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.[2]
Roster [ ]
2001 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
Pitchers
0 - Becky Lemke - Senior
2 - Teresa Demeter - Senior
15 - Jenny Gladding - Freshman
27 - Jennie Finch - Junior
31 - Kim Balkan - Freshman
Catchers
42 - Lindsey Collins - Senior
52 - Mackenzie Vandergeest - Freshman
Infielders
8 - Lisha Ribellia - Sophomore
9 - Leneah Manuma - Freshman
20 - Candace Abrams - Freshman
24 - Lauren Bauer - Senior
25 - Allison Andrade - Senior
32 - Toni Mascarenas - Senior
Outfielders
4 - Nicole Giordano - Senior
7 - Erika Hanson - Senior
Schedule [ ]
Legend
Arizona win
Arizona loss
*
Non-Conference game
2001 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log[2]
Regular Season
February
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
Pac-10 Record
Feb 2
vs Florida Atlantic *
USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 5–0
1–0
Feb 2
vs Tennessee *
USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 8–05
2–0
Feb 3
vs Northwestern *
USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 6–0
3–0
Feb 3
at South Florida *
USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 5–0
4–0
Feb 9
vs Georgia *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 8–0
5–0
Feb 9
vs No. 24 Texas *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 14–0
6–0
Feb 10
vs No. 8 LSU *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 10–0
7–0
Feb 10
vs No. 12 Nebraska *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 11–4
8–0
Feb 11
vs No. 18 South Carolina *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 8–0
9–0
Feb 11
vs Missouri *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 8–0
10–0
Feb 16
Bowling Green *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 29–05
11–0
Feb 16
Oklahoma State *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 7–0
12–0
Feb 17
Kentucky *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 12–15
13–0
Feb 17
New Mexico State *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 9–16
14–0
Feb 18
Pacific *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 9–05
15–0
Feb 23
Drake *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 5–0
16–0
Feb 23
Connecticut *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 11–35
17–0
Feb 24
McNeese State *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 13–15
18–0
Feb 24
Southern Utah *
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
Western Michigan *
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 Baylor *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 8–05
23–0
Mar 2
Creighton *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 9–06
24–0
Mar 3
Indiana State *
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 Oklahoma *
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 San Diego *
San Diego, CA
W 9–05
29–0
Mar 13
at San Diego*
San Diego, CA
W 8–06
30–0
Mar 14
at San Diego State *
San Diego, CA
W 3–0
31–0
Mar 15
vs Louisiana–Lafayette *
Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
L 3–4
31–1
Mar 15
vs UNLV *
Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
W 10–05
32–1
Mar 16
vs Cal State Northridge *
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 North Carolina *
Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
W 6–1
34–2
Mar 23
Utah *
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 Oregon
Howe Field • Eugene, OR
W 11–1
37–2
1–0
April
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
Pac-10 Record
Apr 1
at No. 15 Oregon State
Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR
W 5–0
38–2
2–0
Apr 6
at No. 14 Washington
Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA
L 0–1
38–3
2–1
Apr 7
at No. 1 UCLA
Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
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 Arizona State
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 Fresno State *
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 Stanford
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 7–0
44–4
6–2
Apr 22
No. 4 California
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
Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA
W 5–0
52–4
14–2
May 5
at No. 3 Stanford
Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA
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
NCAA Tucson Regional
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
NCAAT Record
May 17
Saint Peter's
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 4–2
58–4
1–0
May 18
Texas Tech
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 8–06
59–4
2–0
May 19
No. 10 Cal State Fullerton
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 5–4
60–4
3–0
May 20
No. 19 Southwest Texas State
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 6–2
61–4
4–0
NCAA Women's College World Series
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
WCWS Record
May 24
(8) California
ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK
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
References [ ]
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics