# 2010 Arizona Wildcats softball team

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.
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.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Arizona win |
| | Arizona loss |
| * | Non-Conference game |
2010 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score |
| Feb 12 | vs Western Michigan* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 13–0$^5$ | 1–0 |
| Feb 12 | vs Purdue* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–0$^5$ | 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 8–0$^5$ | 8–1 |
| Feb 26 | vs No. 19 Fresno State* | Palm Springs, CA | W 11–0$^5$ | 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 |
| Mar 3 | New Mexico State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–0$^5$ | 13–1 |
| Mar 3 | New Mexico State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–0$^5$ | 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 13–5$^5$ | 16–1 |
| Mar 11 | St. John's* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13–0$^5$ | 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 8–0$^5$ | 19–1 |
| Mar 13 | St. John's* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 16–1$^5$ | 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 12–0$^5$ | 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 0–1$^8$ | 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 8–0$^5$ | 26–3 |
| Mar 27 | at New Mexico* | Lobo Softball Field • Albuquerque, NM | W 10–2$^6$ | 27–3 |
| Mar 28 | at New Mexico* | Lobo Softball Field • Albuquerque, NM | W 14–0$^5$ | 28–3 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall 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 1–11$^{11}$ | 29–4 | 1–1 |
| Apr 3 | at No. 7 Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 14–2$^5$ | 30–4 | 2–1 |
| Apr 7 | UTEP* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–0$^5$ | 31–4 | |
| Apr 7 | UTEP* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–0$^5$ | 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 10–2$^6$ | 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 20–1$^5$ | 36–7 | 6–4 |
| Apr 24 | Oregon State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–0$^5$ | 37–7 | 7–4 |
| Apr 25 | Oregon State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–1$^5$ | 38–7 | 8–4 |
| Apr 30 | at No. 13 California | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | W 8–0$^5$ | 39–7 | 9–4 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| May 1 | at No. 13 California | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | W 4–2$^9$ | 40–7 | 10–4 |
| May 2 | at No. 13 California | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | L 0–8$^6$ | 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 1–2$^{11}$ | 41–9 | 11–6 |
| May 9 | at No. 22 Oregon | Howe Field • Eugene, OR | W 11–0$^5$ | 42–9 | 12–6 |
| May 13 | No. 5 UCLA | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5–6$^8$ | 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 | 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 1–0$^8$ | 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 8–0$^5$ | 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 |