1997 Arizona Wildcats softball team

American college softball season March 2026 August 2023 January 2026 softball 1997 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 150 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 61–5 26–1 Mike Candrea 12th Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium National ChampionNCAA Tucson Regional championPac-10 champion The 1997 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1997 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his twelfth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 61–5. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 26–1 record. The Wildcats were invited to the 1997 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 fifth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/1/13/SBMediaGuide_2019.pdf Arizona Wildcats 2019 Softball Media Guide February 2, 2020 September 6, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190906135911/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/1/13/SBMediaGuide_2019.pdf dead Roster 1997 Arizona Wildcats roster Pitchers 3 – Carrie Dolan – senior 13 – Nancy Evans – junior Catchers 7 – Lety Pineda – junior 12 – Lindsay Mullins – freshman 31 – Leah Braatz – juniorInfielders 5 – Katie Swan – freshman 6 – Alison Johnsen – junior 11 – Lisa Pitt – sophomore 18 – Tiana Hejduk – junior 20 – Leah O'Brien – senior 21 – Michelle Churnock – sophomore Outfielders 10 – Julie Reitan – junior 22 – Andrea Doty – senior 26 – Brandi Shriver – senior 99 – Chrissy Gil – freshman Schedule Legend Arizona win Arizona loss * Non-Conference game 1997 Arizona Wildcats softball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 7 1997 Northwestern State Lady Demons Northwestern State* No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–2 1–0 Feb 7 Northwestern State* No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ 18–25 W 2–0 Feb 8 1997 UIC Flames UIC* No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–2 3–0 Feb 8 UIC* No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–1 4–0 Feb 9 No. 4 1997 Washington Huskies Washington* No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–3 5–0 Feb 14 vs 1997 Texas Longhorns Texas* No. 1 Tempe, AZ W 6–2 6–0 Feb 14 vs No. 19 1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska* No. 1 Tempe, AZ W 15– 5 7–0 Feb 15 vs No. 13 1997 UNLV Rebels UNLV* No. 1 Tempe, AZ W 5–2 8–0 Feb 15 vs 1997 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara* No. 1 Tempe, AZ W 10–05 9–0 Feb 16 vs 1997 Utah State Aggies Utah State* No. 1 Tempe, AZ W 8–05 10–0 Feb 22 vs 1997 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama* No. 1 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9–05 11–0 Feb 22 at No. 7 1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana* No. 1 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 4–1 12–0 Feb 22 vs 1997 Baylor Lady Bears Baylor* No. 1 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6–2 13–0 Feb 23 vs Alabama* No. 1 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 13–0 14–0 Feb 23 vs Baylor* No. 1 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10–05 15–0 March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 1 1997 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State* No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–0 16–0 Mar 1 1997 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul* No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–0 17–0 Mar 1 1997 LSU Lady Tigers LSU* No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–4 18–0 Mar 2 1997 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas* No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–1 19–0 Mar 2 1997 Colorado State Rams Colorado State* No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–0 20–0 Mar 2 Florida* No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–0 21–0 Mar 8 No. 12 1997 California Golden Bears California No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–3 22–0 1–0 Mar 8 No. 12 California No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 23–0 2–0 Mar 9 1997 Stanford Cardinal Stanford No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–2 24–0 3–0 Mar 9 Stanford No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–0 25–0 4–0 Mar 20 vs 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State* No. 1 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 15–6 26–0 Mar 20 vs No. 12 1997 Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State* No. 1 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 12–05 27–0 Mar 21 vs No. 23 1997 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Hawaii* No. 1 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 6–5 28–0 Mar 21 vs UNLV* No. 1 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 17–05 29–0 Mar 22 No. 24 1997 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge* No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1–05 30–0 Mar 22 1997 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State* No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 0–3 30–1 Mar 29 at No. 3 UCLA No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–1 31–1 5–0 Mar 29 at No. 3 UCLA No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 1–5 31–2 5–1April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 4 No. 5 Washington No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–2 32–2 6–1 Apr 4 No. 5 Washington No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–2 33–2 7–1 Apr 6 at No. 2 1997 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State* No. 1 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA L 2–5 33–3 Apr 6 at No. 2 Fresno State* No. 1 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA L 5–6 33–4 Apr 9 at No. 10 1997 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State No. 2 Tempe, AZ W 5–1 34–4 8–1 Apr 9 at No. 10 Arizona State No. 2 Tempe, AZ W 10–1 35–4 9–1 Apr 12 at 1997 Oregon Ducks Oregon No. 2 Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 5–0 36–4 10–1 Apr 12 at Oregon No. 2 Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 12–1 37–4 11–1 Apr 13 at Oregon State No. 2 Corvallis, OR W 6–26 38–4 12–1 Apr 18 No. 4 UCLA No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–0 39–4 13–1 Apr 18 No. 4 UCLA No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–6 40–4 14–1 Apr 19 No. 23 Cal State Northridge* No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–3 41–4 Apr 19 No. 23 Cal State Northridge* No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 16–65 42–4 Apr 23 No. 12 Arizona State No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–4 43–4 15–1 Apr 23 No. 12 Arizona State No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–2 44–4 16–1 Apr 26 at No. 24 California No. 1 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 10–4 45–4 17–1 Apr 26 at No. 24 California No. 1 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 11–0 46–4 18–1 Apr 27 at Stanford No. 1 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 5–1 47–4 19–1 Apr 27 at Stanford No. 1 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 3–0 48–4 20–1May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 2 Oregon No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–3 49–4 21–1 May 2 Oregon No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–1 50–4 22–1 May 3 Oregon State No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–15 51–4 23–1 May 3 Oregon State No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–15 52–4 24–1 May 10 at No. 6 Washington No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 9–1 53–4 25–1 May 10 at No. 6 Washington No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 4–3 54–4 26–1PostseasonNCAA Tucson Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 16 1997 Rider Broncs Rider No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–2 55–4 1–0 May 17 Nebraska No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 2–0 56–4 2–0 May 18 Nebraska No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–1 57–4 3–0NCAA Women's College World Series Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 22 (8) 1997 UMass Minutewomen UMass No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–18 58–4 1–0 May 23 (5) UCLA No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–014 59–4 2–0 May 25 (4) Fresno State No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–3 59–5 2–1 May 25 (4) Fresno State No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 6–2 60–5 3–1 May 26 (5) UCLA No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 10–25 61–5 4–1 Ranking movements 1997 NCAA Division I softball rankings NFCA/USA Today 0 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 References Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats softball seasons Arizona Softball Category:Women's College World Series seasons Category:NCAA Division I softball tournament championship seasons Category:Pac-12 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