1992 Arizona Wildcats softball team

1992 Arizona Wildcats softball
1992 Arizona Wildcats softball
Pac-10 champion; NCAA Regional champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	58–7 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (7th season);
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

The 1992 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1992 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his seventh season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 58–7. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 16–2 record.

1992 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	2	.889	58	–	7	.892
UCLA ‍‍‍^y	14	–	2	.875	54	–	2	.964
California ‍‍‍^y	8	–	8	.500	47	–	16	.746
Arizona State ‍‍‍	7	–	9	.438	21	–	21	.500
Oregon ‍‍‍	5	–	13	.278	26	–	28	.481
Oregon State ‍‍‍	2	–	18	.100	13	–	28	.317

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992^[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The Wildcats were invited to the 1992 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion UCLA.^[2]

Personnel

1992 Arizona Wildcats roster^[2]

1992 Arizona Wildcats softball coaching staff^[2]
Mike Candrea - Head coach - 7th season Larry Ray - Assistant coach - 7th season Bill Barth - Assistant coach - 1st season

1992 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 5	vs San Diego State*	Las Cruces, NM	W 10–0⁵	18–0
Mar 5	vs New Mexico*	Las Cruces, NM	W 12–0⁶	19–0
Mar 6	vs Western Michigan*	Las Cruces, NM	W 3–0	20–0
Mar 6	vs Northwestern*	Las Cruces, NM	W 11–0⁵	21–0
Mar 6	vs Utah*	Las Cruces, NM	W 8–0	22–0
Mar 7	vs Creighton*	Las Cruces, NM	W 8–0⁵	23–0
Mar 7	at New Mexico State*	Las Cruces, NM	W 6–2	24–0
Mar 7	vs No. 2 Fresno State*	Las Cruces, NM	L 1–2	24–1
Mar 10	New Mexico*	UA Softball Field • Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	25–1
Mar 10	New Mexico*	UA Softball Field • Tucson, AZ	W 5–3	26–1
Mar 13	No. 10 Arizona State	UA Softball Field • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	27–1	1–0
Mar 13	No. 10 Arizona State	UA Softball Field • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	28–1	2–0
Mar 26	vs No. 11 Minnesota*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 4–0	29–1
Mar 26	vs No. 6 Oklahoma State*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1	29–2
Mar 27	vs No. 13 Cal Poly Pomona*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	30–2
Mar 28	vs No. 14 Florida State*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	31–2
Mar 28	vs No. 8 UNLV*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	32–2
Mar 29	vs No. 13 Cal Poly Pomona*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 2–1	33–2
Mar 29	at Cal State Fullerton*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 1–2	33–3

Post-season

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 22	Long Beach State	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–1	55–6	0–1
May 23	Kansas	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0¹⁷	56–6	1–1
May 23	California	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 2–1	57–6	2–1
May 24	Fresno State	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	58–6	3–1
May 25	UCLA	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–2	58–7	3–2

^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2022 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

1992 Arizona Wildcats softball

Pac-10 champion NCAA Regional champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	58–7 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (7th season)
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →