2007 Arizona Wildcats softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	2007
Team:	Arizona Wildcats
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	50–14–1
Conf Record:	15–5–1
Head Coach:	Mike Candrea
Hc Year:	22nd
Stadium:	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Champion:	National Champion NCAA Tucson Super Regional champion NCAA Tucson Regional champion Pacific-10 champion

The 2007 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2007 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his twenty-second season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 50–14–1. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 15–5–1 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 2007 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Regional and Super Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their eighth (and, to date, their most recent) NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.^[1]

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
	Tie
	Non-Conference game

2007 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 9 vs * W 12–3^5 1–0 Feb 9 vs * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–2 2–0 Feb 10 vs Florida* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–3^8 2–1 Feb 10 vs No. 4 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–3 3–1 Feb 11 vs * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–1 4–1 Feb 11 vs No. 13 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2–3 4–2 Feb 16 W 9–1^5 5–2 Feb 16 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1–0 6–2 Feb 17 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–3^6 7–2 Feb 17 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–3 8–2 Feb 18 Texas Tech* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–1 9–2 Feb 23 No. 2 Texas A&M Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–0 10–2 Feb 24 No. 2 Texas A&M Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3–4 10–3 Feb 25 No. 2 Texas A&M Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–2 11–3
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–4 12–3 Mar 3 Missouri* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–1 13–3 Mar 4 Missouri* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–7 14–3 Mar 6 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–2 15–3 Mar 6 Creighton* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–3 16–3 Mar 9 at No. 14 * W 3–0 17–3 Mar 10 at No. 14 Baylor* Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX L 2–3 17–4 Mar 11 at No. 14 Baylor* Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX L 2–3 17–5 Mar 15 vs * W 2–0 18–5 Mar 15 vs No. 6 * Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 2–6 18–6 Mar 16 vs * Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 11–0 19–6 Mar 17 vs No. 7 * Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 2–1 20–6 Mar 18 vs No. 16 * Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 9–0 21–6 Mar 18 vs No. 6 Oklahoma* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 0–11^5 21–7 Mar 24 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13–0^5 22–7 Mar 24 New Mexico* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–0^5 23–7 Mar 25 New Mexico* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–3^6 24–7 Mar 30 at No. 16 W 6–0 25–7 1–0 Mar 31 at No. 14 L 0–2 25–8 1–1
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 1 at No. 14 UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 11–2 26–8 2–1 Apr 6 No. 9 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1–0 27–8 3–1 Apr 7 No. 9 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1–0 28–8 4–1 Apr 13 No. 12 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 29–8 5–1 Apr 14 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–4 30–8 6–1 Apr 15 California Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–2 31–8 7–1 Apr 18 at No. 9 Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 3–6 31–9 7–2 Apr 20 No. 14 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–1 32–9 8–2 Apr 21 No. 15 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 33–9 9–2 Apr 22 No. 15 Oregon Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–1^6 34–9 10–2 Apr 27 at California W 6–0 35–9 11–2 Apr 28 at No. 17 Stanford L 2–3 35–10 11–3 Apr 29 at No. 17 Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA T 0–0^12 35–10–1 11–3–1
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 4 at No. 20 Oregon W 6–2 36–10–1 12–3–1 May 5 at No. 16 Oregon State W 10–1^5 37–10–1 13–3–1 May 6 at No. 16 Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR W 2–0 38–10–1 14–3–1 May 10 No. 14 UCLA Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4–7 38–11–1 14–4–1 May 11 No. 11 Washington Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 1–5 38–12–1 14–5–1 May 12 No. 11 Washington Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–4^8 39–12–1 15–5–1
Post-season
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 18 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–0 40–12–1 1–0 May 19 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–0 41–12–1 2–0 May 20 Pacific Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–0 42–12–1 3–0
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SR Record May 26 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–6 43–12–1 1–0 May 27 Cal State Fullerton Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 2–1 44–12–1 2–0
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 31 (8) Baylor W 2–1^9 45–12–1 1–0 June 1 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–1 45–13–1 1–1 June 2 (8) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3–0 46–13–1 2–1 June 3 (6) Washington ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–0 47–13–1 3–1 June 3 (6) Washington ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 8–1 48–13–1 4–1 June 4 (5) Tennessee ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–3 48–14–1 4–2 June 5 (5) Tennessee ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 49–14–1 5–2 June 6 (5) Tennessee ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–0 50–14–1 6–2

Notes and References

1. Book: 2019 Softball Media Guide. Arizona Wildcats. August 5, 2020.