1996 Arizona Wildcats softball team

The 1996 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1996 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his eleventh season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 58–9. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 23–5 record.

1996 Arizona Wildcats softball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1996 record58–9 (23–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumRita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
1996 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Washington  y 234 .852  599 .868
Arizona  y 235 .821  589 .866
UCLA  y 207 .741  4711 .810
California  y 1412 .538  4123 .641
Arizona State   1018 .357  3427 .557
Stanford   719 .269  2429 .453
Oregon   518 .217  2130 .412
Oregon State   322 .120  1535 .300
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 31, 1996[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The Wildcats were invited to the 1996 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 fourth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.[2]

Roster

1996 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 - Carrie Dolan - Junior
  • 13 - Nancy Evans - Junior

Catchers

  • 5 - Tanya Farhat - Junior
  • 7 - Lety Pineda - Sophomore
  • 31 - Leah Braatz - Junior

Infielders

  • 8 - Krista Gomez - Senior
  • 11 - Lisa Pitt Fr. 1B/P
  • 16 - Jenny Dalton - Senior
  • 18 - Tiana Hejduk - Sophomore
  • 21 - Michelle Churnock - Freshman
  • 33 - Heidi Bomberger - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 6 - Alison Johnsen - Sophomore
  • 10 - Julie Reitan - Sophomore
  • 20 - Leah O'Brien - Senior
  • 22 - Andrea Doty - Junior
  • 26 - Brandi Shriver - Junior

Schedule

Legend
 Arizona win
 Arizona loss
*Non-Conference game
1996 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log[2]
Regular Season
Post-Season

References

  1. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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