2002 Arizona Wildcats softball team

American college softball season

2002 Arizona Wildcats softball
NCAA Regional champion
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record55–12 (15–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Mike Candrea (17th season)
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 3   .857 55 – 9   .859
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15 – 6   .714 55 – 12   .821
Washington  ‍‍‍y 13 – 8   .619 46 – 18   .719
California  ‍‍‍y 12 – 9   .571 56 – 19   .747
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 10 – 11   .476 46 – 20   .697
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 7 – 14   .333 44 – 20   .688
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 7 – 14   .333 40 – 25   .615
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 2 – 19   .095 24 – 30   .444
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


The 2002 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2002 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his seventeenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 55–12. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 15–6 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won their Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion California.[2]

Personnel

Roster

2002 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 – Marissa Marzan – freshman
  • 15 – Jenny Gladding – sophomore
  • 22 – Courtney Fossatti – freshman
  • 27 - Jennie Finch – senior

Catchers

  • 52 – Mackenzie Vandergeest – sophomore
  • 77 – Jackie Coburn – freshman

Infielders

  • 3 - Lovieanne Jung – junior
  • 8 – Lisha Ribellia – junior
  • 9 – Leneah Manuma – sophomore
  • 20 – Candace Abrams – freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 2 – Rebekah Quiroz – freshman
  • 4 – Carrie Hagen – freshman
  • 5 – Crystal Farley – freshman
  • 12 – Allyson Von Liechtenstein – freshman
  • 21 – Meaghan Finnerty – senior

Coaches

2002 Arizona Wildcats softball coaching staff[2]
  • Mike Candrea - Head coach - 17th season
  • Larry Ray - Assistant Coach - 11th season
  • Nancy Evans - Assistant Coach - 2nd season

Schedule

Legend
  Arizona win
  Arizona loss
* Non-Conference game
2002 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Feb 1 No. 13 Alabama* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–2 1–0
Feb 2 No. 13 Alabama* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13–56 2–0
Feb 3 No. 13 Alabama* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–15 3–0
Feb 8 vs No. 17 Southwest Texas State* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–15 4–0
Feb 8 vs Texas* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 3–0 5–0
Feb 9 vs No. 10 Cal State Fullerton* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–1 6–0
Feb 9 vs Mississippi State* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–7 6–1
Feb 10 vs No. 24 UMass* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 1–0 7–1
Feb 10 vs Wisconsin* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 0–3 7–2
Feb 15 Louisville* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–2 8–2
Feb 15 No. 14 Notre Dame* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–0 9–2
Feb 16 No. 25 South Florida* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–05 10–2
Feb 16 Auburn* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–0 11–2
Feb 17 New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–06 12–2
Feb 22 Eastern Michigan* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–05 13–2
Feb 22 San Jose State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–05 14–2
Feb 23 Drake* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–25 15–2
Feb 23 Northern Iowa* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–25 16–2
Feb 24 Cal State Northridge* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–0 17–2
Feb 27 Eastern Michigan* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–05 18–2
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Mar 1 Southern Miss* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 18–05 19–2
Mar 1 Hawaii* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–1 20–2
Mar 2 Eastern Michigan* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–06 21–2
Mar 2 Evansville* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–05 22–2
Mar 3 Long Beach State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 23–2
Mar 5 Boston College* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13–1 24–2
Mar 6 Boston College* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–05 25–2
Mar 14 vs Texas Tech* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 8–0 26–2
Mar 14 vs Notre Dame* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 7–0 27–2
Mar 15 vs Cal State Northridge* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 3–4 27–3
Mar 16 vs No. 18 Louisiana–Lafayette* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 1–0 28–3
Mar 16 vs No. 8 Arizona State* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 0–3 28–4
Mar 22 No. 18 Louisiana–Lafayette* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–2 29–4
Mar 23 No. 18 Louisiana–Lafayette* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–06 30–4
Mar 24 No. 18 Louisiana–Lafayette* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–2 31–4
Mar 29 at No. 6 Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 2–0 32–4 1–0
Mar 30 at No. 6 Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–15 33–4 2–0
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Apr 5 No. 10 Washington Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1–0 34–4 3–0
Apr 6 No. 1 UCLA Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–2 35–4 4–0
Apr 7 No. 1 UCLA Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5–6 35–5 4–1
Apr 12 at No. 14 Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR W 4–0 36–5 5–1
Apr 13 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 2–0 37–5 6–1
Apr 14 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 8–1 38–5 7–1
Apr 16 Oklahoma State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–2 39–5
Apr 17 No. 9 Oklahoma* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1–0 40–5
Apr 19 at No. 3 Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 2–1 41–5 8–1
Apr 20 at No. 8 California Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 2–5 41–6 8–2
Apr 21 at No. 8 California Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 1–2 41–7 8–3
Apr 26 Oregon Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–35 42–7 9–3
Apr 27 No. 14 Oregon State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–0 43–7 10–3
Apr 28 No. 14 Oregon State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 2–1 44–7 11–3
Apr 30 No. 5 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–3 45–7 12–3
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
May 3 No. 6 California Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–0 46–7 13–3
May 4 No. 7 Stanford Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–2 47–7 14–3
May 5 No. 7 Stanford Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–1 48–7 15–3
May 10 at No. 1 UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 2–4 48–8 15–4
May 11 at No. 6 Washington Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 1–3 48–9 15–5
May 11 at No. 6 Washington Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 2–3 48–10 15–6
Post-season
NCAA Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 16 Boston University Minneapolis, MN W 4–1 49–10 1–0
May 17 Penn State Minneapolis, MN W 4–3 50–10 2–0
May 18 DePaul Minneapolis, MN W 2–0 51–10 3–0
May 19 DePaul Minneapolis, MN L 0–6 51–11 3–1
May 19 DePaul Minneapolis, MN W 8–0 52–11 4–1
NCAA Women's College World Series
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record
May 23 (7) Nebraska (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 53–11 1–0
May 25 (3) Arizona State (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–08 54–11 2–0
May 26 (8) Florida State (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 6–011 55–11 3–0
May 27 (4) California (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–6 55–12 3–1

References

  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d 2022 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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