1997 Arizona Wildcats softball team

1997 Arizona Wildcats softball
1997 Arizona Wildcats softball
National Champion; NCAA Tucson Regional champion; Pac-10 champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	61–5 (26–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (12th season);
Home stadium	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

Record61–5 (26–1 Pac-10)

Headcoach

1997 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 1 Arizona ‍†‍‍^y	26	–	1	–	0	.963	61	–	5	–	0	.924
No. 2 UCLA ‍‍‍^y	21	–	7	–	0	.750	49	–	14	–	0	.778
No. 4 Washington ‍‍‍^y	16	–	11	–	0	.593	50	–	19	–	0	.725
No. 11 California ‍‍‍^y	13	–	14	–	0	.481	36	–	26	–	0	.581
Stanford ‍‍‍	10	–	18	–	0	.357	31	–	27	–	0	.534
No. 23 Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	9	–	19	–	0	.321	32	–	25	–	0	.561
Oregon ‍‍‍	9	–	19	–	0	.321	24	–	35	–	0	.407
Oregon State ‍‍‍	6	–	21	–	0	.222	29	–	34	–	1	.461

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 1997^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 1997 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1997 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his twelfth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 61–5. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 26–1 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 1997 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 fifth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.^[2]

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
NFCA/USA Today	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1

v t e 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 2024 2025 2026
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

v t e Arizona Wildcats 1997 Women's College World Series Champions
20 Leah O'Brien
Head coach Mike Candrea
Regular season NCAA tournament Women's College World Series

Schedule

1997 Arizona Wildcats softball

National Champion NCAA Tucson Regional champion Pac-10 champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	61–5 (26–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (12th season)
Home stadium	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →