2001 Arizona Wildcats softball team

American college softball season

2001 Arizona Wildcats softball

National Champion NCAA Tucson Regional champion Pac-10 champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	65–4 (19–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (17th season)
Home stadium	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Arizona ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	2	–	0	.905	65	–	4	–	0	.942
UCLA ‍‍‍^y	16	–	5	–	0	.762	62	–	6	–	0	.912
Stanford ‍‍‍^y	11	–	10	–	0	.524	54	–	16	–	1	.768
Washington ‍‍‍^y	11	–	10	–	0	.524	40	–	23	–	0	.635
Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	10	–	10	–	0	.500	44	–	24	–	1	.645
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	9	–	12	–	0	.429	36	–	22	–	0	.621
California ‍‍‍^y	6	–	14	–	0	.300	54	–	18	–	0	.750
Oregon ‍‍‍	1	–	20	–	0	.048	28	–	40	–	0	.412

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 2001^[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2001 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2001 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his seventeenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 65–4. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 19–2 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 2001 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 sixth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.^[2]

Roster

2001 Arizona Wildcats roster^[2]
	Pitchers 0 – Becky Lemke – senior 2 – Teresa Demeter – senior 15 – Jenny Gladding – freshman 27 - Jennie Finch – junior 31 – Kim Balkan – freshman Catchers 42 – Lindsey Collins – senior 52 – Mackenzie Vandergeest – freshman	Infielders 8 – Lisha Ribellia – sophomore 9 – Leneah Manuma – freshman 20 – Candace Abrams – freshman 24 – Lauren Bauer – senior 25 – Allison Andrade – senior 32 – Toni Mascarenas – senior		Outfielders 4 – Nicole Giordano – senior 7 – Erika Hanson – senior

2001 Arizona Wildcats roster^[2]

Pitchers

0 – Becky Lemke – senior
2 – Teresa Demeter – senior
15 – Jenny Gladding – freshman
27 - Jennie Finch – junior
31 – Kim Balkan – freshman

Catchers

42 – Lindsey Collins – senior
52 – Mackenzie Vandergeest – freshman

Infielders

8 – Lisha Ribellia – sophomore
9 – Leneah Manuma – freshman
20 – Candace Abrams – freshman
24 – Lauren Bauer – senior
25 – Allison Andrade – senior
32 – Toni Mascarenas – senior

Outfielders

4 – Nicole Giordano – senior
7 – Erika Hanson – senior

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
*	Non-Conference game

2001 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 2	vs Florida Atlantic*	USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 5–0	1–0
Feb 2	vs Tennessee*	USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 8–0⁵	2–0
Feb 3	vs Northwestern*	USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 6–0	3–0
Feb 3	at South Florida*	USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 5–0	4–0
Feb 9	vs Georgia*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–0	5–0
Feb 9	vs No. 24 Texas*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 14–0	6–0
Feb 10	vs No. 8 LSU*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–0	7–0
Feb 10	vs No. 12 Nebraska*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 11–4	8–0
Feb 11	vs No. 18 South Carolina*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–0	9–0
Feb 11	vs Missouri*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–0	10–0
Feb 16	Bowling Green*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 29–0⁵	11–0
Feb 16	Oklahoma State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–0	12–0
Feb 17	Kentucky*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–1⁵	13–0
Feb 17	New Mexico State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–1⁶	14–0
Feb 18	Pacific*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	15–0
Feb 23	Drake*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	16–0
Feb 23	Connecticut*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–3⁵	17–0
Feb 24	McNeese State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13–1⁵	18–0
Feb 24	Southern Utah*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	19–0
Feb 25	Florida*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	20–0
Feb 27	Western Michigan*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–0⁵	21–0
Feb 28	Western Michigan*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	22–0

