1996 Arizona Wildcats softball team


The 1996 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1996 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his eleventh season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 58–9. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 23–5 record.

1996 Arizona Wildcats softball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record58–9 (23–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumRita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Washington  ‍‍‍y 23 4   .852 59 9   .868
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 23 5   .821 58 9   .866
No. 3 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 20 7   .741 47 11   .810
No. 6 California  ‍‍‍y 14 12   .538 41 23   .641
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 10 18   .357 34 27   .557
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 7 19   .269 24 29   .453
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 5 18   .217 21 30   .412
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 3 22   .120 15 35   .300
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1996[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The Wildcats were invited to the 1996 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 fourth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.[2]

Roster

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1996 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 – Carrie Dolan – junior
  • 13 – Nancy Evans – junior

Catchers

  • 5 – Tanya Farhat – junior
  • 7 – Lety Pineda – sophomore
  • 31 – Leah Braatz – junior

Infielders

  • 8 – Krista Gomez – senior
  • 11 – Lisa Pitt Fr. 1B/P
  • 16 – Jenny Dalton – senior
  • 18 – Tiana Hejduk – sophomore
  • 21 – Michelle Churnock – freshman
  • 33 – Heidi Bomberger – junior
 

Outfielders

  • 6 – Alison Johnsen – sophomore
  • 10 – Julie Reitan – sophomore
  • 20 – Leah O'Brien – senior
  • 22 – Andrea Doty – junior
  • 26 – Brandi Shriver – junior

Schedule

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Legend
  Arizona win
  Arizona loss
* Non-Conference game
1996 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
Post-season

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
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NFCA/USA Today232111112221

References

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  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved January 6, 2020.