2007 Arizona Wildcats softball team

The 2007 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2007 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his twenty-second season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 50–14–1. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 15–5–1 record.

2007 Arizona Wildcats softball
National Champion NCAA Tucson Super Regional champion NCAA Tucson Regional champion Pacific-10 champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	50–14–1 (15–5–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Candrea (22nd season)
Home stadium	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y	15	–	5	–	1		.738			50	–	14	–	1		.777
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y	13	–	8	–	0		.619			54	–	17	–	0		.761
Washington  ‍‍‍y	12	–	9	–	0		.571			42	–	19	–	0		.689
UCLA  ‍‍‍y	12	–	9	–	0		.571			37	–	18	–	0		.673
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y	10	–	11	–	0		.476			41	–	23	–	0		.641
Stanford  ‍‍‍y	7	–	13	–	1		.357			35	–	21	–	1		.623
Oregon  ‍‍‍y	7	–	14	–	0		.333			44	–	19	–	0		.698
California  ‍‍‍y	7	–	14	–	0		.333			34	–	32	–	0		.515
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of August 5, 2007[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The Wildcats were invited to the 2007 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Regional and Super Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their eighth (and, to date, their most recent) NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.^[2]

Roster

2007 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
	Pitchers 8 – Amanda Williams – freshman 9 - Taryne Mowatt – junior 17 – Samantha Hoffman – freshman Catchers 15 - Callista Balko – junior 21 – Stacie Chambers – freshman	Infielders 3 – Sarah Akamine – freshman 7 – K’Lee Arredondo – freshman 12 – Danielle Rodriguez – junior 14 – Chelsie Mesa – senior 23 – Lauren Erb – freshman 24 – Laine Roth – sophomore 29 - Kristie Fox – senior 31 - Jenae Leles – sophomore 33 – Sam Banister – sophomore		Outfielders 2 – Cyndi Duran – junior 4 – Adrienne Acton – junior 6 – Jill Malina – sophomore 22 – Lisa Odom – freshman 26 - Caitlin Lowe – senior

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss
	Tie
*	Non-Conference game

2007 Arizona Wildcats Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 9 vs Ohio State* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 12–35 1–0 Feb 9 vs Nevada* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–2 2–0 Feb 10 vs Florida* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–38 2–1 Feb 10 vs No. 4 Northwestern* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–3 3–1 Feb 11 vs Wisconsin* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–1 4–1 Feb 11 vs No. 13 Texas A&M* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2–3 4–2 Feb 16 Temple* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–15 5–2 Feb 16 Texas Tech* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1–0 6–2 Feb 17 Virginia* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–36 7–2 Feb 17 Middle Tennessee* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–3 8–2 Feb 18 Texas Tech* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–1 9–2 Feb 23 No. 2 Texas A&M Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–0 10–2 Feb 24 No. 2 Texas A&M Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3–4 10–3 Feb 25 No. 2 Texas A&M Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–2 11–3
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 2 Missouri* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–4 12–3 Mar 3 Missouri* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–1 13–3 Mar 4 Missouri* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–7 14–3 Mar 6 Creighton* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–2 15–3 Mar 6 Creighton* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–3 16–3 Mar 9 at No. 14 Baylor* Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX W 3–0 17–3 Mar 10 at No. 14 Baylor* Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX L 2–3 17–4 Mar 11 at No. 14 Baylor* Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX L 2–3 17–5 Mar 15 vs NC State* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 2–0 18–5 Mar 15 vs No. 6 Oklahoma* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 2–6 18–6 Mar 16 vs Pacific* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 11–0 19–6 Mar 17 vs No. 7 Michigan* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 2–1 20–6 Mar 18 vs No. 16 Louisiana–Lafayette* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 9–0 21–6 Mar 18 vs No. 6 Oklahoma* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 0–115 21–7 Mar 24 New Mexico* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13–05 22–7 Mar 24 New Mexico* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–05 23–7 Mar 25 New Mexico* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–36 24–7 Mar 30 at No. 16 Washington Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 6–0 25–7 1–0 Mar 31 at No. 14 UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–2 25–8 1–1
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 1 at No. 14 UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 11–2 26–8 2–1 Apr 6 No. 9 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1–0 27–8 3–1 Apr 7 No. 9 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1–0 28–8 4–1 Apr 13 No. 12 Stanford Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 29–8 5–1 Apr 14 California Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–4 30–8 6–1 Apr 15 California Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–2 31–8 7–1 Apr 18 at No. 9 Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 3–6 31–9 7–2 Apr 20 No. 14 Oregon State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3–1 32–9 8–2 Apr 21 No. 15 Oregon Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 33–9 9–2 Apr 22 No. 15 Oregon Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–16 34–9 10–2 Apr 27 at California Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 6–0 35–9 11–2 Apr 28 at No. 17 Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA L 2–3 35–10 11–3 Apr 29 at No. 17 Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA T 0–012 35–10–1 11–3–1
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 4 at No. 20 Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 6–2 36–10–1 12–3–1 May 5 at No. 16 Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR W 10–15 37–10–1 13–3–1 May 6 at No. 16 Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR W 2–0 38–10–1 14–3–1 May 10 No. 14 UCLA Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4–7 38–11–1 14–4–1 May 11 No. 11 Washington Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 1–5 38–12–1 14–5–1 May 12 No. 11 Washington Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–48 39–12–1 15–5–1
Post-season
NCAA Tucson Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 18 Howard Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–0 40–12–1 1–0 May 19 Mississippi State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–0 41–12–1 2–0 May 20 Pacific Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–0 42–12–1 3–0
NCAA Tucson Super Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SR Record May 26 Cal State Fullerton Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–6 43–12–1 1–0 May 27 Cal State Fullerton Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 2–1 44–12–1 2–0
NCAA Women's College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 31 (8) Baylor ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–19 45–12–1 1–0 June 1 (5) Tennessee ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–1 45–13–1 1–1 June 2 (8) DePaul ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3–0 46–13–1 2–1 June 3 (6) Washington ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–0 47–13–1 3–1 June 3 (6) Washington ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 8–1 48–13–1 4–1 June 4 (5) Tennessee ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–3 48–14–1 4–2 June 5 (5) Tennessee ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 49–14–1 5–2 June 6 (5) Tennessee ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–0 50–14–1 6–2