1991 Arizona Wildcats softball team

1991 Arizona Wildcats softball
1991 Arizona Wildcats softball
National Champion; NCAA Regional champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	50–15 (11–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (6th season);

1991 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	4	.800	50	–	5	.909
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	15	–	5	.750	43	–	16	.729
California ‍‍‍^y	14	–	6	.700	48	–	18	.727
‍‍‍^y	11	–	9	.550	56	–	16	.778
Oregon ‍‍‍	4	–	16	.200	29	–	29	.500
Oregon State ‍‍‍	0	–	20	.000	9	–	43	.173

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 1991^[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1991 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1991 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his sixth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 56–16. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished fourth with a 11–9 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 1991 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 first NCAA Women's College World Series Championship and first women's team championship in school history.^[2] This title would start a run of eight WCWS championships over seventeen seasons and lead to recognition as one of the top programs in the nation.^[3]^[4]

Roster

1991 Arizona Wildcats roster^[2]

Pitchers

1 – Susie Parra – freshman
32 – Debby Day – junior

Catchers

10 – Renee Rosas – sophomore
15 – Jody Miller – sophomore

Infielders

3 – Stephanie Salcidio – junior
4 – Julie Standering – senior
5 – Susie Duarte – freshman
7 – Julie Jones – senior
8 – Marcie Aguilar – senior
11 – Lisa Guise – sophomore

Outfielders

2 – Kristin Gauthier – senior
16 – Teresa Castillo – freshman
22 – Suzie Lady – senior
23 – Stacy Redondo – sophomore
24 – Jamie Heggen – sophomore

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
*	Non-Conference game

1991 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 8	Utah State*	Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	1–0
Feb 8	Utah State*	Tucson, AZ	L 0–2	1–1
Feb 9	UIC*	Tucson, AZ	W 7–0	2–1
Feb 9	UIC*	Tucson, AZ	W 6–0	3–1
Feb 14	Pacific*	Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	4–1
Feb 14	Sacramento State*	Tucson, AZ	W 2–0	5–1
Feb 15	UT Arlington*	Tucson, AZ	W 3–1	6–1
Feb 15	New Mexico State*	Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	7–1
Feb 16	California*	Tucson, AZ	W 4–0	8–1
Feb 16	Florida State*	Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	9–1
Feb 16	Ohio State*	Tucson, AZ	L 0–1⁸	9–2
Feb 22	vs Iowa*	Tempe, AZ	W 9–2	10–2
Feb 22	vs UNLV*	Tempe, AZ	W 1–0	11–2
Feb 23	vs Illinois State*	Tempe, AZ	W 3–2	12–2
Feb 24	vs Cal Poly*	Tempe, AZ	W 5–0	13–2
Feb 24	vs UC Santa Barbara*	Tempe, AZ	W 8–0⁵	14–2
Feb 24	vs Colorado State*	Tempe, AZ	W 4–0	15–2

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 1	vs Michigan*	Las Cruces, NM	W 11–0⁶	16–2
Mar 1	vs Toledo*	Las Cruces, NM	W 4–0	17–2
Mar 1	vs Wichita State*	Las Cruces, NM	W 10–0⁵	18–2
Mar 2	vs Colorado State*	Las Cruces, NM	W 4–2	19–2
Mar 2	vs Eastern Michigan*	Las Cruces, NM	W 9–2	20–2
Mar 2	vs Fresno State*	Las Cruces, NM	W 2–1	21–2
Mar 2	vs Oklahoma State*	Las Cruces, NM	L 0–1⁸	21–3
Mar 8	Western New Mexico*	Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	22–3
Mar 8	Western New Mexico*	Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁶	23–3
Mar 9	Utah*	Tucson, AZ	W 3–1	24–3
Mar 9	Utah*	Tucson, AZ	W 8–3	25–3
Mar 12	Texas A&M*	Tucson, AZ	L 1–2	25–4
Mar 12	Texas A&M*	Tucson, AZ	W 5–2⁸	26–4
Mar 14	vs North Carolina*	Fullerton, CA	W 3–2⁸	27–4
Mar 14	vs Southwest Texas State*	Fullerton, CA	W 13–2⁵	28–4
Mar 15	vs Kansas*	Fullerton, CA	W 3–2¹²	29–4
Mar 21	vs Cal Poly Pomona*	Fullerton, CA	W 1–0⁸	30–4
Mar 22	vs Akron*	Fullerton, CA	W 1–0⁹	31–4
Mar 22	vs Colorado State*	Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	32–4
Mar 22	vs Oregon State*	Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	33–4
Mar 23	vs Oklahoma State*	Fullerton, CA	W 2–1	34–4
Mar 24	vs UNLV*	Fullerton, CA	L 0–2	34–5

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 4	at California	Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA	L 0–1¹⁰	34–6	0–1
Apr 4	at California	Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA	W 4–0	35–6	1–1
Apr 5	at Saint Mary's*	Moraga, CA	W 11–0⁵	36–6
Apr 5	at Saint Mary's*	Moraga, CA	W 5–0	37–6
Apr 6	at UCLA	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–3	37–7	1–2
Apr 6	at UCLA	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–5	37–8	1–3
Apr 9	New Mexico State*	Tucson, AZ	W 2–0	38–8
Apr 9	New Mexico State*	Tucson, AZ	W 7–2	39–8
Apr 12	Oregon State	Tucson, AZ	W 9–2	40–8	2–3
Apr 12	Oregon State	Tucson, AZ	W 2–1	41–8	3–3
Apr 13	Oregon	Tucson, AZ	W 3–2	42–8	4–3
Apr 13	Oregon	Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	43–8	5–3
Apr 17	Arizona State	Tucson, AZ	W 3–2⁸	44–8	6–3
Apr 17	Arizona State	Tucson, AZ	L 0–5	44–9	6–4
Apr 19	Cal State Northridge*	Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	45–9
Apr 19	Cal State Northridge*	Tucson, AZ	L 0–1	45–10
Apr 20	California	Tucson, AZ	L 1–3	45–11	6–5
Apr 20	California	Tucson, AZ	L 0–1	45–12	6–6
Apr 23	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	L 1–2	45–13	6–7
Apr 23	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	L 0–3	45–14	6–8
Apr 26	Oregon State	Tucson, AZ	W 10–0⁵	46–14	7–8
Apr 26	Oregon State	Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	47–14	8–8
Apr 27	Oregon	Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	48–14	9–8
Apr 27	Oregon	Tucson, AZ	W 8–2	49–14	10–8

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 5	UCLA	Tucson, AZ	L 1–2	49–15	10–9
May 5	UCLA	Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	50–15	11–9

Post-season

NCAA Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 17	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 4–2	51–15	1–0
May 18	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 4–0	52–15	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 23	UNLV	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0¹³	53–15	1–0
May 24	UCLA	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0⁹	54–15	2–0
May 25	Long Beach State	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0⁸	55–15	3–0
May 25	Fresno State	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–1	55–16	3–1
May 26	UCLA	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–1	56–16	4–1

References

^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
^ "1991 Arizona softball: The story of the champs who started it all". Tucson, Arizona: KOLD-TV. May 20, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
^ Mike Baldwin (June 4, 2007). "Wildcats again headed to finals". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

[1] 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 18, 2019.

[media-2] 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 18, 2019.

[3] "1991 Arizona softball: The story of the champs who started it all". Tucson, Arizona: KOLD-TV. May 20, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

[4] Mike Baldwin (June 4, 2007). "Wildcats again headed to finals". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

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Arizona Wildcats softball
Venues	UA Softball Field (1974–1992) Mike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium (1993–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics