1998 Arizona Wildcats softball team


The 1998 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1998 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his thirteenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 67–4. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 27–1 record.

1998 Arizona Wildcats softball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record67–4 (27–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 27 1   .964 67 4   .944
No. 3 Washington  ‍‍‍y 19 9   .679 52 15   .776
No. 12 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 17 11   .607 41 18   .695
No. 22 California  ‍‍‍y 12 14   .462 35 27   .565
No. 20 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 10 18   .357 40 31   .563
No. 15 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 9 19   .321 38 27   .585
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 8 18   .308 18 27   .400
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8 20   .286 27 28   .491
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The Wildcats were invited to the 1998 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 Fresno State.[2]

Personnel

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Roster

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1998 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 0 – Becky Lemke – freshman
  • 2 – Teresa Ayoub – freshman
  • 13 – Nancy Evans – senior
  • 62 – Meghann Pricer – freshman

Catchers

  • 31 – Leah Braatz – senior
  • 42 – Lindsey Collins – freshman

Infielders

  • 5 – Katie Swan – sophomore
  • 7 – Leticia Pineda – senior
  • 18 – Tiana Hejduk – senior
  • 21 – Michelle Churnock – junior
  • 32 – Toni Mascarenas – freshman
  • 35 – Felecity Willis – freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 4 – Nicole Giordano – freshman
  • 6 – Alison Johnsen – senior
  • 22 – Erika Hanson – freshman
  • 24 – Lauren Bauer – freshman
  • 99 – Chrissy Gil – freshman

Coaches

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1998 Arizona Wildcats softball coaching staff[2]
  • Mike Candrea - Head coach - 13th season
  • Stacy Hill - Assistant coach - 4th season
  • Amy Chellevold - Assistant coach - 3rd season

Schedule

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Legend
  Arizona win
  Arizona loss
* Non-Conference game
1998 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. ^ 2020 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d 2022 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 3, 2022.