2001 Arizona Wildcats softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	2001
Team:	Arizona Wildcats
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	65–4
Conf Record:	19–2
Head Coach:	Mike Candrea
Hc Year:	17th
Stadium:	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Champion:	National Champion NCAA Tucson Regional champion Pac-10 champion

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.^[1]

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
	Non-Conference game

2001 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 2	vs *		W 5–0	1–0
Feb 2	vs *	USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 8–0⁵	2–0
Feb 3	vs *	USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 6–0	3–0
Feb 3	at *	USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 5–0	4–0
Feb 9	vs *		W 8–0	5–0
Feb 9	vs No. 24 *	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 14–0	6–0
Feb 10	vs No. 8 *	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–0	7–0
Feb 10	vs No. 12 *	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 11–4	8–0
Feb 11	vs No. 18 *	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–0	9–0
Feb 11	vs *	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–0	10–0
Feb 16			W 29–0⁵	11–0
Feb 16		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–0	12–0
Feb 17		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–1⁵	13–0
Feb 17		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–1⁶	14–0
Feb 18		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	15–0
Feb 23		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	16–0
Feb 23		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–3⁵	17–0
Feb 24		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13–1⁵	18–0
Feb 24		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	19–0
Feb 25	Florida	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	20–0
Feb 27		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–0⁵	21–0
Feb 28	Western Michigan*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	22–0

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

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

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

Post-season


Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 17		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–2	58–4	1–0
May 18		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁶	59–4	2–0
May 19	No. 10	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–4	60–4	3–0
May 20	No. 19	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	61–4	4–0


Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 24	(8) California		W 3–2	62–4	1–0
May 25	(5) Oklahoma	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–4	63–4	2–0
May 27	(4) Stanford	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	64–4	3–0
May 28	(2) UCLA	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	65–4	4–0

Notes and References

Book: 2019 Softball Media Guide. Arizona Wildcats. May 19, 2020.