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1991 Arizona Wildcats softball
1991 Arizona Wildcats softball
National Champion; NCAA Regional champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	50–15 (11–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (6th season);
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

The 1991 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1991 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his sixth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 56–16. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished fourth with a 11–9 record.

1991 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	4	.800	50	–	5	.909
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	15	–	5	.750	43	–	16	.729
California ‍‍‍^y	14	–	6	.700	48	–	18	.727
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	11	–	9	.550	56	–	16	.778
Oregon ‍‍‍	4	–	16	.200	29	–	29	.500
Oregon State ‍‍‍	0	–	20	.000	9	–	43	.173

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 1991^[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The Wildcats were invited to the 1991 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 first NCAA Women's College World Series Championship and first women's team championship in school history.^[2] This title would start a run of eight WCWS championships over seventeen seasons and lead to recognition as one of the top programs in the nation.^[3]^[4]

Roster edit

1991 Arizona Wildcats roster^[2]

Pitchers

1 – Susie Parra – freshman
32 – Debby Day – junior

Catchers

10 – Renee Rosas – sophomore
15 – Jody Miller – sophomore

Infielders

3 – Stephanie Salcidio – junior
4 – Julie Standering – senior
5 – Susie Duarte – freshman
7 – Julie Jones – senior
8 – Marcie Aguilar – senior
11 – Lisa Guise – sophomore

Outfielders

2 – Kristin Gauthier – senior
16 – Teresa Castillo – freshman
22 – Suzie Lady – senior
23 – Stacy Redondo – sophomore
24 – Jamie Heggen – sophomore

Schedule edit

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
*	Non-Conference game

1991 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 8	Utah State*	Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	1–0
Feb 8	Utah State*	Tucson, AZ	L 0–2	1–1
Feb 9	UIC*	Tucson, AZ	W 7–0	2–1
Feb 9	UIC*	Tucson, AZ	W 6–0	3–1
Feb 14	Pacific*	Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	4–1
Feb 14	Sacramento State*	Tucson, AZ	W 2–0	5–1
Feb 15	UT Arlington*	Tucson, AZ	W 3–1	6–1
Feb 15	New Mexico State*	Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	7–1
Feb 16	California*	Tucson, AZ	W 4–0	8–1
Feb 16	Florida State*	Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	9–1
Feb 16	Ohio State*	Tucson, AZ	L 0–1⁸	9–2
Feb 22	vs Iowa*	Tempe, AZ	W 9–2	10–2
Feb 22	vs UNLV*	Tempe, AZ	W 1–0	11–2
Feb 23	vs Illinois State*	Tempe, AZ	W 3–2	12–2
Feb 24	vs Cal Poly*	Tempe, AZ	W 5–0	13–2
Feb 24	vs UC Santa Barbara*	Tempe, AZ	W 8–0⁵	14–2
Feb 24	vs Colorado State*	Tempe, AZ	W 4–0	15–2

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 1	vs Michigan*	Las Cruces, NM	W 11–0⁶	16–2
Mar 1	vs Toledo*	Las Cruces, NM	W 4–0	17–2
Mar 1	vs Wichita State*	Las Cruces, NM	W 10–0⁵	18–2
Mar 2	vs Colorado State*	Las Cruces, NM	W 4–2	19–2
Mar 2	vs Eastern Michigan*	Las Cruces, NM	W 9–2	20–2
Mar 2	vs Fresno State*	Las Cruces, NM	W 2–1	21–2
Mar 2	vs Oklahoma State*	Las Cruces, NM	L 0–1⁸	21–3
Mar 8	Western New Mexico*	Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	22–3
Mar 8	Western New Mexico*	Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁶	23–3
Mar 9	Utah*	Tucson, AZ	W 3–1	24–3
Mar 9	Utah*	Tucson, AZ	W 8–3	25–3
Mar 12	Texas A&M*	Tucson, AZ	L 1–2	25–4
Mar 12	Texas A&M*	Tucson, AZ	W 5–2⁸	26–4
Mar 14	vs North Carolina*	Fullerton, CA	W 3–2⁸	27–4
Mar 14	vs Southwest Texas State*	Fullerton, CA	W 13–2⁵	28–4
Mar 15	vs Kansas*	Fullerton, CA	W 3–2¹²	29–4
Mar 21	vs Cal Poly Pomona*	Fullerton, CA	W 1–0⁸	30–4
Mar 22	vs Akron*	Fullerton, CA	W 1–0⁹	31–4
Mar 22	vs Colorado State*	Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	32–4
Mar 22	vs Oregon State*	Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	33–4
Mar 23	vs Oklahoma State*	Fullerton, CA	W 2–1	34–4
Mar 24	vs UNLV*	Fullerton, CA	L 0–2	34–5

