1994 Arizona Wildcats softball team

American college softball season

1994 Arizona Wildcats softball
National Champion
NCAA Regional champion
Pacific-10 Conference champion
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record64–3 (23–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Mike Candrea (9th season)
Home stadiumRita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 23 – 1   .958 64 – 3   .955
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16 – 6   .727 43 – 14   .754
Washington  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 43 – 19   .694
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 38 – 22   .633
California  ‍‍‍y 10 – 12   .455 40 – 21   .656
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 22 – 41   .349
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 24   .000 16 – 41   .281
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1994[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


The 1994 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1994 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his ninth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 64–3. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 23–1 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 1994 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 third overall, and second consecutive, NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.[2]

Roster

1994 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 1 – Susie Parra – senior
  • 3 – Carrie Dolan – freshman
  • 20 - Leah O'Brien – sophomore
  • 32 – Nancy Evans – freshman

Catchers

  • 4 – Michelle Martinez – senior
  • 31 – Leah Braatz – freshman

Infielders

  • 5 – Susie Duarte – senior
  • 13 – Amy Chellevold – junior
  • 16 - Jenny Dalton – sophomore
  • 30 – Laura Espinoza – junior
  

Outfielders

  • 7 – Valerie Zepeda – senior
  • 8 – Krista Gomez – sophomore
  • 22 – Andrea Doty – freshman
  • 26 – Brandi Shiver – freshman

Schedule

Legend
  Arizona win
  Arizona loss
* Non-Conference game
1994 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Feb 11 Texas A&M* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 14–05 1–0
Feb 12 New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–05 2–0
Feb 12 Texas A&M* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 2–19 3–0
Feb 13 Texas A&M* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–0 4–0
Feb 13 New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–0 5–0
Feb 17 vs Illinois State* Tempe, AZ W 4–0 6–0
Feb 18 vs UNLV* Tempe, AZ W 10–15 7–0
Feb 18 vs Fresno State* Tempe, AZ W 9–8 8–0
Feb 19 vs Utah State* Tempe, AZ W 18–15 9–0
Feb 19 vs Utah State* Tempe, AZ W 23–15 10–0
Feb 25 vs Minnesota* Albuquerque, NM W 10–05 11–0
Feb 25 vs Minnesota* Albuquerque, NM W 9–05 12–0
Feb 26 vs Furman* Albuquerque, NM W 15–05 13–0
Feb 26 vs New Mexico State* Albuquerque, NM W 7–05 14–0
Feb 27 at New Mexico* Albuquerque, NM W 5–1 15–0
Feb 27 at New Mexico* Albuquerque, NM W 7–5 16–0
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Mar 3 Ohio State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–3 17–0
Mar 3 Fresno State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–2 18–0
Mar 4 Washington* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–2 19–0
Mar 4 Cal State Fullerton* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–6 20–0
Mar 5 Arizona State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–16 21–0
Mar 6 Cal State Fullerton* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–6 22–0
Mar 6 Fresno State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–06 23–0
Mar 8 Washington Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–3 24–0 1–0
Mar 8 Washington Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–2 25–0 2–0
Mar 11 California Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–0 26–0 3–0
Mar 11 California Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–3 27–0 4–0
Mar 24 vs Utah State* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 12–15 28–0
Mar 24 vs Kansas* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 8–2 29–0
Mar 25 vs Georgia State* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 14–15 30–0
Mar 26 vs Minnesota* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 5–0 31–0
Mar 26 vs Fresno State* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA L 1–3 31–1
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Apr 1 Cal State Fullerton* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–3 32–1
Apr 1 Cal State Fullerton* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–2 33–1
Apr 2 UCLA Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–2 34–1 5–0
Apr 2 UCLA Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–1 35–1 6–0
Apr 6 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–15 36–1 7–0
Apr 6 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–15 37–1 8–0
Apr 9 UNLV* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–15 38–1
Apr 9 UNLV* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 6–7 38–2
Apr 10 at California Berkeley, CA W 10–1 39–2 9–0
Apr 10 at California Berkeley, CA W 4–3 40–2 10–0
Apr 16 Long Beach State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–0 41–2
Apr 16 Long Beach State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–16 42–2
Apr 20 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 18–05 43–2 11–0
Apr 20 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 8–0 44–2 12–0
Apr 23 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 8–0 45–2 13–0
Apr 23 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 7–2 46–2 14–0
Apr 24 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 11–1 47–2 15–0
Apr 24 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 10–7 48–2 16–0
Apr 30 at UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–112 49–2 17–0
Apr 30 at UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–2 50–2 18–0
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
May 6 Oregon State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13–05 51–2 19–0
May 6 Oregon State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–05 52–2 20–0
May 7 Oregon Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–1 53–2 21–0
May 7 Oregon Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13–36 54–2 22–0
May 8 San Jose State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–05 55–2
May 8 San Jose State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–3 56–2
May 14 at Washington Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 2–1 57–2 23–0
May 14 at Washington Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 1–2 57–3 23–1
Post-season
NCAA Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 20 Canisius Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–0 58–3 1–0
May 21 Texas A&M Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–0 59–3 2–0
May 22 Texas A&M Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–0 60–3 3–0
NCAA Women's College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record
May 26 UIC ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 8–05 61–3 1–0
May 27 Fresno State ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3–0 62–3 2–0
May 29 UCLA ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–2 63–3 3–0
May 30 Cal State Northridge ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 4–0 64–3 4–0

References

  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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