1995 Arizona Wildcats softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	1995
Team:	Arizona Wildcats
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	66–6
Conf Record:	24–4
Head Coach:	Mike Candrea
Hc Year:	10th
Champion:	Pac-10 champion NCAA Regional champion
Tourney:	Women's College World Series
Tourney Result:	runner-up

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.^[1] The Bruins' participation and championship were later vacated by the NCAA.^[2]

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
	Non-Conference game

1995 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log

Regular season

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

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 4		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–0	14–0
Mar 4	No. 22 *	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–5	15–0
Mar 5	New Mexico*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0	16–0
Mar 5	No. 22 Pacific*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–1	17–0
Mar 10		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–3	18–0
Mar 10	McNeese State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–1	19–0
Mar 11		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0	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 13–5	23–0
Mar 14	No. 24 Oklahoma*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 19–1	24–0
Mar 14	No. 24 Oklahoma*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–3	25–0
Mar 17		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		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 17–1	27–1	2–1
Mar 18	Oregon	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 14–0	28–1	3–1
Mar 23	vs *		W 6–0	29–1
Mar 24	vs No. 7 *	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 *	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 11–1	32–1
Mar 25	vs No. 4 *	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 8–4	33–1
Mar 26	vs No. 20 *	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		W 5–0	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		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		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 25–0	39–4	6–3
Apr 14	Stanford	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–1	40–4	7–3
Apr 15	No. 10	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 *		W 3–0	43–4
Apr 18	at No. 4 Fresno State*	Fresno, CA	W 9–0	44–4
Apr 21		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–2	45–4	10–3
Apr 21	Arizona State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–0	46–4	11–3
Apr 22	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 12–2	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		W 10–0	53–4	18–3
May 6	at Oregon State	Corvallis, OR	W 13–0	54–4	19–3
May 7	at Oregon		W 10–0	55–4	20–3
May 7	at Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 5–1	56–4	21–3
May 12	at Stanford		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		L 2–7	58–5	23–4
May 13	at No. 11 California	Strawberry Field • Berkeley, CA	W 15–1	59–5	24–4

Post-season


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


Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 25	No. 21 (8)	(1)		W 9–1	64–5	1–0
May 26	No. 3 (5) Cal State Fullerton	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 12–0	65–5	2–0
May 28	No. 4 (4) UNLV	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 8–0	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

Notes and References

Book: 2022 Softball Media Guide. Arizona Wildcats. July 2, 2022.
News: NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard. Los Angeles Times. Julie Cart. May 7, 1997. June 22, 2017.