Jennie Lynn Finch Daigle is an American former softball player. She played for the Arizona Wildcats softball team from 1999 to 2002, where she won the 2001 Women's College World Series and was named collegiate All-American. Later she led the United States women's national softball team to the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also pitched for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch from 2005 to 2010.
John Michael Candrea is the former head softball coach and served as interim Athletic Director between Feb. 2 and March 3, 2024 at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He was the head coach of the United States women's national softball team in 2004, when Team USA won a gold medal, and in 2008, bringing home silver. At the time of his retirement in 2021, Candrea was the all-time winningest coach in college softball history, and ranked fourth of any coach in any NCAA sport with 1,674 wins.
The Arizona Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent the University of Arizona, located in Tucson. The Wildcats compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Arizona's chief intercollegiate rival is the Arizona State Sun Devils, and the two universities' athletic departments compete against each other in multiple sports via the State Farm Territorial Cup Series.
The Arizona Wildcats softball team represents the University of Arizona in NCAA Division I Softball. Having claimed eight national championships, the team is one of the most successful in the history of the sport. It plays its home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium in Tucson, AZ. The team was formerly coached by Mike Candrea, who began his UA coaching career in 1986 and announced his retirement on June 8, 2021. He retired as the all time winningest coach in Collegiate softball history with 1,674 wins, more Collegiate national titles with 8 and the fourth most wins of any coach in any NCAA sport.
Dave Heeke is a former American university sports administrator who last served as athletic director at the University of Arizona.
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 1993 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1993 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his eighth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 44–8. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 15–3 record.
The 1994 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1994 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his ninth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 64–3. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 23–1 record.
The 1996 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1996 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his eleventh season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 58–9. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 23–5 record.
The 1997 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1997 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his twelfth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 61–5. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 26–1 record.
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 2006 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2006 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his twenty-first season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 54–11. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 15–6 record.
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.
The 2022 Arizona Wildcats softball team represents the University of Arizona in the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats are coached by Caitlin Lowe, who is in her first season with Arizona. They play their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and compete in the Pac-12 Conference.
The Pac-12 Conference softball tournament was the conference tournament in softball for the Pac-12 Conference. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament. After several years of consideration, the tournament began in 2023 and ended the next year.
The 1992 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1992 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his seventh season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 58–7. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 16–2 record.
The 1995 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1995 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his tenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 66–6. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 24–4 record.
The 1998 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1998 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his thirteenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 67–4. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 27–1 record.
The 2010 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2010 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his twenty-third season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 52–14. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished third with a 12–8 record.
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.
