| Sport: | softball |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Arizona Wildcats |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Coachrank: | 7 |
| Cbrank: | 6 |
| Record: | 39–22 |
| Conf Record: | 8–16 |
| Head Coach: | Caitlin Lowe |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Rita Hillenbrand Stadium |
| Champion: | NCAA Starkville Super Regional champion NCAA Columbia Regional champion |
| Tourney Result: | Second Round |
The 2022 Arizona Wildcats softball team represents the University of Arizona in the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats are coached by Caitlin Lowe, who is in her first season with Arizona. They play their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and compete in the Pac-12 Conference.
|-! colspan=2 style=""| Regular Season: 33–20 (Home: 24–10; Away: 6–8; Neutral: 3–2)|-! colspan=2 style=""| Post Season: 6–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 5–0; Neutral: 1–2)|- valign="top" |
| February: 10–4 | ||||||||||||
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| Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Pac-12 | |
| 1 | February 10 | No. 9 | 22–1 (5) | Bowen (1–0) | Winston (0–1) | — | 1,058 | 1–0 | – | |||
| 2 | February 11 | No. 9 | Southern Utah* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 15–0 (5) | Netz (1–0) | Owen (0–1) | — | 2,577 | 2–0 | – | |
| 3 | February 12 | No. 9 | No. 2 * | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 0–11 (5) | Kilfoyl (1–0) | Bowen (1–1) | — | 2,959 | 2–1 | – | |
| 4 | February 12 | No. 9 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 1–0 | Bowen (2–1) | Guindon (1–1) | — | 2,509 | 3–1 | – | ||
| 5 | February 18 | No. 9 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 11–1 (6) | Netz (2–0) | Snyder (0–1) | — | N/A | 4–1 | – | ||
| 6 | February 18 | No. 9 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 7–2 | Bowen (3–1) | Fernandez (0–1) | — | 2,664 | 5–1 | – | ||
| 7 | February 19 | No. 9 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 4–3 | Bowen (4–1) | Perez (1–2) | — | N/A | 6–1 | – | ||
| 8 | February 19 | No. 9 | No. 16 * | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 6–7 | Sullivan (2–0) | Bowen (4–2) | — | 2,887 | 6–2 | – | |
| 9 | February 20 | No. 9 | Long Beach State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 12–2 (5) | Netz (3–0) | Quinlan (0–1) | — | 2,634 | 7–2 | – | |
| 10 | February 24 | No. 8 | vs. * | 6–2 | Netz (4–0) | Hernandez (0–3) | — | N/A | 8–2 | – | ||
| 11 | February 24 | No. 8 | vs. * | Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California | 0–1 | Sutherlin (2–1) | Elish (0–1) | — | N/A | 8–3 | – | |
| 12 | February 25 | No. 8 | vs. * | Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California | 8–1 | Fontes (1–0) | Gonzalez (2–2) | — | N/A | 9–3 | – | |
| 13 | February 25 | No. 8 | vs. * | Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California | 3–0 | Elish (1–1) | Fitzgerald (1–3) | — | N/A | 10–3 | – | |
| 14 | February 26 | No. 8 | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma* | Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California | 2–10 (5) | May (5–0) | Netz (4–1) | — | 850 | 10–4 | – |
| March: 9–6 | ||||||||||||
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| Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Pac-12 | |
| 15 | March 3 | No. 9 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 8–0 (5) | Elish (2–1) | Jones (2–4) | — | 2,305 | 11–4 | – | ||
