1997 Arizona Wildcats softball team


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.

1997 Arizona Wildcats softball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record61–5 (26–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumRita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 26 1 0   .963 61 5 0   .924
No. 2 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 21 7 0   .750 49 14 0   .778
No. 4 Washington  ‍‍‍y 16 11 0   .593 50 19 0   .725
No. 11 California  ‍‍‍y 13 14 0   .481 36 26 0   .581
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 10 18 0   .357 31 27 0   .534
No. 23 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 9 19 0   .321 32 25 0   .561
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 9 19 0   .321 24 35 0   .407
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 6 21 0   .222 29 34 1   .461
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1997[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

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.[2]

Roster

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1997 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 – Carrie Dolan – senior
  • 13 – Nancy Evans – junior

Catchers

  • 7 – Lety Pineda – junior
  • 12 – Lindsay Mullins – freshman
  • 31 – Leah Braatz – junior

Infielders

  • 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

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Legend
  Arizona win
  Arizona loss
* Non-Conference game
1997 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
Post-season

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
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References

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