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 4	at California	Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA	L 0–1¹⁰	34–6	0–1
Apr 4	at California	Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA	W 4–0	35–6	1–1
Apr 5	at Saint Mary's*	Moraga, CA	W 11–0⁵	36–6
Apr 5	at Saint Mary's*	Moraga, CA	W 5–0	37–6
Apr 6	at UCLA	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–3	37–7	1–2
Apr 6	at UCLA	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–5	37–8	1–3
Apr 9	New Mexico State*	Tucson, AZ	W 2–0	38–8
Apr 9	New Mexico State*	Tucson, AZ	W 7–2	39–8
Apr 12	Oregon State	Tucson, AZ	W 9–2	40–8	2–3
Apr 12	Oregon State	Tucson, AZ	W 2–1	41–8	3–3
Apr 13	Oregon	Tucson, AZ	W 3–2	42–8	4–3
Apr 13	Oregon	Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	43–8	5–3
Apr 17	Arizona State	Tucson, AZ	W 3–2⁸	44–8	6–3
Apr 17	Arizona State	Tucson, AZ	L 0–5	44–9	6–4
Apr 19	Cal State Northridge*	Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	45–9
Apr 19	Cal State Northridge*	Tucson, AZ	L 0–1	45–10
Apr 20	California	Tucson, AZ	L 1–3	45–11	6–5
Apr 20	California	Tucson, AZ	L 0–1	45–12	6–6
Apr 23	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	L 1–2	45–13	6–7
Apr 23	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	L 0–3	45–14	6–8
Apr 26	Oregon State	Tucson, AZ	W 10–0⁵	46–14	7–8
Apr 26	Oregon State	Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	47–14	8–8
Apr 27	Oregon	Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	48–14	9–8
Apr 27	Oregon	Tucson, AZ	W 8–2	49–14	10–8

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 5	UCLA	Tucson, AZ	L 1–2	49–15	10–9
May 5	UCLA	Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	50–15	11–9

Post-season

NCAA Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 17	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 4–2	51–15	1–0
May 18	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 4–0	52–15	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 23	UNLV	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0¹³	53–15	1–0
May 24	UCLA	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0⁹	54–15	2–0
May 25	Long Beach State	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0⁸	55–15	3–0
May 25	Fresno State	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–1	55–16	3–1
May 26	UCLA	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–1	56–16	4–1

References edit

^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
^ "1991 Arizona softball: The story of the champs who started it all". Tucson, Arizona: KOLD-TV. May 20, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
^ Mike Baldwin (June 4, 2007). "Wildcats again headed to finals". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

[1] 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 18, 2019.

[media-2] 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 18, 2019.

[3] "1991 Arizona softball: The story of the champs who started it all". Tucson, Arizona: KOLD-TV. May 20, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

[4] Mike Baldwin (June 4, 2007). "Wildcats again headed to finals". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

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1991 Arizona Wildcats softball

National Champion NCAA Regional champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	50–15 (11–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (6th season)
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

Summary

Roster edit

Schedule edit

References edit