The 2002 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2002 NCAA Division I softball season . The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea , who led his seventeenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 55–12. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference , where they finished second with a 15–6 record.
The Wildcats were invited to the 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament , where they won their Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion California .[2]
Personnel
Roster
2002 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
Pitchers
11 – Marissa Marzan – freshman
15 – Jenny Gladding – sophomore
22 – Courtney Fossatti – freshman
27 - Jennie Finch – senior
Catchers
52 – Mackenzie Vandergeest – sophomore
77 – Jackie Coburn – freshman
Infielders
3 - Lovieanne Jung – junior
8 – Lisha Ribellia – junior
9 – Leneah Manuma – sophomore
20 – Candace Abrams – freshman
Outfielders
2 – Rebekah Quiroz – freshman
4 – Carrie Hagen – freshman
5 – Crystal Farley – freshman
12 – Allyson Von Liechtenstein – freshman
21 – Meaghan Finnerty – senior
Coaches
2002 Arizona Wildcats softball coaching staff[2]
Mike Candrea - Head coach - 17th season
Larry Ray - Assistant Coach - 11th season
Nancy Evans - Assistant Coach - 2nd season
Schedule
Legend
Arizona win
Arizona loss
*
Non-Conference game
2002 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
February
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Pac-10 record
Feb 1
No. 13 Alabama *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 8–2
1–0
Feb 2
No. 13 Alabama*
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 13–56
2–0
Feb 3
No. 13 Alabama*
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 11–15
3–0
Feb 8
vs No. 17 Southwest Texas State *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 10–15
4–0
Feb 8
vs Texas *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 3–0
5–0
Feb 9
vs No. 10 Cal State Fullerton *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 9–1
6–0
Feb 9
vs Mississippi State *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
L 1–7
6–1
Feb 10
vs No. 24 UMass *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 1–0
7–1
Feb 10
vs Wisconsin *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
L 0–3
7–2
Feb 15
Louisville *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 6–2
8–2
Feb 15
No. 14 Notre Dame *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 3–0
9–2
Feb 16
No. 25 South Florida *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 10–05
10–2
Feb 16
Auburn *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 4–0
11–2
Feb 17
New Mexico State *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 8–06
12–2
Feb 22
Eastern Michigan *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 11–05
13–2
Feb 22
San Jose State *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 8–05
14–2
Feb 23
Drake *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 12–25
15–2
Feb 23
Northern Iowa *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 12–25
16–2
Feb 24
Cal State Northridge *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 6–0
17–2
Feb 27
Eastern Michigan*
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 10–05
18–2
March
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Pac-10 record
Mar 1
Southern Miss *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 18–05
19–2
Mar 1
Hawaii *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 5–1
20–2
Mar 2
Eastern Michigan*
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 9–06
21–2
Mar 2
Evansville *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 8–05
22–2
Mar 3
Long Beach State *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 4–1
23–2
Mar 5
Boston College *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 13–1
24–2
Mar 6
Boston College*
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 9–05
25–2
Mar 14
vs Texas Tech *
Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA
W 8–0
26–2
Mar 14
vs Notre Dame*
Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA
W 7–0
27–2
Mar 15
vs Cal State Northridge*
Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA
L 3–4
27–3
Mar 16
vs No. 18 Louisiana–Lafayette *
Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA
W 1–0
28–3
Mar 16
vs No. 8 Arizona State *
Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA
L 0–3
28–4
Mar 22
No. 18 Louisiana–Lafayette*
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 6–2
29–4
Mar 23
No. 18 Louisiana–Lafayette*
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 8–06
30–4
Mar 24
No. 18 Louisiana–Lafayette*
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 7–2
31–4
Mar 29
at No. 6 Arizona State
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 2–0
32–4
1–0
Mar 30
at No. 6 Arizona State
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 10–15
33–4
2–0
April
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Pac-10 record
Apr 5
No. 10 Washington
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 1–0
34–4
3–0
Apr 6
No. 1 UCLA
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 6–2
35–4
4–0
Apr 7
No. 1 UCLA
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
L 5–6
35–5
4–1
Apr 12
at No. 14 Oregon State
Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR
W 4–0
36–5
5–1
Apr 13
at Oregon
Howe Field • Eugene, OR
W 2–0
37–5
6–1
Apr 14
at Oregon
Howe Field • Eugene, OR
W 8–1
38–5
7–1
Apr 16
Oklahoma State *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 4–2
39–5
Apr 17
No. 9 Oklahoma *
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 1–0
40–5
Apr 19
at No. 3 Stanford
Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA
W 2–1
41–5
8–1
Apr 20
at No. 8 California
Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA
L 2–5
41–6
8–2
Apr 21
at No. 8 California
Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA
L 1–2
41–7
8–3
Apr 26
Oregon
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 11–35
42–7
9–3
Apr 27
No. 14 Oregon State
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 7–0
43–7
10–3
Apr 28
No. 14 Oregon State
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 2–1
44–7
11–3
Apr 30
No. 5 Arizona State
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 5–3
45–7
12–3
May
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Pac-10 record
May 3
No. 6 California
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 3–0
46–7
13–3
May 4
No. 7 Stanford
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 3–2
47–7
14–3
May 5
No. 7 Stanford
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 6–1
48–7
15–3
May 10
at No. 1 UCLA
Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
L 2–4
48–8
15–4
May 11
at No. 6 Washington
Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA
L 1–3
48–9
15–5
May 11
at No. 6 Washington
Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA
L 2–3
48–10
15–6
Post-season
NCAA Regional
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
NCAAT record
May 16
Boston University
Minneapolis, MN
W 4–1
49–10
1–0
May 17
Penn State
Minneapolis, MN
W 4–3
50–10
2–0
May 18
DePaul
Minneapolis, MN
W 2–0
51–10
3–0
May 19
DePaul
Minneapolis, MN
L 0–6
51–11
3–1
May 19
DePaul
Minneapolis, MN
W 8–0
52–11
4–1
References
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics
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