991 Arizona softball: The story of the champs who started it all. KOLD-TV. Tucson, Arizona. May 20, 2016. July 21, 2019.
3. News: Wildcats again headed to finals. The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Mike Baldwin. June 4, 2007. July 21, 2019.