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2001 Arizona Wildcats softball team

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ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record65–4 (19–2 Pac-10)
Headcoach
HomestadiumRita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
2001 Arizona Wildcats softball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record65–4 (19–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumRita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 19–2–0 .90565–4–0 .942
No. 2 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16–5–0 .76262–6–0 .912
No. 3 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 11–10–0 .52454–16–1 .768
No. 13 Washington  ‍‍‍y 11–10–0 .52440–23–0 .635
No. 20 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 10–10–0 .50044–24–1 .645
No. 9 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 9–12–0 .42936–22–0 .621
No. 6 California  ‍‍‍y 6–14–0 .30054–18–0 .750
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 1–20–0 .04828–40–0 .412
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 2001[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

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.[2]

2001 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 0 – Becky Lemke – senior
  • 2 – Teresa Demeter – senior
  • 15 – Jenny Gladding – freshman
  • 27 – Jennie Finch – junior
  • 31 – Kim Balkan – freshman

Catchers

  • 42 – Lindsey Collins – senior
  • 52 – Mackenzie Vandergeest – freshman

Infielders

  • 8 – Lisha Ribellia – sophomore
  • 9 – Leneah Manuma – freshman
  • 20 – Candace Abrams – freshman
  • 24 – Lauren Bauer – senior
  • 25 – Allison Andrade – senior
  • 32 – Toni Mascarenas – senior
  

Outfielders

  • 4 – Nicole Giordano – senior
  • 7 – Erika Hanson – senior

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