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List of Arizona Wildcats softball seasons

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The following is a list of Arizona Wildcats softball seasons. The University of Arizona is a member of the Pac-12 Conference of the NCAA Division I. The Wildcats are eight time Women's College World Series champions, and are regarded as one of the top programs in college softball after winning eight championships in seventeen seasons, including a run of sixteen consecutive WCWS appearances.[1][2] Arizona has also appeared in the final event 27 times - 4 under the AIAW and 23 under the NCAA. The team played its first season in 1974.[3]

National champions WCWS Appearance NCAA Tournament appearance Conference champions
Season Head coach Conference Season results Postseason result
Overall Conference
Wins Losses Ties % Wins Losses Ties % Finish
1974 Judy Spray Intermountain 11 3 0 .786 WCWS, Seventh Place
1975 13 8 0 .619 WCWS, Seventh Place
1976 21 7 0 .650
1977 Ginny Parrish 22 14 0 .611 6 2 0 .750 WCWS Runner-up
1978 16 11 0 .593 3 6 0 .333
1979 44 15 0 .746 15 3 0 .833 WCWS, Thirteenth place
1980 Rocky LaRose WCAA 23 23 0 .500 2 14 0 .125
1981 Paula Noel 24 20 0 .545 5 11 0 .313
1982 21 20 0 .512 6 14 0 .300 4th
1983 20 24 0 .455 7 12 0 .368
1984 28 16 0 .636 5 5 0 .500 4th
1985 17 16 0 .515 5 7 0 .417 5th
1986 Mike Candrea Pac-12 27 13 1 .671 5 6 1 .458 3rd
1987 42 18 0 .700 6 4 0 .600 T-3rd NCAA Regional
1988 54 18 0 .750 15 5 0 .750 2nd WCWS, Third place
1989 48 19 0 .716 11 9 0 .550 3rd WCWS, Third place
1990 49 17 0 .742 12 6 0 .667 2nd WCWS, Seventh place
1991 56 16 0 .778 11 9 0 .550 4th National Champions
1992 58 7 0 .892 16 2 0 .889 1st WCWS, Runner-up
1993 44 8 0 .846 15 3 0 .833 2nd National Champions
1994 64 3 0 .955 21 3 0 .875 1st National Champions
1995 66 6 0 .917 24 4 0 .857 1st WCWS, Runner-up
1996 58 9 0 .866 23 5 0 .821 2nd National Champions
1997 61 5 0 .924 26 1 0 .963 1st National Champions
1998 67 4 0 .944 27 1 0 .964 1st WCWS, Runner-up
1999 53 16 0 .768 19 9 0 .679 2nd WCWS, Fifth place
2000 59 9 0 .868 16 4 0 .800 2nd WCWS, Third place
2001 65 4 0 .942 19 2 0 .905 1st National Champions
2002 55 12 0 .821 15 6 0 .714 2nd WCWS, Runner-up
2003 56 7 0 .889 19 2 0 .905 1st WCWS, Third place
2004 Larry Ray 55 6 0 .902 17 3 0 .850 1st NCAA Regional
2005 Mike Candrea 45 12 0 .789 13 8 0 .619 1st WCWS, Fifth place
2006 54 11 0 .831 15 6 0 .714 2nd National Champions
2007 50 14 1 .777 15 5 1 .738 1st National Champions
2008 Larry Ray 41 19 0 .683 13 8 0 .619 WCWS, Seventh place
2009 Mike Candrea 46 17 0 .730 13 7 0 .650 3rd WCWS, Seventh place
2010 52 14 0 .788 13 8 0 .619 3rd WCWS, Runner-up
2011 43 18 0 .705 11 10 0 .524 3rd NCAA Super Regional
2012 38 19 0 .667 12 12 0 .500 4th NCAA Super Regional
2013 33 26 0 .559 9 15 0 .375 7th NCAA Regional
2014 44 16 0 .733 14 10 0 .583 5th NCAA Super Regional
2015 41 20 0 .672 13 11 0 .542 3rd NCAA Super Regional
2016 40 21 0 .656 13 11 0 .542 5th NCAA Super Regional
2017 52 8 0 .867 18 7 0 .720 1st NCAA Super Regional
2018 43 14 0 .754 13 11 0 .542 5th NCAA Super Regional
2019 48 14 0 .774 19 5 0 .792 3rd WCWS, Fifth place
2020 22 3 0 .880 0 0 0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 41 13 0 .759 12 10 0 .545 5th WCWS, Seventh place
2022 Caitlin Lowe 39 22 0 .639 8 16 0 .333 8th WCWS, Fifth place
2023 29 25 0 .537 6 18 0 .250 8th

References

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  1. ^ "1991 Arizona softball: The story of the champs who started it all". Tucson, Arizona: KOLD-TV. May 20, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Mike Baldwin (June 4, 2007). "Wildcats again headed to finals". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  3. ^ 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. p. 23. Retrieved July 14, 2019.