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 2	No. 23 Baylor*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	23–0
Mar 2	Creighton*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁶	24–0
Mar 3	Indiana State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–0⁵	25–0
Mar 3	Western Michigan*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–0⁵	26–0
Mar 3	No. 5 Oklahoma*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	27–0
Mar 6	Creighton*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 3–0	28–0
Mar 13	at San Diego*	San Diego, CA	W 9–0⁵	29–0
Mar 13	at San Diego*	San Diego, CA	W 8–0⁶	30–0
Mar 14	at San Diego State*	San Diego, CA	W 3–0	31–0
Mar 15	vs Louisiana–Lafayette*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 3–4	31–1
Mar 15	vs UNLV*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 10–0⁵	32–1
Mar 16	vs Cal State Northridge*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 6–0	33–1
Mar 17	vs Texas*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 1–2	33–2
Mar 17	vs North Carolina*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 6–1	34–2
Mar 23	Utah*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–3	35–2
Mar 24	Utah*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–2⁶	36–2
Mar 30	at Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 11–1	37–2	1–0

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 1	at No. 15 Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 5–0	38–2	2–0
Apr 6	at No. 14 Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–1	38–3	2–1
Apr 7	at No. 1 UCLA	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	39–3	3–1
Apr 8	at No. 1 UCLA	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–3	39–4	3–2
Apr 13	No. 8 Arizona State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 3–0¹¹	40–4	4–2
Apr 14	No. 8 Arizona State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–3⁹	41–4	5–2
Apr 18	No. 15 Fresno State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–1	42–4
Apr 18	No. 15 Fresno State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–7	43–4
Apr 20	No. 3 Stanford	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–0	44–4	6–2
Apr 22	No. 4 California	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 2–1⁸	45–4	7–2
Apr 22	No. 4 California	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 2–1	46–4	8–2
Apr 25	at No. 9 Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 5–0	47–4	9–2
Apr 27	No. 14 Oregon State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	48–4	10–2
Apr 27	No. 14 Oregon State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–1	49–4	11–2
Apr 28	Oregon	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁶	50–4	12–2
Apr 29	Oregon	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–1	51–4	13–2

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 4	at No. 5 California	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	W 5–0	52–4	14–2
May 5	at No. 3 Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 8–1	53–4	15–2
May 6	at No. 3 Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 5–3¹⁵	54–4	16–2
May 11	No. 2 UCLA	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–0	55–4	17–2
May 12	No. 12 Washington	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–1	56–4	18–2
May 12	No. 12 Washington	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	57–4	19–2

Post-season

NCAA Tucson Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 17	Saint Peter's	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–2	58–4	1–0
May 18	Texas Tech	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁶	59–4	2–0
May 19	No. 10 Cal State Fullerton	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–4	60–4	3–0
May 20	No. 19 Southwest Texas State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	61–4	4–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 24	(8) California	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–2	62–4	1–0
May 25	(5) Oklahoma	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–4	63–4	2–0
May 27	(4) Stanford	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	64–4	3–0
May 28	(2) UCLA	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	65–4	4–0

References

^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

v t e Arizona Wildcats softball
Venues	UA Softball Field (1974–1992) Mike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium (1993–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

v t e NCAA Division I softball champions
1982 UCLA 1983 Texas A&M 1984 UCLA 1985 UCLA 1986 Cal State Fullerton 1987 Texas A&M 1988 UCLA 1989 UCLA 1990 UCLA 1991 Arizona 1992 UCLA 1993 Arizona 1994 Arizona 1995 UCLA 1996 Arizona 1997 Arizona 1998 Fresno State 1999 UCLA 2000 Oklahoma 2001 Arizona 2002 California 2003 UCLA 2004 UCLA 2005 Michigan 2006 Arizona 2007 Arizona 2008 Arizona State 2009 Washington 2010 UCLA 2011 Arizona State 2012 Alabama 2013 Oklahoma 2014 Florida 2015 Florida 2016 Oklahoma 2017 Oklahoma 2018 Florida State 2019 UCLA 2020 No tournament 2021 Oklahoma 2022 Oklahoma 2023 Oklahoma 2024 Oklahoma

NCAA Division I softball champions