| 16 | March 4 | No. 9 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 11–3 (5) | Netz (5–1) | Charles (2–1) | — | 2,626 | 12–4 | – | ||
| 17 | March 5 | No. 9 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 5–4 | Elish (3–1) | Caudill (6–1) | Netz (1) | N/A | 13–4 | – | ||
| 18 | March 5 | No. 9 | Texas State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 11–10 | Elish (4–1) | Mullins (5–4) | — | 2,773 | 14–4 | – | |
| 19 | March 6 | No. 9 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 11–0 (5) | Netz (6–1) | Pepkowski (3–2) | — | 2,700 | 15–4 | – | ||
| 20 | March 11 | No. 8 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 5–1 | Netz (7–1) | Conway (1–2) | — | 2,700 | 16–4 | – | ||
| 21 | March 12 | No. 8 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 7–2 | Bowen (5–2) | Bressler (9–3) | — | N/A | 17–4 | – | ||
| 22 | March 12 | No. 8 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 11–0 (5) | Netz (8–1) | Myers (4–1) | — | 2,807 | 18–4 | – | ||
| 23 | March 13 | No. 8 | Marist* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 12–2 (5) | Bowen (6–2) | Pleasants (2–9) | — | 2,630 | 19–4 | – | |
| 24 | March 19 | No. 9 | 0–5 | Faraimo (10–1) | Netz (8–2) | — | 1,328 | 19–5 | 0–1 | |||
| 25 | March 20 | No. 9 | at No. 4 UCLA | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California | 0–3 | Azevedo (11–1) | Elish (4–2) | — | 1,328 | 19–6 | 0–2 | |
| 26 | March 21 | No. 9 | at No. 4 UCLA | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California | 0–7 | Faraimo (11–1) | Netz (8–3) | — | 556 | 19–7 | 0–3 | |
| 27 | March 25 | No. 14 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 2–9 | Morgan (12–1) | Bowen (6–3) | Schuld (2) | 2,977 | 19–8 | 0–4 | ||
| 28 | March 26 | No. 14 | No. 20 Arizona State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 0–11 (5) | Lopez (4–1) | Netz (8–4) | — | 2,925 | 19–9 | 0–5 | |
| 29 | March 27 | No. 14 | No. 20 Arizona State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 0–8 (5) | Schuld (8–2) | Bowen (6–4) | — | 2,914 | 19–10 | 0–6 |
| April: 12–6 | ||||||||||||
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| Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Pac-12 | |
| 30 | April 1 | No. 19 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 7–12 | Nelson (4–0) | Netz (8–5) | — | 2,654 | 19–11 | 0–7 | ||
| 31 | April 2 | No. 19 | No. 11 Washington | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 5–7 | Moore (5–1) | Bowen (6–5) | — | 2,668 | 19–12 | 0–8 | |
| 32 | April 3 | No. 19 | No. 11 Washington | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 10–9 | Bowen (7–5) | Moore (5–2) | — | 2,670 | 20–12 | 1–8 | |
| 33 | April 8 | No. 20 | 1–4 | Haendiges (10–2) | Bowen (7–6) | — | 532 | 20–13 | 1–9 | |||
| 34 | April 9 | No. 20 | at Oregon State | Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, Oregon | 1–3 | Mazon (12–3) | Elish (4–3) | — | 593 | 20–14 | 1–10 | |
| 35 | April 10 | No. 20 | at Oregon State | Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, Oregon | 9–1 (5) | Bowen (8–6) | Haendiges (10–3) | — | 540 | 21–14 | 2–10 | |
| 36 | April 14 | No. 25 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 11–8 | Netz (9–5) | Kliethermes (7–4) | Bowen (1) | 2,669 | 22–14 | 3–10 | ||
| 37 | April 15 | No. 25 | No. 17 Oregon | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 3–11 (5) | Hansen (9–4) | Bowen (8–7) | — | 2,807 | 22–15 | 3–11 | |
| 38 | April 16 | No. 25 | No. 17 Oregon | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 12–4 (5) | Netz (10–5) | Hansen (9–5) | — | 2,777 | 23–15 | 4–11 | |
