1991 Arizona Wildcats softball team

1991 Arizona Wildcats softball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record50–15 (11–9 Pac-10)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16 4   .800 50 5   .909
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 15 5   .750 43 16   .729
California  ‍‍‍y 14 6   .700 48 18   .727
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 11 9   .550 56 16   .778
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 4 16   .200 29 29   .500
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0 20   .000 9 43   .173
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1991[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1991 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1991 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his sixth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 56–16. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished fourth with a 11–9 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 1991 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 first NCAA Women's College World Series Championship and first women's team championship in school history.[2] This title would start a run of eight WCWS championships over seventeen seasons and lead to recognition as one of the top programs in the nation.[3][4]

  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  2. ^ 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "1991 Arizona softball: The story of the champs who started it all". Tucson, Arizona: KOLD-TV. May 20, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Mike Baldwin (June 4, 2007). "Wildcats again headed to finals". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved July 21, 2019.