1993 Arizona Wildcats softball team

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.

1993 Arizona Wildcats softball
National Champion NCAA Regional champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1993 record	44–8 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (8th season)
Home stadium	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium

1993 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
	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

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 1 - Susie Parra - Junior 20 - Leah O'Brien - Freshman 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 10–0^5 1–0 Feb 13 UTSA* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 14–0^5 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 7–0^5 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 12–0^5 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 10–0^5 10–0 2–0 Mar 4 Northwestern* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13–2^5 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 17–2^5 15–0 Mar 6 Northwestern* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13–0^5 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 10–0^6 19–0 Mar 10 New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–0^6 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 8–0^6 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 5–4^8 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 3–1^8 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 2–1^10 42–7 2–0 May 30 Oklahoma State ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0^9 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. 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 19, 2019.