# 1995 Arizona Wildcats softball team

The 1995 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1995 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his tenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 66–6. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 24–4 record.
The Wildcats were invited to the 1995 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. The Bruins' participation and championship were later vacated by the NCAA.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Arizona win |
| | Arizona loss |
| * | Non-Conference game |
1995 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Feb 11 | New Mexico State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13–0$^5$ | 1–0 |
| Feb 11 | New Mexico State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7–1 | 2–0 |
| Feb 16 | vs No. 4 Cal State Fullerton* | Tempe, AZ | W 10–6 | 3–0 |
| Feb 17 | vs Utah* | Tempe, AZ | W 5–3 | 4–0 |
| Feb 18 | vs Illinois State* | Tempe, AZ | W 13–0$^5$ | 5–0 |
| Feb 18 | vs No. 11 Oklahoma State* | Tempe, AZ | W 14–3$^5$ | 6–0 |
| Feb 19 | vs No. 12 Florida State* | Tempe, AZ | W 7–1 | 7–0 |
| Feb 24 | vs No. 18 Oklahoma* | Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX | W 12–1$^5$ | 8–0 |
| Feb 24 | at No. 13 Texas A&M* | Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX | W 6–0 | 9–0 |
| Feb 25 | vs No. 14 Southwestern Louisiana* | Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX | W 4–0 | 10–0 |
| Feb 25 | vs No. 18 Oklahoma* | Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX | W 8–2 | 11–0 |
| Feb 26 | at No. 13 Texas A&M* | Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX | W 8–5$^5$ | 12–0 |
| Feb 26 | vs No. 14 Southwestern Louisiana* | Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX | W 9–4$^5$ | 13–0 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Mar 4 | New Mexico* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11–0$^5$ | 14–0 | |
| Mar 4 | No. 22 Pacific* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–5$^5$ | 15–0 | |
| Mar 5 | New Mexico* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–0$^5$ | 16–0 | |
| Mar 5 | No. 22 Pacific* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12–1$^5$ | 17–0 | |
| Mar 10 | McNeese State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–3 | 18–0 | |
| Mar 10 | McNeese State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–1$^5$ | 19–0 | |
| Mar 11 | New Mexico State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–0$^5$ | 20–0 | |
| Mar 11 | New Mexico State* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–0 | 21–0 | |
| Mar 12 | No. 20 Oklahoma* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7–0 | 22–0 | |
| Mar 12 | No. 20 Oklahoma* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13–5$^5$ | 23–0 | |
| Mar 14 | No. 24 Oklahoma* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 19–1$^5$ | 24–0 | |
| Mar 14 | No. 24 Oklahoma* | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11–3$^5$ | 25–0 | |
| Mar 17 | No. 2 UCLA | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11–4 | 26–0 | 1–0 |
| Mar 17 | No. 2 UCLA | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 0–2 | 26–1 | 1–1 |
| Mar 18 | Oregon | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 17–1$^5$ | 27–1 | 2–1 |
| Mar 18 | Oregon | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14–0$^5$ | 28–1 | 3–1 |
| Mar 23 | vs UC Santa Barbara* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 6–0 | 29–1 | |
| Mar 24 | vs No. 7 Cal State Northridge* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 9–0 | 30–1 | |
| Mar 24 | vs No. 22 Texas A&M* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 2–0 | 31–1 | |
| Mar 25 | vs DePaul* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 11–1$^5$ | 32–1 | |
| Mar 25 | vs No. 4 UNLV* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 8–4 | 33–1 | |
| Mar 26 | vs No. 20 Washington* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 6–2 | 34–1 | |
| Mar 26 | at No. 6 Cal State Fullerton* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 7–6 | 35–1 | |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Apr 1 | at No. 16 Washington | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 5–0$^{10}$ | 36–1 | 4–1 |
| Apr 1 | at No. 16 Washington | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 6–2 | 37–1 | 5–1 |
| Apr 8 | at No. 2 UCLA | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 5–8 | 37–2 | 5–2 |
| Apr 8 | at No. 2 UCLA | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 2–4 | 37–3 | 5–3 |
| Apr 9 | at No. 3 Cal State Fullerton* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | W 5–3 | 38–3 | |
| Apr 9 | at No. 3 Cal State Fullerton* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA | L 4–9 | 38–4 | |
| Apr 14 | Stanford | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 25–0$^5$ | 39–4 | 6–3 |
| Apr 14 | Stanford | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7–1 | 40–4 | 7–3 |
| Apr 15 | No. 10 California | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4–2 | 41–4 | 8–3 |
| Apr 15 | No. 10 California | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–1 | 42–4 | 9–3 |
| Apr 18 | at No. 4 Fresno State* | Fresno, CA | W 3–0 | 43–4 | |
| Apr 18 | at No. 4 Fresno State* | Fresno, CA | W 9–0 | 44–4 | |
| Apr 21 | Arizona State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4–2 | 45–4 | 10–3 |
| Apr 21 | Arizona State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–0$^6$ | 46–4 | 11–3 |
| Apr 22 | at Arizona State | Tempe, AZ | W 12–2$^5$ | 47–4 | 12–3 |
| Apr 22 | at Arizona State | Tempe, AZ | W 9–0 | 48–4 | 13–3 |
| Apr 28 | Oregon State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4–0 | 49–4 | 14–3 |
| Apr 28 | Oregon State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–0 | 50–4 | 15–3 |
| Apr 29 | No. 19 Washington | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7–0 | 51–4 | 16–3 |
| Apr 29 | No. 19 Washington | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11–2 | 52–4 | 17–3 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| May 6 | at Oregon State | Corvallis, OR | W 10–0$^5$ | 53–4 | 18–3 |
| May 6 | at Oregon State | Corvallis, OR | W 13–0$^5$ | 54–4 | 19–3 |
| May 7 | at Oregon | Howe Field • Eugene, OR | W 10–0$^5$ | 55–4 | 20–3 |
| May 7 | at Oregon | Howe Field • Eugene, OR | W 5–1 | 56–4 | 21–3 |
| May 12 | at Stanford | Stanford, CA | W 12–0 | 57–4 | 22–3 |
| May 12 | at Stanford | Stanford, CA | W 8–0 | 58–4 | 23–3 |
| May 13 | at No. 11 California | Strawberry Field • Berkeley, CA | L 2–7 | 58–5 | 23–4 |
| May 13 | at No. 11 California | Strawberry Field • Berkeley, CA | W 15–1$^5$ | 59–5 | 24–4 |
Post-season :
NCAA Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 19 | Ohio | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–0$^5$ | 61–5 | 1–0 |
| May 20 | No. 15 Nebraska | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–1$^6$ | 62–5 | 2–0 |
| May 21 | No. 10 Florida State | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15–0$^5$ | 63–5 | 3–0 |
NCAA Women's College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WCWS Record |
| May 25 | No. 21 (8) Princeton | (1) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 9–1$^5$ | 64–5 | 1–0 |
| May 26 | No. 3 (5) Cal State Fullerton | (1) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 12–0$^5$ | 65–5 | 2–0 |
| May 28 | No. 4 (4) UNLV | (1) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 8–0$^6$ | 66–5 | 3–0 |
| May 29 | No. 2 (2) UCLA | (1) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | L 2–4 | 66–6 | 3–1 |