1995 Arizona Wildcats softball team


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.

1995 Arizona Wildcats softball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record66–6 (24–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 24 4   .857 66 6   .917
No. 1 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 23 4   .852 50 6   .893
No. 14 California  ‍‍‍y 20 8   .714 41 21   .661
No. 15 Washington  ‍‍‍y 17 11   .607 50 23   .685
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 25 26   .490
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 10 18   .357 29 26   .527
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 4 26   .133 13 41   .241
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 1 27   .036 14 36   .280
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

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.[2] The Bruins' participation and championship were later vacated by the NCAA.[3]

Personnel

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Roster

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1995 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 – Carrie Dolan – sophomore
  • 20 - Leah O'Brienjunior
  • 32 – Nancy Evans – sophomore

Catchers

  • 7 – Lety Pineda – freshman
  • 31 – Leah Braatz – sophomore

Infielders

  • 13 – Amy Chellevold – senior
  • 16 - Jenny Daltonjunior
  • 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

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1995 Arizona Wildcats softball coaching staff[2]
  • Mike Candrea - Head coach - 10th season
  • Larry Ray - Assistant coach - 10th season
  • Stacy Hill - Assistant coach - 1st season

Schedule

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Legend
  Arizona win
  Arizona loss
* Non-Conference game
1995 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
Post-season

References

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  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d 2022 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.