1996 Arizona Wildcats softball team

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.

1996 Arizona Wildcats softball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record58–9 (23–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Mike Candrea (11th season)
Home stadiumRita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
1996 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Washington  y 234 .852599 .868
No. 1 Arizona  y 235 .821589 .866
No. 3 UCLA  y 207 .7414711 .810
No. 6 California  y 1412 .5384123 .641
Arizona State   1018 .3573427 .557
Stanford   719 .2692429 .453
Oregon   518 .2172130 .412
Oregon State   322 .1201535 .300
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1996
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The Wildcats were invited to the 1996 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their fourth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.

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