2000 Arizona Wildcats softball team

The 2000 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2000 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his fifteenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 59–9. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 16–4 record.

The Wildcats were invited to the 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won the Regional and advanced to their thirteenth Women's College World Series. Arizona finished tied for third place with wins over and and losses to fellow semifinalist and champion Oklahoma.

Personnel

Roster 2000 Arizona Wildcats roster Pitchers 0 - Becky Lemke - Junior 2 - Teresa Ayoub - Junior 27 - Jennie Finch - Sophomore

Catchers 42 - Lindsey Collins - JuniorInfielders 5 - Katie Swan - Senior 6 - April Richardson - Junior 8 - Lisha Ribellia - Freshman 9 - Leneah Manuma - Freshman 14 - Lindsey Rice - Freshman 24 - Lauren Bauer - Junior 25 - Allison Andrade - Junior 32 - Toni Mascarenas - Junior Outfielders 3 - Lindsay Robinson - Senior 4 - Nicole Giordano - Junior 7 - Erika Hanson - Junior 99 - Chrissy Gil - Senior

Coaches 2000 Arizona Wildcats softball coaching staff Mike Candrea - Head coach - 15th season Stacy Iveson - Assistant coach - 6th season Amy Chellevold - Assistant coach - 7th season

Schedule Legend Arizona win Arizona loss * Non-Conference game

2000 Arizona Wildcats softball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 4 No. 5 * No. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ(Arizona Classic) W 9–1 1–0 Feb 5 No. 2 * No. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ(Arizona Classic) L 0–1 1–1 Feb 6 No. 5 Southern Miss* No. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ(Arizona Classic) W 10–2 2–1 Feb 11 vs * No. 4 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Kajikawa Classic) W 11–1 3–1 Feb 11 vs No. 18 * No. 4 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Kajikawa Classic) W 3–2 4–1 Feb 12 vs * No. 4 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Kajikawa Classic) W 9–0 5–1 Feb 12 vs * No. 4 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Kajikawa Classic) W 10–0 6–1 Feb 13 vs No. 3 * No. 4 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Kajikawa Classic) W 3–0 7–1 Feb 13 vs * No. 4 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Kajikawa Classic) W 10–1 8–1 Feb 18 * No. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ(Wildcat Invitational) W 9–0 9–1 Feb 18 * No. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ(Wildcat Invitational) W 15–0 10–1 Feb 19 * No. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ(Wildcat Invitational) W 17–1 11–1 Feb 19 * No. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ(Wildcat Invitational) W 8–0 12–1 Feb 20 No. 8 Oklahoma* No. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ(Wildcat Invitational) W 6–0 13–1 Feb 22 * No. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 2–1 14–1 Feb 25 vs No. 15 * No. 3 Alabama Softball Complex • Tuscaloosa, AL(Bama Bash) W 3–0 15–1 Feb 25 vs * No. 3 Alabama Softball Complex • Tuscaloosa, AL(Bama Bash) W 9–0 16–1 Feb 26 at * No. 3 Alabama Softball Complex • Tuscaloosa, AL(Bama Bash) W 6–2 17–1 Feb 26 vs * No. 3 Alabama Softball Complex • Tuscaloosa, AL(Bama Bash) W 12–0 18–1 Feb 26 vs Drake* No. 3 Alabama Softball Complex • Tuscaloosa, AL(Bama Bash) W 18–0 19–1 Feb 27 vs No. 15 DePaul* No. 3 Alabama Softball Complex • Tuscaloosa, AL(Bama Bash) W 6–1 20–1 March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 3 * No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ(Hillenbrand Invitational) W 10–0 21–1 Mar 3 * No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ(Hillenbrand Invitational) W 8–0 22–1 Mar 4 * No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ(Hillenbrand Invitational) W 10–0 23–1 Mar 5 * No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ(Hillenbrand Invitational) W 10–1 24–1 Mar 5 * No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ(Hillenbrand Invitational) W 8–0 25–1 Mar 11 * No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 2–0 26–1 Mar 11 BYU* No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–0 27–1 Mar 14 at No. 7 Fresno State* No. 2 Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA W 2–0 28–1 Mar 14 at No. 7 Fresno State* No. 2 Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA W 3–1 29–1 Mar 16 vs * No. 2 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Judi Garman Classic) W 3–0 30–1 Mar 16 at No. 9 * No. 2 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Judi Garman Classic) W 6–0 31–1 Mar 17 vs No. 22 * No. 2 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Judi Garman Classic) W 1–0 32–1 Mar 18 vs * No. 2 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Judi Garman Classic) W 4–0 33–1 Mar 18 vs * No. 2 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Judi Garman Classic) W 6–0 34–1 Mar 19 vs * No. 2 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Judi Garman Classic) W 6–3 35–1 Mar 19 vs No. 1 * No. 2 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Judi Garman Classic) L 1–6 35–2 Mar 28 * No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 1–2 35–3 Mar 28 New Mexico State* No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–1 36–3 Mar 31 No. 23 Oregon No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–2 37–3 1–0April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 1 No. 11 No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–0 38–3 2–0 Apr 2 No. 11 Oregon State No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 39–3 3–0 Apr 4 No. 4 No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–1 40–3 4–0 Apr 7 No. 7 No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 41–3 5–0 Apr 8 No. 9 No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–4 42–3 6–0 Apr 9 No. 9 Stanford No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3–4 42–4 6–1 Apr 13 at Cal State Northridge* No. 2 Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA W 6–0 43–4 Apr 14 at No. 3 UCLA No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–4 44–4 7–1 Apr 15 at No. 1 Washington No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 0–2 44–5 7–2 Apr 16 at No. 1 Washington No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 0–7 44–6 7–3 Apr 21 at No. 4 Arizona State No. 2 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–3 44–7 7–4 Apr 22 at No. 4 Arizona State No. 2 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 3–0 45–7 8–4 Apr 29 at No. 17 Oregon No. 2 Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 2–0 46–7 9–4 Apr 30 at No. 17 Oregon No. 2 Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 1–0 47–7 10–4May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 5 No. 1 Washington No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–2 48–7 11–4 May 6 No. 3 UCLA No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–9 49–7 12–4 May 7 No. 3 UCLA No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–1 50–7 13–4 May 12 at No. 9 Stanford No. 2 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 9–0 51–7 14–4 May 13 at No. 10 California No. 2 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 8–3 52–7 15–4 May 13 at No. 10 California No. 2 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 8–3 53–7 16–4Postseason Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 18 No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–0 54–7 1–0 May 19 No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–0 55–7 2–0 May 20 No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13–0 56–7 3–0 May 21 Nebraska No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–0 57–7 4–0 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 25 No. 8 Southern Miss No. 2 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–1 57–8 0–1 May 27 No. 10 California No. 2 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 6–0 58–8 1–1 May 27 No. 1 Washington No. 2 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 4–2 59–8 2–1 May 28 No. 4 Oklahoma No. 2 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–1 59–9 2–2

Ranking movements

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