2010 Arizona Wildcats softball team

2010 Arizona Wildcats softball
2010 Arizona Wildcats softball
NCAA Tucson Regional champion; NCAA Tucson Super Regional champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	52–14 (12–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (23rd season);
	Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2010 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his twenty-third season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 52–14. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished third with a 12–8 record.

2010 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Washington ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	4	.810	50	–	9	.847
UCLA ‍‍‍^y	14	–	7	.667	50	–	11	.820
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	13	–	8	.619	52	–	14	.788
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	10	–	11	.476	44	–	17	.721
California ‍‍‍^y	10	–	11	.476	44	–	19	.698
Stanford ‍‍‍^y	8	–	13	.381	37	–	19	.661
Oregon ‍‍‍^y	8	–	13	.381	36	–	21	.632
Oregon State ‍‍‍	4	–	17	.190	24	–	31	.436

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2010^[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The Wildcats were invited to the 2010 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

Roster

2010 Arizona Wildcats roster^[2]

Pitchers

3 – Sarah Akamine – senior
19 – Kenzie Fowler – freshman
20 – Ashley Ralston-Alvarez – senior

Catchers

12 – Shannon Tinsley – freshman
21 – Stacie Chambers – junior
90 – Lini Koria – sophomore

Infielders

2 – Baillie Kirker – freshman
5 – Kristen Arriola – sophomore
7 – K’Lee Arredondo – senior
9 – Matte Haack – freshman
17 – Victoria Kemp – junior
42 – Alicia Banks – sophomore

Outfielders

00 – Nicole Bryan – junior
8 – Becca Tikey – freshman
15 – Karissa Buchanan – sophomore
22 – Lauren Schutzler – junior
35 – Brittany Lastrapes – junior

Utility

4 – Brigette Del Ponte – freshman

Coaches

2010 Arizona Wildcats softball coaching staff^[2]
Mike Candrea - Head coach - 25th season Larry Ray - Assistant Coach - 19th season Teresa Wilson - Assistant Coach - 2nd season

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
*	Non-Conference game

2010 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 12	vs Western Michigan*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 13–0⁵	1–0
Feb 12	vs Purdue*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–0⁵	2–0
Feb 13	vs No. 15 Northwestern*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 4–3	3–0
Feb 13	vs North Dakota State*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 6–0	4–0
Feb 14	vs Nevada*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–5	5–0
Feb 14	at Cal State Fullerton*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–1	6–0
Feb 21	No. 6 Missouri*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	7–0
Feb 21	No. 6 Missouri*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 5–10	7–1
Feb 26	vs BYU*	Palm Springs, CA	W 8–0⁵	8–1
Feb 26	vs No. 19 Fresno State*	Palm Springs, CA	W 11–0⁵	9–1
Feb 27	vs Hawaii*	Palm Springs, CA	W 8–3	10–1
Feb 28	vs Baylor*	Palm Springs, CA	W 3–2	11–1
Feb 28	vs Cal Poly*	Palm Springs, CA	W 7–3	12–1

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 3	New Mexico State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	13–1
Mar 3	New Mexico State*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0⁵	14–1
Mar 4	Northern Iowa*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–1	15–1
Mar 7	St. John's*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13–5⁵	16–1
Mar 11	St. John's*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13–0⁵	17–1
Mar 12	Northern Colorado*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–1	18–1
Mar 12	UIC*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	19–1
Mar 13	St. John's*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 16–1⁵	20–1
Mar 13	Creighton*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–0	21–1
Mar 14	Minnesota*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–0⁵	22–1
Mar 18	vs No. 24 Louisville*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 11–3	23–1
Mar 18	vs No. 4 Michigan*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1⁸	23–2
Mar 19	vs No. 11 Oklahoma*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–3	24–2
Mar 20	vs New Mexico*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 9–3	25–2
Mar 21	vs Virginia*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	L 1–2	25–3
Mar 26	at New Mexico*	Lobo Softball Field • Albuquerque, NM	W 8–0⁵	26–3
Mar 27	at New Mexico*	Lobo Softball Field • Albuquerque, NM	W 10–2⁶	27–3
Mar 28	at New Mexico*	Lobo Softball Field • Albuquerque, NM	W 14–0⁵	28–3

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 1	at No. 7 Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 12–6	29–3	1–0
Apr 2	at No. 7 Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 1–11¹¹	29–4	1–1
Apr 3	at No. 7 Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 14–2⁵	30–4	2–1
Apr 7	UTEP*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	31–4
Apr 7	UTEP*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–0⁵	32–4
Apr 9	at No. 1 Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 1–2	32–5	2–2
Apr 10	at No. 1 Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–7	32–6	2–3
Apr 11	at No. 1 Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 3–9	32–7	2–4
Apr 16	No. 8 Stanford	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 3–2	33–7	3–4
Apr 17	No. 8 Stanford	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–2⁶	34–7	4–4
Apr 18	No. 8 Stanford	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–4	35–7	5–4
Apr 23	Oregon State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 20–1⁵	36–7	6–4
Apr 24	Oregon State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	37–7	7–4
Apr 25	Oregon State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–1⁵	38–7	8–4
Apr 30	at No. 13 California	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	W 8–0⁵	39–7	9–4

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 1	at No. 13 California	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	W 4–2⁹	40–7	10–4
May 2	at No. 13 California	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	L 0–8⁶	40–8	10–5
May 7	at No. 22 Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 8–	41–8	11–5
May 8	at No. 22 Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	L 1–2¹¹	41–9	11–6
May 9	at No. 22 Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 11–0⁵	42–9	12–6
May 13	No. 5 UCLA	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 5–6⁸	42–10	12–7
May 14	No. 5 UCLA	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–3	43–10	13–7
May 15	No. 5 UCLA	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 4–6	43–11	13–8

Post-season

NCAA Tucson Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 21	Cornell		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0	44–11	1–0
May 22	Hofstra		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–0	45–11	2–0
May 23	Hofstra		Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–6	46–11	3–0

NCAA Tucson Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 28	BYU	(10)	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 2–1	47–11	1–0
May 29	BYU	(10)	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–2	48–11	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
June 3	(15) Tennessee	(10)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	48–12	0–1
June 5	(3) Washington	(10)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0⁸	49–12	1–1
June 5	(16) Hawaii	(10)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–1	50–12	2–1
June 6	Tennessee	(10)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 8–0⁵	51–12	3–1
June 6	Tennessee	(10)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–2	52–12	4–1
June 7	(5) UCLA	(10)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 5–6	52–13	4–2
June 8	(5) UCLA	(10)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 9–15	52–14	4–3

References

^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2022 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved November 8, 2022.

[1] 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.

[media-2] 2022 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved November 8, 2022.

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2010 Arizona Wildcats softball

NCAA Tucson Regional champion NCAA Tucson Super Regional champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	52–14 (12–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (23rd season)
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →