2007 Arizona Wildcats softball team

2007 Arizona Wildcats softball
2007 Arizona Wildcats softball
National Champion; NCAA Tucson Super Regional champion; NCAA Tucson Regional champion; Pacific-10 champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	50–14–1 (15–5–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (22nd season);
Home stadium	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium

2007 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Arizona ‍†‍‍^y	15	–	5	–	1	.738	50	–	14	–	1	.777
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	13	–	8	–	0	.619	54	–	17	–	0	.761
Washington ‍‍‍^y	12	–	9	–	0	.571	42	–	19	–	0	.689
UCLA ‍‍‍^y	12	–	9	–	0	.571	37	–	18	–	0	.673
Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	10	–	11	–	0	.476	41	–	23	–	0	.641
Stanford ‍‍‍^y	7	–	13	–	1	.357	35	–	21	–	1	.623
Oregon ‍‍‍^y	7	–	14	–	0	.333	44	–	19	–	0	.698
California ‍‍‍^y	7	–	14	–	0	.333	34	–	32	–	0	.515

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of August 5, 2007^[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2007 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2007 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his twenty-second season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 50–14–1. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 15–5–1 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 2007 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Regional and Super Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their eighth (and, to date, their most recent) NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.^[2]

Roster

2007 Arizona Wildcats roster^[2]

Pitchers

8 – Amanda Williams – freshman
9 - Taryne Mowatt – junior
17 – Samantha Hoffman – freshman

Catchers

15 - Callista Balko – junior
21 – Stacie Chambers – freshman

Infielders

3 – Sarah Akamine – freshman
7 – K’Lee Arredondo – freshman
12 – Danielle Rodriguez – junior
14 – Chelsie Mesa – senior
23 – Lauren Erb – freshman
24 – Laine Roth – sophomore
29 - Kristie Fox – senior
31 - Jenae Leles – sophomore
33 – Sam Banister – sophomore

Outfielders

2 – Cyndi Duran – junior
4 – Adrienne Acton – junior
6 – Jill Malina – sophomore
22 – Lisa Odom – freshman
26 - Caitlin Lowe – senior

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
	Tie
*	Non-Conference game

2007 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 9	vs Ohio State*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 12–3⁵	1–0
Feb 9	vs Nevada*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 6–2	2–0
Feb 10	vs Florida*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 1–3⁸	2–1
Feb 10	vs No. 4 Northwestern*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 4–3	3–1
Feb 11	vs Wisconsin*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 4–1	4–1
Feb 11	vs No. 13 Texas A&M*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 2–3	4–2
Feb 16	Temple*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–1⁵	5–2
Feb 16	Texas Tech*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	6–2
Feb 17	Virginia*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–3⁶	7–2
Feb 17	Middle Tennessee*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–3	8–2
Feb 18	Texas Tech*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–1	9–2
Feb 23	No. 2 Texas A&M	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	10–2
Feb 24	No. 2 Texas A&M	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 3–4	10–3
Feb 25	No. 2 Texas A&M	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	11–3

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 2	Missouri*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–4	12–3
Mar 3	Missouri*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–1	13–3
Mar 4	Missouri*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–7	14–3
Mar 6	Creighton*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	15–3
Mar 6	Creighton*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–3	16–3
Mar 9	at No. 14 Baylor*	Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX	W 3–0	17–3
Mar 10	at No. 14 Baylor*	Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX	L 2–3	17–4
Mar 11	at No. 14 Baylor*	Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX	L 2–3	17–5
Mar 15	vs NC State*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	18–5
Mar 15	vs No. 6 Oklahoma*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	L 2–6	18–6
Mar 16	vs Pacific*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 11–0	19–6
Mar 17	vs No. 7 Michigan*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 2–1	20–6
Mar 18	vs No. 16 Louisiana–Lafayette*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 9–0	21–6
Mar 18	vs No. 6 Oklahoma*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	L 0–11⁵	21–7
Mar 24	New Mexico*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13–0⁵	22–7
Mar 24	New Mexico*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0⁵	23–7
Mar 25	New Mexico*	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–3⁶	24–7
Mar 30	at No. 16 Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 6–0	25–7	1–0
Mar 31	at No. 14 UCLA	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–2	25–8	1–1

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 1	at No. 14 UCLA	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 11–2	26–8	2–1
Apr 6	No. 9 Arizona State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	27–8	3–1
Apr 7	No. 9 Arizona State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	28–8	4–1
Apr 13	No. 12 Stanford	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–1	29–8	5–1
Apr 14	California	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–4	30–8	6–1
Apr 15	California	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–2	31–8	7–1
Apr 18	at No. 9 Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 3–6	31–9	7–2
Apr 20	No. 14 Oregon State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 3–1	32–9	8–2
Apr 21	No. 15 Oregon	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–1	33–9	9–2
Apr 22	No. 15 Oregon	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–1⁶	34–9	10–2
Apr 27	at California	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	W 6–0	35–9	11–2
Apr 28	at No. 17 Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 2–3	35–10	11–3
Apr 29	at No. 17 Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	T 0–0¹²	35–10–1	11–3–1

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 4	at No. 20 Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 6–2	36–10–1	12–3–1
May 5	at No. 16 Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 10–1⁵	37–10–1	13–3–1
May 6	at No. 16 Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 2–0	38–10–1	14–3–1
May 10	No. 14 UCLA	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 4–7	38–11–1	14–4–1
May 11	No. 11 Washington	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 1–5	38–12–1	14–5–1
May 12	No. 11 Washington	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–4⁸	39–12–1	15–5–1

Post-season

NCAA Tucson Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 18	Howard	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–0	40–12–1	1–0
May 19	Mississippi State	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0	41–12–1	2–0
May 20	Pacific	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–0	42–12–1	3–0

NCAA Tucson Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SR Record
May 26	Cal State Fullerton	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11–6	43–12–1	1–0
May 27	Cal State Fullerton	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 2–1	44–12–1	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 31	(8) Baylor	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 2–1⁹	45–12–1	1–0
June 1	(5) Tennessee	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–1	45–13–1	1–1
June 2	(8) DePaul	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–0	46–13–1	2–1
June 3	(6) Washington	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 2–0	47–13–1	3–1
June 3	(6) Washington	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 8–1	48–13–1	4–1
June 4	(5) Tennessee	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–3	48–14–1	4–2
June 5	(5) Tennessee	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	49–14–1	5–2
June 6	(5) Tennessee	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–0	50–14–1	6–2

References

↑ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
1 2 3 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

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Arizona Wildcats softball
Venues	UA Softball Field (1974–1992) Mike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium (1993–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

Arizona Wildcats 2007 Women's College World Series Champions
9 Taryne Mowatt 15 Callista Balko 26 Caitlin Lowe 29 Kristie Fox 31 Jenae Leles
Head coach Mike Candrea
Regular season NCAA tournament Women's College World Series