# 2001 Arizona Wildcats softball team

The 2001 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2001 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his seventeenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 65–4. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 19–2 record.
The Wildcats were invited to the 2001 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 sixth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Arizona win |
| | Arizona loss |
| * | Non-Conference game |
2001 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Feb 2 | vs Florida Atlantic* | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 5–0 | 1–0 |
| Feb 2 | vs Tennessee* | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 8–0$^5$ | 2–0 |
| Feb 3 | vs Northwestern* | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 6–0 | 3–0 |
| Feb 3 | at South Florida* | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 5–0 | 4–0 |
| Feb 9 | vs Georgia* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–0 | 5–0 |
| Feb 9 | vs No. 24 Texas* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 14–0 | 6–0 |
| Feb 10 | vs No. 8 LSU* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–0 | 7–0 |
| Feb 10 | vs No. 12 Nebraska* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–4 | 8–0 |
| Feb 11 | vs No. 18 South Carolina* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–0 | 9–0 |
| Feb 11 | vs Missouri* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–0 | 10–0 |
| Feb 16 | Bowling Green* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 29–0$^5$ | 11–0 |
| Feb 16 | Oklahoma State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7–0 | 12–0 |
| Feb 17 | Kentucky* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12–1$^5$ | 13–0 |
| Feb 17 | New Mexico State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–1$^6$ | 14–0 |
| Feb 18 | Pacific* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–0$^5$ | 15–0 |
| Feb 23 | Drake* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5–0 | 16–0 |
| Feb 23 | Connecticut* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11–3$^5$ | 17–0 |
| Feb 24 | McNeese State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13–1$^5$ | 18–0 |
| Feb 24 | Southern Utah* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–0$^5$ | 19–0 |
| Feb 25 | Florida* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5–0 | 20–0 |
| Feb 27 | Western Michigan* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–0$^5$ | 21–0 |
| Feb 28 | Western Michigan* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–0$^5$ | 22–0 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Mar 2 | No. 23 Baylor* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–0$^5$ | 23–0 | |
| Mar 2 | Creighton* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–0$^6$ | 24–0 | |
| Mar 3 | Indiana State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12–0$^5$ | 25–0 | |
| Mar 3 | Western Michigan* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12–0$^5$ | 26–0 | |
| Mar 3 | No. 5 Oklahoma* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–2 | 27–0 | |
| Mar 6 | Creighton* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 3–0 | 28–0 | |
| Mar 13 | at San Diego* | San Diego, CA | W 9–0$^5$ | 29–0 | |
| Mar 13 | at San Diego* | San Diego, CA | W 8–0$^6$ | 30–0 | |
| Mar 14 | at San Diego State* | San Diego, CA | W 3–0 | 31–0 | |
| Mar 15 | vs Louisiana–Lafayette* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | L 3–4 | 31–1 | |
| Mar 15 | vs UNLV* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 10–0$^5$ | 32–1 | |
| Mar 16 | vs Cal State Northridge* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 6–0 | 33–1 | |
| Mar 17 | vs Texas* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | L 1–2 | 33–2 | |
| Mar 17 | vs North Carolina* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 6–1 | 34–2 | |
| Mar 23 | Utah* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–3 | 35–2 | |
| Mar 24 | Utah* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–2$^6$ | 36–2 | |
| Mar 30 | at Oregon | Howe Field • Eugene, OR | W 11–1 | 37–2 | 1–0 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Apr 1 | at No. 15 Oregon State | Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR | W 5–0 | 38–2 | 2–0 |
| Apr 6 | at No. 14 Washington | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | L 0–1 | 38–3 | 2–1 |
| Apr 7 | at No. 1 UCLA | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–0 | 39–3 | 3–1 |
| Apr 8 | at No. 1 UCLA | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–3 | 39–4 | 3–2 |
| Apr 13 | No. 8 Arizona State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 3–0$^{11}$ | 40–4 | 4–2 |
| Apr 14 | No. 8 Arizona State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4–3$^9$ | 41–4 | 5–2 |
| Apr 18 | No. 15 Fresno State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–1 | 42–4 | |
| Apr 18 | No. 15 Fresno State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–7 | 43–4 | |
| Apr 20 | No. 3 Stanford | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7–0 | 44–4 | 6–2 |
| Apr 22 | No. 4 California | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 2–1$^8$ | 45–4 | 7–2 |
| Apr 22 | No. 4 California | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 2–1 | 46–4 | 8–2 |
| Apr 25 | at No. 9 Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–0 | 47–4 | 9–2 |
| Apr 27 | No. 14 Oregon State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 1–0 | 48–4 | 10–2 |
| Apr 27 | No. 14 Oregon State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7–1 | 49–4 | 11–2 |
| Apr 28 | Oregon | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–0$^6$ | 50–4 | 12–2 |
| Apr 29 | Oregon | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–1 | 51–4 | 13–2 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| May 4 | at No. 5 California | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | W 5–0 | 52–4 | 14–2 |
| May 5 | at No. 3 Stanford | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA | W 8–1 | 53–4 | 15–2 |
| May 6 | at No. 3 Stanford | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA | W 5–3$^{15}$ | 54–4 | 16–2 |
| May 11 | No. 2 UCLA | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4–0 | 55–4 | 17–2 |
| May 12 | No. 12 Washington | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5–1 | 56–4 | 18–2 |
| May 12 | No. 12 Washington | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–0$^5$ | 57–4 | 19–2 |
Post-season :
NCAA Tucson Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 17 | Saint Peter's | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4–2 | 58–4 | 1–0 |
| May 18 | Texas Tech | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–0$^6$ | 59–4 | 2–0 |
| May 19 | No. 10 Cal State Fullerton | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5–4 | 60–4 | 3–0 |
| May 20 | No. 19 Southwest Texas State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–2 | 61–4 | 4–0 |
NCAA Women's College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WCWS Record |
| May 24 | (8) California | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 3–2 | 62–4 | 1–0 |
| May 25 | (5) Oklahoma | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 5–4 | 63–4 | 2–0 |
| May 27 | (4) Stanford | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 1–0 | 64–4 | 3–0 |
| May 28 | (2) UCLA | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 1–0 | 65–4 | 4–0 |