2001 Arizona Wildcats softball team

2001 Arizona Wildcats softball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record65–4 (19–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumRita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 19 2 0   .905 65 4 0   .942
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16 5 0   .762 62 6 0   .912
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 11 10 0   .524 54 16 1   .768
Washington  ‍‍‍y 11 10 0   .524 40 23 0   .635
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 10 10 0   .500 44 24 1   .645
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 9 12 0   .429 36 22 0   .621
California  ‍‍‍y 6 14 0   .300 54 18 0   .750
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 1 20 0   .048 28 40 0   .412
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 2001[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


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 Finchjunior
  • 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
Post-season

References

  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved May 19, 2020.