1993 Arizona Wildcats softball team

American college softball season

1993 Arizona Wildcats softball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record44–8 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Mike Candrea (8th season)
Home stadiumRita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 25 – 1   .962 50 – 5   .909
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15 – 3   .833 44 – 8   .846
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 34 – 26   .567
California  ‍‍‍y 12 – 10   .545 37 – 20   .649
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 18 – 16   .529
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 13   .316 13 – 19   .406
Washington  ‍‍‍ 7 – 18   .280 31 – 27   .534
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 22   .000 1 – 41   .024
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1993[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1993 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1993 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his eighth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 44–8. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 15–3 record.

This was the first season playing at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium, which was completed prior to the season.

The Wildcats were invited to the 1993 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 second NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.[2]

Roster

1993 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

  • 4 – Michelle Martinez – junior
  • 15 – Jody Miller-Pruitt – senior

Infielders

  • 5 – Susie Duarte – junior
  • 8 – Krista Gomez – freshman
  • 13 – Amy Chellevold – sophomore
  • 16 - Jenny Dalton – freshman
  • 30 – Laura Espinoza – sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 7 – Valerie Zepeda – junior
  • 10 – Renee Rosas – senior
  • 11 – Lisa Guise – senior
  • 23 – Stacy Redondo – senior
  • 24 – Jamie Heggen – senior

Schedule

Legend
  Arizona win
  Arizona loss
* Non-Conference game
1993 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Feb 13 UTSA* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–05 1–0
Feb 13 UTSA* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 14–05 2–0
Feb 19 vs Fresno State* Tempe, AZ W 1–0 3–0
Feb 20 vs Cal Poly Pomona* Tempe, AZ W 13–6 4–0
Feb 20 vs Oklahoma State* Tempe, AZ W 7–05 5–0
Feb 21 vs UNLV* Tempe, AZ W 4–2 6–0
Feb 23 Michigan* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 7–0
Feb 23 Michigan* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–05 8–0
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Mar 3 Washington* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–2 9–0 1–0
Mar 3 Washington* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–05 10–0 2–0
Mar 4 Northwestern* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13–25 11–0
Mar 4 Fresno State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–4 12–0
Mar 5 Minnesota* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 2–1 13–0
Mar 5 Washington* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–4 14–0
Mar 6 Ohio State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 17–25 15–0
Mar 6 Northwestern* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13–05 16–0
Mar 7 Washington* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–2 17–0
Mar 7 Fresno State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–1 18–0
Mar 10 New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–06 19–0
Mar 10 New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–06 20–0
Mar 12 Northern Illinois* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–0 21–0
Mar 12 Northern Illinois* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3–9 21–1
Mar 17 at Fresno State* Fresno, CA W 2–0 22–1
Mar 17 at Fresno State* Fresno, CA L 4–6 22–2
Mar 25 vs Texas A&M* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 2–1 23–2
Mar 25 vs Ohio State* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 8–06 24–2
Mar 26 vs Cal State Northridge* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA L 1–2 24–3
Mar 26 at Cal State Fullerton* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 5–48 25–3
Mar 27 vs Oklahoma State* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA L 0–6 25–4
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Apr 4 UCLA Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 2–0 26–4 3–0
Apr 4 UCLA Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 1–5 26–5 3–1
Apr 7 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 10–0 27–5 4–1
Apr 7 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 7–1 28–5 5–1
Apr 18 California Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1–0 29–5 6–1
Apr 18 California Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–2 30–5 7–1
Apr 21 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–18 31–5 8–1
Apr 21 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–2 32–5 9–1
Apr 25 at UCLA Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 32–6 9–2
Apr 25 at UCLA Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA L 5–6 32–7 9–3
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
May 1 Oregon Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–0 33–7 10–3
May 1 Oregon Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–0 34–7 11–3
May 2 Oregon State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–0 35–7 12–3
May 2 Oregon State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–2 36–7 13–3
May 4 at Washington Seattle, WA W 2–0 37–7 14–3
May 4 at Washington Seattle, WA W 7–4 38–7 15–3
Post-season
NCAA Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 21 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1–0 39–7 1–0
May 22 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–2 40–7 2–0
NCAA Women's College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record
May 28 Long Beach State ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 6–0 41–7 1–0
May 29 Southwestern Louisiana ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–110 42–7 2–0
May 30 Oklahoma State ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–09 43–7 3–0
May 30 Southwestern Louisiana ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–1 43–8 3–1
May 31 UCLA ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 44–8 4–1

References

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