1995 Arizona Wildcats softball team

American college softball season March 2026 August 2023 May 2026 softball 1995 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 150 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 66–6 24–4 Mike Candrea 10th Pac-10 championNCAA Regional champion Women's College World Series runner-up The 1995 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1995 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his tenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 66–6. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 24–4 record. The Wildcats were invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion UCLA.https://arizonawildcats.com/documents/2021/12/16/SBRecordBook_2022.pdf Arizona Wildcats 2022 Softball Media Guide July 2, 2022 The Bruins' participation and championship were later vacated by the NCAA.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-05-07-sp-56250-story.html Los Angeles Times NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard Julie Cart May 7, 1997 June 22, 2017 Personnel Roster 1995 Arizona Wildcats roster Pitchers 3 – Carrie Dolan – sophomore 20 - Leah O'Brien – junior 32 – Nancy Evans – sophomore Catchers 7 – Lety Pineda – freshman 31 – Leah Braatz – sophomoreInfielders 13 – Amy Chellevold – senior 16 - Jenny Dalton – junior 30 – Laura Espinoza – senior Outfielders 6 – Alison Johnsen – freshman 8 – Krista Gomez – junior 10 – Julie Reitan – freshman 22 – Andrea Doty – sophomore 26 – Brandi Shriver – sophomore Coaches 1995 Arizona Wildcats softball coaching staff Mike Candrea - Head coach - 10th season Larry Ray - Assistant coach - 10th season Stacy Hill - Assistant coach - 1st season Schedule Legend Arizona win Arizona loss * Non-Conference game 1995 Arizona Wildcats softball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 11 1995 New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13–05 1–0 Feb 11 New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–1 2–0 Feb 16 vs No. 4 1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton* Tempe, AZ W 10–6 3–0 Feb 17 vs 1995 Utah Utes Utah* Tempe, AZ W 5–3 4–0 Feb 18 vs 1995 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State* Tempe, AZ W 13–05 5–0 Feb 18 vs No. 11 1995 Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State* Tempe, AZ W 14–35 6–0 Feb 19 vs No. 12 1995 Florida State Seminoles Florida State* Tempe, AZ W 7–1 7–0 Feb 24 vs No. 18 1995 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma* Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX W 12–15 8–0 Feb 24 at No. 13 1995 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M* Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX W 6–0 9–0 Feb 25 vs No. 14 1995 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana* Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX W 4–0 10–0 Feb 25 vs No. 18 Oklahoma* Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX W 8–2 11–0 Feb 26 at No. 13 Texas A&M* Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX W 8–55 12–0 Feb 26 vs No. 14 Southwestern Louisiana* Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX W 9–45 13–0 March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 4 1995 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–05 14–0 Mar 4 No. 22 1995 Pacific Tigers Pacific* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–55 15–0 Mar 5 New Mexico* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–05 16–0 Mar 5 No. 22 Pacific* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–15 17–0 Mar 10 1995 McNeese State Cowgirls McNeese State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–3 18–0 Mar 10 McNeese State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–15 19–0 Mar 11 1995 New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–05 20–0 Mar 11 New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–0 21–0 Mar 12 No. 20 Oklahoma* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–0 22–0 Mar 12 No. 20 Oklahoma* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13–55 23–0 Mar 14 No. 24 Oklahoma* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 19–15 24–0 Mar 14 No. 24 Oklahoma* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–35 25–0 Mar 17 No. 2 UCLA Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–4 26–0 1–0 Mar 17 No. 2 UCLA Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 0–2 26–1 1–1 Mar 18 1995 Oregon Ducks Oregon Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 17–15 27–1 2–1 Mar 18 Oregon Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 14–05 28–1 3–1 Mar 23 vs 1995 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 6–0 29–1 Mar 24 vs No. 7 1995 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 9–0 30–1 Mar 24 vs No. 22 Texas A&M* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 2–0 31–1 Mar 25 vs 1995 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 11–15 32–1 Mar 25 vs No. 4 1995 UNLV Rebels UNLV* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 8–4 33–1 Mar 26 vs No. 20 1995 Washington Huskies Washington* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 6–2 34–1 Mar 26 at No. 6 Cal State Fullerton* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 7–6 35–1 April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 1 at No. 16 Washington Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 5–010 36–1 4–1 Apr 1 at No. 16 Washington Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 6–2 37–1 5–1 Apr 8 at No. 2 UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 5–8 37–2 5–2 Apr 8 at No. 2 UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 2–4 37–3 5–3 Apr 9 at No. 3 Cal State Fullerton* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 5–3 38–3 Apr 9 at No. 3 Cal State Fullerton* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA L 4–9 38–4 Apr 14 1995 Stanford Cardinal Stanford Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 25–05 39–4 6–3 Apr 14 Stanford Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–1 40–4 7–3 Apr 15 No. 10 1995 California Golden Bears California Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–2 41–4 8–3 Apr 15 No. 10 California Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–1 42–4 9–3 Apr 18 at No. 4 1995 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State* Fresno, CA W 3–0 43–4 Apr 18 at No. 4 Fresno State* Fresno, CA W 9–0 44–4 Apr 21 1995 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–2 45–4 10–3 Apr 21 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–06 46–4 11–3 Apr 22 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 12–25 47–4 12–3 Apr 22 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 9–0 48–4 13–3 Apr 28 Oregon State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–0 49–4 14–3 Apr 28 Oregon State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–0 50–4 15–3 Apr 29 No. 19 Washington Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–0 51–4 16–3 Apr 29 No. 19 Washington Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–2 52–4 17–3May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 6 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 10–05 53–4 18–3 May 6 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 13–05 54–4 19–3 May 7 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 10–05 55–4 20–3 May 7 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 5–1 56–4 21–3 May 12 at Stanford Stanford, CA W 12–0 57–4 22–3 May 12 at Stanford Stanford, CA W 8–0 58–4 23–3 May 13 at No. 11 California Strawberry Field • Berkeley, CA L 2–7 58–5 23–4 May 13 at No. 11 California Strawberry Field • Berkeley, CA W 15–15 59–5 24–4Post-seasonNCAA Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 19 1995 Ohio Bobcats Ohio Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–05 61–5 1–0 May 20 No. 15 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–16 62–5 2–0 May 21 No. 10 Florida State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 15–05 63–5 3–0NCAA Women's College World Series Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 25 No. 21 (8) 1995 Princeton Tigers Princeton (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 9–15 64–5 1–0 May 26 No. 3 (5) Cal State Fullerton (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 12–05 65–5 2–0 May 28 No. 4 (4) UNLV (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 8–06 66–5 3–0 May 29 No. 2 (2) UCLA (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 2–4 66–6 3–1 References Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats softball seasons Arizona Softball Category:Pac-12 Conference softball champion 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