| 39 | April 19 | No. 24 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 9–0 (5) | Bowen (9–7) | Collins (2–5) | — | 2,461 | 24–15 | – | ||
| 40 | April 19 | No. 24 | UTEP* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 10–2 (5) | Netz (11–5) | Calderon (2–4) | — | 2,461 | 25–15 | – | |
| 41 | April 23 | No. 24 | at | 3–5 | Smith (7–5) | Bowen (9–8) | — | N/A | 25–16 | 4–12 | ||
| 42 | April 23 | No. 24 | at Utah | Dumke Family Softball Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah | 8–0 | Netz (12–5) | Sandez (8–8) | — | N/A | 26–16 | 5–12 | |
| 43 | April 24 | No. 24 | at Utah | Dumke Family Softball Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah | 6–5 | Elish (5–3) | Smith (7–6) | Netz (2) | 1,000 | 27–16 | 6–12 | |
| 44 | April 27 | at * | 14–9 | Elish (6–3) | King (6–13) | — | 368 | 28–16 | – | |||
| 45 | April 27 | at New Mexico State* | NM State Softball Complex Las Cruces, New Mexico | 11–0 (6) | Fontes (1–0) | King (6–14) | — | 584 | 29–16 | – | ||
| 46 | April 30 | No. 25 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 8–4 | Netz (13–5) | Hanlon (4–6) | — | N/A | 30–16 | – | ||
| 47 | April 30 | No. 25 | Fresno State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 5–1 | Bowen (10–8) | West (4–6) | — | 2,744 | 31–16 | – |
| May: 7–4 | ||||||||||||
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| Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Pac-12 | |
| 48 | May 6 | No. 25 | at | 1–7 | Halajian (18–7) | Bowen (10–9) | — | 283 | 31–17 | 6–13 | ||
| 49 | May 7 | No. 25 | at California | Levine-Fricke Field Berkeley, California | 2–9 | Reimers (2–1) | Netz (13–6) | — | 713 | 31–18 | 6–14 | |
| 50 | May 8 | No. 25 | at California | Levine-Fricke Field Berkeley, California | 5–2 | Elish (7–3) | Halajian (18–8) | Netz (3) | 831 | 32–18 | 7–14 | |
| 51 | May 12 | No. 25 | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 10–6 | Elish (8–3) | Vawter (21–11) | — | 2,585 | 33–18 | 8–14 | ||
| 52 | May 13 | No. 25 | Stanford | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 0–10 (5) | Krause (11–14) | Netz (13–7) | — | 2,811 | 33–19 | 8–15 | |
| 53 | May 14 | No. 25 | Stanford | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona | 3–4 | Vawter (22–11) | Bowen (10–10) | — | 2,671 | 33–20 | 8–16 | |
| 54 | May 20 | 8–3 | Bowen (11–10) | Sickels (12–9) | — | 2,781 | 34–20 | – | ||||
| 55 | May 21 | No. 16 (15) * | Mizzou Softball Stadium Columbia, Missouri | 2–0 | Bowen (12–10) | Weber (15–7) | — | N/A | 35–20 | – | ||
| 56 | May 22 | No. 16 (15) Missouri* | Mizzou Softball Stadium Columbia, Missouri | 1–0 | Netz (14–7) | Weber (15–8) | — | 2,474 | 36–20 | – | ||
| 57 | May 27 | 3–2 | Bowen (13–10) | Wesley (9–8) | — | 2,209 | 37–20 | – | ||||
| 58 | May 28 | Mississippi State* | Nusz Park Mississippi State, Mississippi | 7–1 | Netz (15–7) | Wesley (9–9) | — | 2,299 | 38–20 | – |
| June: 1–2 | ||||||||||||
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| Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Pac-12 | |
| 59 | June 2 | No. 7 * | 2–4 | Maxwell (19–4) | Bowen (13–11) | — | 12,320 | 38–21 | – | |||
| 60 | June 3 | Oregon State | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 3–1 | Bowen (14–11) | Mazon (17–12) | — | 12,247 | 39–21 | – | ||
| 61 | June 5 | No. 14 Texas* | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 2–5 | Czech (12–1) | Bowen (14–12) | — | 12,403 | 39–22 | – |
See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I softball rankings.