The following is a list of Arizona Wildcats softball seasons . The University of Arizona is a member of the Pac-12 Conference of the NCAA Division I . The Wildcats are eight time Women's College World Series champions, and are regarded as one of the top programs in college softball after winning eight championships in seventeen seasons, including a run of sixteen consecutive WCWS appearances.[1] [2] Arizona has also appeared in the final event 27 times - 4 under the AIAW and 23 under the NCAA. The team played its first season in 1974.[3]
National champions WCWS Appearance NCAA Tournament appearance Conference champions
Season Head coach Conference Season results Postseason result Overall Conference Wins Losses Ties % Wins Losses Ties % Finish 1974 Judy Spray Intermountain 11 3 0 .786 — — — — — WCWS, Seventh Place 1975 13 8 0 .619 — — — — — WCWS, Seventh Place 1976 21 7 0 .650 — — — — — 1977 Ginny Parrish 22 14 0 .611 6 2 0 .750 WCWS Runner-up 1978 16 11 0 .593 3 6 0 .333 1979 44 15 0 .746 15 3 0 .833 WCWS, Thirteenth place 1980 Rocky LaRose WCAA 23 23 0 .500 2 14 0 .125 1981 Paula Noel 24 20 0 .545 5 11 0 .313 1982 21 20 0 .512 6 14 0 .300 4th 1983 20 24 0 .455 7 12 0 .368 1984 28 16 0 .636 5 5 0 .500 4th 1985 17 16 0 .515 5 7 0 .417 5th 1986 Mike Candrea Pac-12 27 13 1 .671 5 6 1 .458 3rd 1987 42 18 0 .700 6 4 0 .600 T-3rd NCAA Regional 1988 54 18 0 .750 15 5 0 .750 2nd WCWS, Third place 1989 48 19 0 .716 11 9 0 .550 3rd WCWS, Third place 1990 49 17 0 .742 12 6 0 .667 2nd WCWS, Seventh place 1991 56 16 0 .778 11 9 0 .550 4th National Champions 1992 58 7 0 .892 16 2 0 .889 1st WCWS, Runner-up 1993 44 8 0 .846 15 3 0 .833 2nd National Champions 1994 64 3 0 .955 21 3 0 .875 1st National Champions 1995 66 6 0 .917 24 4 0 .857 1st WCWS, Runner-up 1996 58 9 0 .866 23 5 0 .821 2nd National Champions 1997 61 5 0 .924 26 1 0 .963 1st National Champions 1998 67 4 0 .944 27 1 0 .964 1st WCWS, Runner-up 1999 53 16 0 .768 19 9 0 .679 2nd WCWS, Fifth place 2000 59 9 0 .868 16 4 0 .800 2nd WCWS, Third place 2001 65 4 0 .942 19 2 0 .905 1st National Champions 2002 55 12 0 .821 15 6 0 .714 2nd WCWS, Runner-up 2003 56 7 0 .889 19 2 0 .905 1st WCWS, Third place 2004 Larry Ray 55 6 0 .902 17 3 0 .850 1st NCAA Regional 2005 Mike Candrea 45 12 0 .789 13 8 0 .619 1st WCWS, Fifth place 2006 54 11 0 .831 15 6 0 .714 2nd National Champions 2007 50 14 1 .777 15 5 1 .738 1st National Champions 2008 Larry Ray 41 19 0 .683 13 8 0 .619 WCWS, Seventh place 2009 Mike Candrea 46 17 0 .730 13 7 0 .650 3rd WCWS, Seventh place 2010 52 14 0 .788 13 8 0 .619 3rd WCWS, Runner-up 2011 43 18 0 .705 11 10 0 .524 3rd NCAA Super Regional 2012 38 19 0 .667 12 12 0 .500 4th NCAA Super Regional 2013 33 26 0 .559 9 15 0 .375 7th NCAA Regional 2014 44 16 0 .733 14 10 0 .583 5th NCAA Super Regional 2015 41 20 0 .672 13 11 0 .542 3rd NCAA Super Regional 2016 40 21 0 .656 13 11 0 .542 5th NCAA Super Regional 2017 52 8 0 .867 18 7 0 .720 1st NCAA Super Regional 2018 43 14 0 .754 13 11 0 .542 5th NCAA Super Regional 2019 48 14 0 .774 19 5 0 .792 3rd WCWS, Fifth place 2020 22 3 0 .880 0 0 0 – Season canceled due to COVID-19 2021 41 13 0 .759 12 10 0 .545 5th WCWS, Seventh place 2022 Caitlin Lowe 39 22 0 .639 8 16 0 .333 8th WCWS, Fifth place 2023 29 25 0 .537 6 18 0 .250 8th
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Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics