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Stacie Chambers – 31 HR ~ Jenae Leles – 23 HR ~ Brittany Lastrapes – 17 HR ~ Sam Banister – 16 HR

21 WCWS Appearances Since 1988

EIGHT-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

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2009 Arizona Schedule Wildcats Make 21st Women’s College World Series February 6 Kansas+ L, 1-5 6 UTEP+ W, 8-5 The Pinnacle: Arizona (46-15) will take their nation-leading .344 team batting 7 No. 9 Northwestern+ L, 1-3 average and NCAA-record 134 home runs into Oklahoma City, where they will 7 No. 23 Nevada+ W, 7-2 undoubtedly face the most dominant pitching seen all season. The Cats finished 8 UC Santa Barbara+ Rained Out third in the powerhouse Pac-10 conference after controlling their own destiny for 13 Marshall# W, 10-4 much of the league season, and went 5-1 in the NCAA Softball Championship 13 USF# W, 7-2 (8) preliminary rounds to clinch their 21st berth in the Women’s College World 14 Illinois# W, 7-4 Series. UA has been to every Series but one (2004) since 1988. The Wildcats 14 USF# W, 6-4 won the title in 2006 and 2007. Arizona will play the team ranked first in the 15 Hofstra# W, 10-0 (5) 20 North Dakota State^ W, 10-0 (5) national polls for most of the season, Florida, in Game Four and both teams’ 20 Utah^ W, 16-1 (5) series opener on Thursday, May 28 at 8 p.m. CT (6 p.m. Tucson time). The 21 Utah^ W, 12-1 (5) game and every game of the Women’s College World Series will be shown live 21 North Dakota State^ W, 9-2 on ESPN from ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. 22 North Dakota State^ W, 12-0 (5) 22 Utah^ W, 6-1 How UA Did It: The Cats, the NCAA’s No. 9 seed in the tournament, swept 27 at No. 21 Texas A&M L, 5-6 (9) through the Louisville, Ky. Regional wil victories of 9-3 over UT Martin, 18-4 over 28 at No. 21 Texas A&M W, 9-4 host Louisville and 4-2 over Purdue, only to be shipped to the Bay Area for Super March 1 at No. 21 Texas A&M L, 4-5 (8) Regional action. Arizona fell to eighth-seeded Stanford 6-4 in the opener, but 4 UTEP W, 20-1 (5) rallied for two victories while facing elimination: 7-3 in the second game, and 6-5 UTEP W, 5-2 in the Super Regional championship game for the trip to Oklahoma City. 6 Minnesota$ W, 10-4 Minnesota$ W, 20-3 (5) Arizona’s NCAA Appearance: Arizona is appearing in its 23rd consecutive 7 Creighton$ L, 0-6 NCAA Championships and 23rd overall since 1987, all under the aegis of coach Creighton$ W, 19-2 (5) Mike Candrea – or under the tutilige of assistant coach Larry Ray in 2004 and 8 St. Joseph’s$ W, 14-4 (5) St. Joseph’s$ W, 20-1 (5) 2008, when Candrea was on the pre-Olympic tour with the U.S. National Team. 10 Simon Fraser W, 9-0 (5) Softball became a Division I sport in 1982 and Arizona did not qualify for the first Simon Fraser W, 11-0 (5) five tournaments but has thereafter. Arizona has now won a regional 21 times to 13 Texas~ W, 6-5 advance to the Women’s College World Series, an event it has won eight times, 13 New Mexico~ W, 9-1 (5) including two of the past three seasons. Arizona has been host 17 times – 1988, 14 Penn State~ L, 6-9 1990, 1992-95, 1997-2001, 2003-07, and the Super Regional in 2008. The team 14 Notre Dame~ W, 10-1 (5) traveled to NCAA Regional sites five previous times – 1987, 1989 and 1991 in 15 No. 10 Michigan~ L, 0-4 Tempe, 1996 in Tallahassee, Fla., 2002 in Minneapolis, 2008 in Hempstead, 18 at New Mexico State W, 8-5 at New Mexico State W, 10-5 N.Y. and 2009 in Louisville, Ky. UA had been host four of the five years the 27 Oregon State* W, 12-9 NCAA has held Super Regionals; the lone exception was this season’s shipment 28 Oregon* (KCUB 1290 AM) W, 11-3 (5) to Palo Alto, Calif. 29 Oregon* (KCUB 1290 AM) W, 7-6 April Arizona Overall in the NCAAs: Arizona has a record of 134-37 in NCAA play, 3 at No. 3 Washington* L, 0-6 including a mark of 67-8 in preliminary Regional action. In early-rounds Regional 4 at No. 7 UCLA* (KCUB 1290 AM) W, 9-2 play away from Tucson the Cats have a 18-3 record -- 0-2 in 1987, 3-0 in 1989, 5 at No. 7 UCLA* (KCUB 1290 AM) L, 2-3 2-0 in 1991, 3-0 in 1996, 4-1 in 2002, 3-0 in 2008 and 3-0 in 2009. Arizona is 10- 10 No. 5 Arizona State* (KCUB 1400 AM) W, 10-8 17 No. 2 Stanford* (CBS College Sports TV) W, 12-4 (6) 3 in Super Regional play and 57-27 in Women’s College World Series action. 18 No. 14 California* (KCUB 1290 AM) W, 11-2 (5) Arizona is 21-2 in its first games of the 23 NCAA Championships in which it has 19 No. 14 California* W, 7-5 played. The two losses came in 1987 to Arizona State at Tempe, 4-3, and to 24 No. 2 UCLA* L, 1-2 Arizona State in Tucson in 1990, 1-0. In 2004 the Cats played host under the 25 No. 3 Washington* (KCUB 1290 AM) L, 1-4 previous eight-team Regional set up and were bumped from the WCWS by 26 No. 3 Washington* (KCUB 1290 AM) W, 11-0 (5) losing to Oklahoma and Louisiana-Lafayette in Tucson. 29 No. 6 Arizona State (resumed from 4/11) W, 3-2 at No. 6 Arizona State* (KCUB 1290 AM) W, 10-6 Arizona Head Coach Mike Candrea: Candrea enters his 24th season at the May 1 at No. 13 California* (FSN TV) Rained Out helm of the Arizona softball program. He boasts a 1,177-242-2 (.828) record in 2 at No. 3 Stanford* L, 3-4 his 22nd season in the dugout. In the two seasons away from Tucson, he 3 at No. 3 Stanford* L, 1-2 coached the U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal in Athens, Greece and a silver in 7 at Oregon* L, 1-2 Beijing, China. He was named a finalist for USOC Coach of the Year on March 8 at Oregon State* W, 10-0 (5) 19, 2008, and won the award in 2004. In January, he was inducted into the 9 at Oregon State* W, 12-2 inaugural Hall Of Fame class at Central Arizona College. Candrea also was 15 UT Martin –Regional, Louisville, Ky. W, 9-3 awarded the Olympic Shield award, the U.S. Olympic Committee’s most 16 No. 18 Louisville – Regional, Louisville, Ky.W, 18-4 (5) prestigious award, marking the first time in history the award was given to an 17 Purdue – Regional, Louisville, Ky. W, 4-2 21 No. 5 Stanford – Super Regional, Palo Alto L, 4-6 Olympic coach. He has led Arizona to eight national championships, 10 Pac-10 22 No. 5 Stanford – Super Regional, Palo Alto W, 7-3 titles and is one of just five Division I coaches to have won over 1,100 career 22 No. 5 Stanford – Super Regional, Palo Alto W, 6-5 games. Arizona in the Polls Arizona vs. the WCWS Field in ’09: The Cats played seven games against the This Week’s Polls (underlined in WCWS) WCWS field, and posted a 4-3 record against those squads. UA was 1-2 against USA Today/NFCA (italics on 2009 schedule) Washington, 0-1 against Michigan and swept the three-game series vs. Arizona 1. Florida State. 2. UCLA 3. Washington Previous NCAA Marks Against the WCWS Field: Arizona played previous 4. Alabama NCAA games against half of the teams in the WCWS field. UA is 6-1 against 5. Stanford 6. Arizona Pac-10 foe Washington, all in WCWS games. Arizona is 1-1 against Alabama – 7. Michigan all in the Series, 2-0 against Michigan in NCAA play and 9-3 against ASU 8. Georgia including a victory over the Sun Devils in the 2002 WCWS. UA has not played 9. Arizona State Florida, Georgia or Missouri in postseason play. 10. Oklahoma 11. Ohio State Arizona vs. the Entire NCAA Field: Arizona played to a 16-10 record against 12. Missouri teams selected for the NCAA Championships in 2008. In fact, the only other 13. Northwestern teams to beat Arizona in 2009 were Kansas, Creighton, Penn State and Oregon. 14. California 15. North Carolina Arizona played 13 teams selected for NCAA play this year, one testament to the 16. Florida State Wildcats’ strength of scheduling. Of the fellow Pac-10 teams in the NCAAs, UA 17. Georgia Tech was 1-2 against UCLA, 1-2 against Washington, 1-2 against Stanford, 2-0 18. Tennessee against Cal and 3-0 against Arizona State. 19. Louisville 20. DePaul World Series Introduction: Arizona will participate in a news conference at ASA 21. Louisiana-Lafayette Hall of Fame Stadium at 12:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, May 27. The team will 22. Cal Poly also hold practice on the practice field (5:30 p.m.) and at the stadium field (6:30 23. LSU 24. Massachusetts p.m.) that day. The team will quarter in the Bricktown area downtown during its 25. Notre Dame stay in Oklahoma City. ESPN.com/USA Softball 1. Florida The Team: 2. UCLA - Numerical Roster 3. Alabama No. Name Pos B/T Ht. Yr. Exp Hometown (School) 3 Sarah Akamine P R/R 5-6 Jr. 2L Escondido, Calif., (Escondido) 4. Washington 5 Kristen Arriola 2B R/R 5-5 Fr. HS Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica) 5. Stanford 6 Jill Malina OF R/R 5-5 Sr. 3L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Pinnacle) 6. Michigan 7 K’Lee Arredondo SS S/R 5-6 Jr. 2L Tempe, Ariz. (McClintock) 7. Arizona 11 Jennifer Martinez P R/R 5-9 Sr. RS La Habra, Calif. (LB/CS Dominguez Hills) 15 Karissa Buchanan OF L/R 5-5 Fr. HS Tucson, Ariz. (Sabino) 8. Georgia 17 Victoria Kemp 2B R/R 5-4 So. 1L Saugus, Calif. (Saugus) 9. Oklahoma 42 Alicia Banks 1B R/R 6-0 Fr. HS Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Buena) 10. Ohio State 20 Ashley Ralston-Alvarez P R/R 5-7 Jr. TR Tucson, Ariz. (Foothills/Pima CC) 11. Missouri 21 Stacie Chambers C L/R 5-11 Jr. 1L Glendale, Ariz. (Cactus) 12. Arizona State 22 Lauren Schutzler OF L/R 5-6 So. 1L Monterey, Calif. (Notre Dame) 24 Laine Roth 1B R/R 5-6 Sr. 3L Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley) 13. Northwestern 25 Corinna Gonzalez 1B R/L 5-7 So. 1L Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) 14. Georgia Tech 28 Lindsey Sisk P R/R 5-10 So. 1L Murrieta Valley, Calif. (Murrieta Valley) 15. Tennessee 29 Mandy Monge C R/R 5-5 Sr. TR Wilmington, Mass. (Central/Assumption 16. California 31 Jenae Leles 3B R/R 5-8 Sr. 3L Fair Oaks, Calif. (Rio Americano) 33 Sam Banister 1B R/R 5-8 Sr. 3L Petaluma, Calif. (Petaluma) 17. North Carolina 35 Brittany Lastrapes OF L/L 5-3 So. 1L Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Laguna Hills) 18. Louisville 90 Lini Koria C R/R 5-5 Fr. HS Carson, Calif. (San Pedro) 19. DePaul 20. Florida State Head Coach: Mike Candrea (24th year/ASU ‘78) Assistants: Larry Ray (17th year/Idaho State ’74, Teresa Wilson (1st year/ Missouri ’84) 21. Massachusetts Volunteer Assistants: Amy Chellevold Hillenband (6th year/Arizona ’95) 22. Cal Poly Athletic Trainer: Sara Bach Managers: Brian Eck, Tommy Hazelhurst, Mikey Klein 23. LSU 24. Louisiana-Lafayette Top of the Line Coaching: Arizona's coaching staff includes three mentors who 25. Fresno State have taken a combined 28 different teams to the Women's College World Series , Tucson as head coaches -- Mike Candrea's 20, one by assistant Larry Ray (filling in for Founded 1885 Candrea during the 2008 Olympic year) and seven by assistant Teresa Wilson. Enrollment 38,000 Thrown in former UA star Amy Hillenbrand (née Chellevold), the volunteer coach Nickname, Colors Wildcats, Cardinal and Navy and first Wildcat to be named an All-American all four years of her playing days Conference Pacific-10 (1992-95), and you add four WCWS as a player and five more as an assistant Home Field Hillenbrand Stadium (2,956) to Candrea from 1996-2000. That's a whole lot of teaching at the top level of the Press Box Phone (520) 621-7496 game. It's as good a staff as exists in collegiate softball, and arguably the best. President Dr. Robert Shelton Candrea's leadership and strategy (notably defense), Ray's short game and Athletic Director Jim Livengood outfield teaching, Wilson's pitching expertise and Hillenbrand's bat work and Faculty Representative Jory Hancock base running fundamentals give Arizona the full complement. SWA/Senior Assoc. A.D. Kathleen “Rocky” LaRose

COACHING STAFF Assistant Coach Larry Ray: In 2008, Ray assumed the position of interim head Head Coach Mike Candrea (Arizona State ’78) coach and took the team to their 20th WCWS appearance in 21 years. Ray has a Year at Arizona 24th 265-131 (.669) career record as a head coach, and five NCAA Championships Arizona and Career Div. I Record1,177-242-2 (.831) as an assistant. He possesses a powerful combination of head coaching Asst. Coach Larry Ray (Idaho St ’74), 17th year experience and familiarity with Arizona softball. Ray spent five years as Florida’s Office Phone (520) 621-2664 first head coach, and in 1998 he was named the SEC Coach of the Year after Asst. Coach Teresa Wilson (Missouri ’84), 23rd year leading the Gators to an SEC Eastern Division title and a trip to the NCAA Office Phone (520) 621-8208 Regional Championships. He returned to Arizona in 2002, and in 2004 he led the Volunteer Asst .Coach Amy Hillenbrand, 6th year Wildcats to a 55-6 record and a Pacific-10 Championship. Softball Fax (520) 626-2009 Arizona’s Record Assistant Coach Teresa Wilson: Wilson joined the staff in October after establishing herself as a nationally recognized mentor at four programs as head When It Scores... coach. She has 15 years of Pac-10 head coaching experience and most recently 0 Runs...... 0-3 held the reigns at Texas Tech, after stints at Oregon, Minnesota and 1 Run ...... 0-6 2 Runs...... 0-1 Washington. Wilson has led her teams to seven WCWS appearances and took 3 Runs...... 1-1 Washington to 10 final top-15 standings in the polls. The Pickering, Mo. native 4 Runs...... 1-2 pitched at Missouri, earning All-American honors her senior year after leading the 5 Runs...... 1-1 Tigers to an AIAW and two WCWS appearances. She is the first person to both 6 Runs...... 4-1 play and coach in the WCWS. 7 Runs...... 6-0 8 Runs...... 2-0 Volunteer Assistant Amy Hillenbrand: Hillenbrand has worked as an elite 9 Runs...... 6-0 athlete representative for the ASA board of directors for the last 10 years, and 10+ Runs...... 25-0 also sat on the board oversight committee. She has also served on the selection UA When Opponents Score... committee for the U.S Women's National Team since 2004, and now serves as 0 Runs...... 7-0 the athlete representative to the U.S. Olympic Committee for the sport of softball. 1 Run ...... 7-0 On the playing side, Hillenbrand left the college game in 1995 as the NCAA 2 Runs...... 10-3 3 Runs...... 4-2 career leader in hits (371) and runs (252), plus finished at UA with a career 4 Runs...... 7-3 batting average of .415, the top mark on Arizona's chart until Alison McCutcheon 5 Runs...... 7-2 eclipsed her mark in 1998. Hillenbrand's career average is one of only nine 6 Runs...... 2-4 Wildcats above .400. 7 Runs...... 0-0 8 Runs...... 1-0 Last Week in the NCAAs: Arizona a first-inning run that held up until the fifth, 9 Runs...... 1-1 when host Stanford crossed the plate six times on two UA errors. Maddy Coon 10+ Runs...... 0-0 capped the inning off with a three-run shot for the Cardinal. The Cats rallied late Arizona When It... for three runs, but Stanford held off the Wildcat attack en route to a 6-4 win. Out-hits Its Opponent ...... 38-3 Arizona fell for only the third time when outhitting an opponent, and found itself in Is Out- by Its Opponent...... 4-11 a win-or-go-home situation heading into Day Two of the Super Regionals. But Hits are Tied...... 4-1 faced with elimination, the Cats found the bats that had carried them to this point Arizona When... and touched up ace Missy Penna for seven runs on 11 hits, forcing a deciding Akamine Starts in the circle ...... 26-7 game with a 7-3 victory. K’Lee Arredondo hit a three-run in the third Sisk Starts...... 14-5 inning to spark the come-from-behind win. In Game Three, Sam Banister’s three- Martinez Starts ...... 6-3 run shot propelled Arizona to a 3-0 first-inning lead, only to see it evaporate to a Arizona Pitchers Strikes Out 10+...... 1-1 Arizona Homers...... 42-8 one-run margin in the bottom half. But the resilient Wildcats score three straights Opponent Homers ...... 21-5 runs to open up a 6-2 lead, before giving up three in the bottom of the sixth. In Arizona has 0 Errors...... 20-4 the seventh, the Cats hung on to the lead and handed Stanford their third home Arizona has 1 Error...... 17-6 loss of the season, sending Arizona to the WCWS. Game Three’s storyline was Arizona has 2+ Errors...... 9-5 sophomore Lindsey Sisk and her 14- performance, besting a previous Opponent has 0 Errors ...... 14-5 career-high of seven Ks. Opponent has 1 Error ...... 14-6 Opponent has 2+ Errors ...... 18-4 Recognizing the Surroundings: Thanks to eight different NCAA title runs, In one-run games ...... 4-7 In extra-inning games...... 1-3 Arizona has averaged 7.3 NCAA games per year in the past 22 seasons. The school record was in 2007, when UA won 13 games derived from a three-game sweep at the NCAA Regional level, a two-game Super Regional sweep, and a Pac-10 Standings remarkable staying-alive 6-2 piece of work in Oklahoma City – having to win twin (Final) victories against two teams in the WCWS – Washington and Tennessee after School Pac-10 Overall losses put the Wildcats’ backs to the wall. Not many teams in the country can UCLA 16-5 41-9 match Arizona’s experience in postseason play. Washington 14-7 41-10 Arizona 13-7 41-14 Stanford 13-8 44-9 Experience Factor: The previous paragraph mentioned experience. Arizona has California 10-10 35-18 four seniors (Sam Banister, Jenae Leles, Jill Malina, Laine Roth) who have been Arizona State 10-11 40-16 part of UA teams that have played in 39 NCAA games – including two national Oregon State 4-17 25-30 championships; two juniors (K’Lee Arredondo, Sarah Akamine) that have 27 Oregon 3-18 16-34 games and one national championship under their belts; Stacie Chambers and the five sophomores have 14 NCAA games behind them. Not all of them played Arizona Week By Week in the Polls every one of those games, but they know the drill and have been-there, done- that. NFCA/USA Today Preseason – 7; Feb. 10 – 12; Feb. 17 – 11; Pac-d Field: The Pac-10 qualified six of its eight teams for the NCAA tournament Feb. 24 – 10; March 3 – 13; March 10 – 12; – and all six made it through to the Super Regional round. Nine teams were March 17 – 12; March 24 – 11; March 31 – 9; selected from the SEC, but only three made it through to the second round. It’s a April 7 – 10; April 14 – 9; April 21 – 7; April 28 clear indication of why the Pac-10 is the dominant conference in the sport, and – 7; May 5 – 6; May 12 – 6 UA’s 13-7 league record helped it climb to a No. 9 overall seeding. All eight Pac- 10 teams played in the 1999, 2000 and 2003 tournaments. The other selected ESPN/USA Softball Pac-10 teams were hosts UCLA, Arizona State and Stanford, Washington (at Preseason – 7; Feb. 10 – 10; Feb. 17 – 11; Amherst, Mass.) and California (at Knoxville, Tenn.). Feb. 24 – 10; March 3 – 11; March 10 – 13; March 17 – 15; March 24 – 15; March 31 – 14; Hitting OK(C): The Cats bring a nation-best .344 average and NCAA-record 134 April 7 – 13; April 14 – 11; April 21 – 9; April 28 home runs into Oklahoma City. The homer mark broke the previous record of – 8; May 5 – 8 126, set by the 2001 national champion Wildcat squad.

Cats in the Polls: Arizona has been in the Top 15 all year in both NFCA/USA Today and ESPN/USA Softball polls. The Cats have been steadily ranked in the NFCA poll since 1988 and steadily in the USA Softball poll which debuted in 2003. Arizona has not been ranked No. 1 this season, breaking a 16-year streak in which the squad was ranked tops in the nation in at least one polling period. Of course, if the Wildcats win it all, they will more than likely be ranked No. 1 in the final polls.

Cats vs. Ranked Opponents: Arizona played to a record of 13-11 against teams ranked at the time of game this year. UA’s losses to ranked teams came to No. 9 Northwestern in the opening weekend, two against No. 21 Texas A&M, No. 10 Michigan; and in Pac-10 play to No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Washington (twice), No. 3 Stanford (twice), No. 5 UCLA, and No. 5 Stanford during Super Regional play. The Cats beat No. 2 Stanford, No. 3 Washington, No. 5 UCLA, No. 5 Stanford (twice – during Super Regionals), No. 5 Arizona State, No. 6 Arizona State (twice), No. 14 California (twice), No. 18 Louisville during Regionals, No. 21 Texas A&M, and No. 23 Nevada.

Newbies: Arizona introduces a duo of young starters to the playoff experience – freshman right fielder Karissa Buchanan and freshman designated player Lini Koria. Junior walk-on Ashley Ralston-Alvarez and senior transfers Jennifer Martinez and Mandy Monge have also been introduced to the postseason experience.

Experience, Viewed another Way: With the exception of one senior class, every four-year letter-winner beginning with the freshman class of 1988 at Arizona, has been a part of at least one national championship. On this year’s squad, there are six of those players – and four of them have TWO rings, from the 2006 and 2007 national title squads. The group that came up empty-handed was the group of seniors on the 2005 club, although in three of the four years the group went to Oklahoma City and gave it a shot.

More on Playoff Experience: Over the years since Division I play began in 1982, Arizona has played previous NCAA games against 31 teams in the field this year.

Arizona's Typical Batting Order: Brittany Lastrapes - lf K'Lee Arredondo - ss Jenae Leles - 3b Stacie Chambers - c Sam Banister - 1b Lini Koria - dp Victoria Kemp or Kristen Arriola - 2b Lauren Schutzler - cf Karissa Buchanan - rf

This was the normal card at the end of the year, and the 29th or 32nd different batting order depending on the second base choice. Lastrapes led off all but one game when she hit second. Arredondo missed 20 games with a hamstring problem and that affected the order, too, with Schutzler hitting in the second hole in 12 games, Arriola in 10. Koria was tried in spots 4 through 8.

Taking Chances on the Road: In games away from Hillenbrand Stadium in Tucson (where UA finished 23-3), Arizona played to a record of 23-12, including a mark of 12-8 in pure road games and and 11-4 in neutral-site contests. It might be noted that of the 12 losses away from home, nine came against teams in the NCAA field of 64 this year.

All-West Region Honors: Four Wildcats were named to the All-West Region team. Senior third baseman Sam Banister, junior catcher Stacie Chambers, and the sophomore duo of Brittany Lastrapes and Lauren Schutzler each earned All-West Region first team honors.

All-Pac-10 Conference Honors: Chambers, Lastrapes and Leles also made the Pac-10 first team. Senior first baseman Sam Banister and junior shortstop K’Lee Arredondo were named to the All-Pac-10 second team. Junior Pitcher Sarah Akamine, sophomore center fielder Lauren Schutzler and freshman DP Lini Koria made honorable mention. Koria and Kristen Arriola made the all-freshman squad.

Consistency: Not an Arizona trademark year, but UA won at least 45 games for the 22nd time since 1988... And that's the low end of that span. Arizona improved to 10-3 in Super Regional play in its five appearances since the format was adopted for the 2005 NCAA playoffs. The Cats have not lost a best-of-three NCAA series.

Road Warriors: The theme of this year’s postseason – as thought up by Mike Candrea – is “Road Warriors”. The team has certainly lived up to its name, as UA qualified for the WCWS while playing on the road for the fifth time, adding to the 1989 and 1991 teams' work in Tempe, the 1996 club's early rounds in Tallahassee and the 2002 team's regional in Minneapolis -- all before Super Regional play was adopted. Arizona’s last home game was April 26, so it will be playing its fifth straight weekend away from Tucson.

B-Money: Brittany Lastrapes takes a .483 batting average to Oklahoma City, the fifth best in UA single-season history. Holding it there could be a monumental task, but she did hit .636 against Stanford's Missy Penna in three Super Regional games with a 7-for-11 performance. She picked up her 102nd hit with a 2-for-4 Game 3 to push the average up and keep her hit total climbing. She became only the seventh Wildcat to reach the century plateau with four hits in the two games on Friday night. She's hitting .706 in NCAA games with a stupendous 12-for-17 mark. Everyone on the UA top 10 was a first-team All- American for those years, topped by NCAA career hits leader Alison Johnsen McCutcheon with .534 in 1997 (3 spots), Caitlin Lowe, Amy Chellevold (2 spots), Autumn Champion, Jenny Dalton, Leah O'Brien and Lovie Jung. Those are Honda Award winners, Olympians, Pac-10 players of the year, etc. They earned a combined 18 NFCA first-team All-America honors. In order to hit the chart, Lastrapes needs a final .443 mark to displace Amy Chellevold's mark in 1995 at No. 10. Among Arizona's many storied for-average hitters, only Autumn Champion led the NCAA in season hitting, with her .489 mark in 2004. McCutcheon came close, losing out to Kim Durce of Alcorn State (.539) in '97 -- when Alison had an NCAA-record (still stands) 132 hits compared to a 48-for-89 mark by Durce.

HRPG: Not Hand-Rocket-Propelled Grenades, but Home Runs Per Game. Arizona has the NCAA record with its 126 long balls in 2001, at 1.83 per game. This year in 61 games the 134 shakes out at 2.19 per game. Even without another homer, the Wildcats 2009 per-game figure will be an NCAA record. The yard ball is not a stranger to the Wildcat program. Arizona has led the nation in home runs per game eight times including this year -- 1993 (0.69), 1994 (1.39), 1995 (1.39), 1998 (1.11), 2001 (1.83), 2002 (1.39) and 2008 (1.57).

More Jack Smack: Arizona’s 264 runs off home runs are 53 percent of the Wildcats' scoring (499 runs) this year. Without the long ball UA surely would have put some of those runs on the board, but that's some quick-strike plating. The way teams hit yard balls in Super Regionals all over the country, who knows what might happen in ASA Hall of Fame Stadium this week.

Newcomer Home Runs Mackenzie Vandergeest (Freshman) 20, 2001 Leneah Manuma (Freshman) 19, 2001 Leah Braatz (Freshman) 19, 1995 Lovie Jung (Junior) 16, 2002 Stacie Chambers (Sophomore) 15, 2008 Lini Koria (Freshman) 12, 2009

Random Numbers: Brittany Lastrapes has hit .656 when leading off the first or subsequent innings, with 59 hits in that situation... She's also hitting .727 with the bases loaded, with eight hits in 11 such at-bats... Another bases-loaded piece of trouble is Stacie Chambers, with nine hits in 14 such at-bats for a .643 mark... The best two-out hitter on the team this year is Chambers (.400), with 22 two-out hits... And if there's a runner on third and less than two outs Chambers has driven in runs 19 times in 24 of those situations... Arizona pitchers have issed bases on balls less than two times per seven innings (1.76).

Arizona vs. ASU/Washington/Michigan: Arizona played seven games against teams in the WCWS field, winning four and losing three this year. The Cats hit .250, scored an average of five runs per game (35) and gave up nearly that many (30). UA did hit 16 home runs against the trio led by Sam Banister with four. Not coincidentally, leadoff batter Brittany Lastrapes hit .429 in those seven games with a 9-for-21 effort, the team best... 's no-hitter against the Cats April 3 in Seattle was one reason for the .250 goods, and Michigan pitcher Nikki Nemetz spun a two-hit shutout over UA in Fullerton at the Judi Garman tournament in March...

Miscellany: There's something in the water, or pitching hasn't been dominant. Arizona played 13 games in which it and the opponent combined for 20 or more hits, and 13 games in which the teams combined for 15 runs or more... There were 24 games where the teams combined for four or more home runs...

UF Ties: Arizona Assistant Coach Larry Ray built the Florida softball program from the ground up in 1998, winning the SEC regular-season title and earning the Gators’ first ever trip to the NCAA Regional Championships. For his efforts, Ray earned Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year honors. He finished off his career at UF with a 169-106 record as a coach. Florida was ranked in the Top 25 and made the postseason in two of the four years during his tenure. Florida assistant coach Jenny Gladding was on Arizona's 2001 national championship club and the 2002 team that also had a WCWS appearance, before transferring to her home state and playing at Florida. In her freshman year she went 14-2 behind (32-0) and Becky Lemke (19-2), and then capped her Arizona tenure with a 21-6 mark behind Jennie Finch (34-6) in 2002. Arizona’s coach, Andy Lopez, also coached at Florida before coming to the desert.

The Law of Averages: Arizona's .344 nation-leading team batting average is its best since 1998, although clearly the toughest part of the year is ahead. Still, the 546 hits have helped UA post the sixth-best BA in its history, if it holds. The 2004 club hit .338 to hold the current No. 6 spot.

Walk, Don’t Run: The 2009 Cats have drawn 254 bases on balls, also in the historical top five in Arizona annals at No. 2. The '95 club was walked 287 times, with 248 in 2002 and 244 in 2001. Jenae Leles' 41 free passes are No. 8 on the individual season chart.

Small-Ball: With all the balls flying out of the park, Arizona has not been a short-game team enough to generate sacrifice hits. The team's 29 sacs are its second-lowest ever in its Division I history, six more than the final 23 put down by the other 126- homer club, the 2001 Cats. That was the one and only time the team had less than 30 in its 28 years of Division I play. The long ball also has trimmed Arizona's base stealing. The club has 29 in 36 attempts, a nice percentage but the lowest season total since the 1986 club swiped only 11 and the second-lowest total for UA since the game became a Division I sport.

Ouch!: Arizona broke its mark for season hit-by-pitches, with 47 plonks so far. The bruises are spread around, with six players being clipped four or more times led by a trio of sevens from junior Stacie Chambers, and freshmen Kristen Arriola and Lini Koria.

Even Spread: Arizona has had three pitchers win 10 or more games in a season only twice. Sarah Akamine's 22-6, Lindsey Sisk's 12-4 and Jennifer Martinez 10-4 marks did it this year. In 1994 Susie Parra (33-1). Nancy Evans (17-0) and Carrie Dolan (11-2) pulled it off.

On That Note…: The program hasn't had a team ERA over 1.77, either, and Akamine, Sisk and Martinez combine for a 2.80 mark -- Akamine at 2.41, Martinez at 2.70 and Sisk at 3.54. Their job is to keep it close and let Arizona's bats do the work -- hence plenty of pitching changes. They have only 23 complete games between them and 103 combined appearances in 61 games… But, Akamine was recruited primarily as a hitter (she had two grand slams in a game as a frosh), Sisk is a sophomore counted on primarily as a backup starter and Martinez has pitched at three schools and played at Arizona just this one season after sitting out last year as a transfer. By way of some explanation, the Cats had a key front-line pitcher leave school before ever throwing in 2008.

Runs and More Runs: Arizona has scored 499 runs, the most since the home-run (126) juggernaut team of 2001 cross the plate 479 times. It's a pace (8.18 rpg) that could challenge the 500 level, achieved four times in UA history, notably by the 1995 powerhouse team (66-6) that scored 629 runs in 72 games (8.74 rpg). Some of it has to do with how many games are left to play, but no matter what the 2009 team will go down as a prolific scoring squad. Individually, leadoff hitter Brittany Lastrapes’ 79 are No. 8 on the Arizona single-season chart, probably the toughest category to get your name on other than single-season hits. Brittany has hit that aforementioned hits list, too. She has 102 and holds the No. 6 spot on the list. Reaching either one of those categories at Arizona puts your name alongside only multiple All-Americans. The season hits chart has seven players who were named All-America a combined 24 times; the season runs chart has eight players who were named All-America 28 times.

Leading the Pack: Stacie Chambers' 31 home runs are the second-most in Division I history, tying her with former UCLA’s Stacey Nuveman in 1999. Arizona has had the national leader in homers eight times -- Laura Espinoza's 30 in 1994 and 37 in 1995, Dalton's 25 in 1996, Leah Braatz' 21 in 1997 and 25 in 1998, Toni Mascarenas' 25 in 2001, Leneah manuma's 21 in 2002 and Lovie Jung's 25 in 2003. Espinoza was the first player to hit 20 or more (and 30 or more) and really got the long ball going in the game -- it's taken 21 or more to lead the nation since.

Making her Mark: Chambers' 96 RBI are No. 5 on the NCAA single-season chart, giving Arizona eight of the top 10 marks. Actually, she displaced Toni Mascarenas' 84 at No. 10 on the list, so Arizona already had eight of the top 10. Only two non- Arizona players, former UCLA slugger Stacey Nuveman (91 in 1999) and Washington's (90 in 2000) have had 90 or more. Laura Espinoza has the NCAA record with 128 in '95, followed by Jenny Dalton with 109 in '96, Leah Braatz with 100 in '98, Dalton with 98 in '95, Leticia Pineda with 96 in '96, Espinoza with 95 in '94, Nuveman, Dalton with 91 in '94, and, now, Chambers. Those are some prolific sluggers, and Chambers -- a sophomore -- appears to be the real deal with 46 homers in her career. That pace in the next two seasons would put her at No. 2 on the career chart behind Nuveman's 90 atop the NCAA chart. Stacey eclipsed previous co-leaders Espinoza and Braatz, who had 85.

Yard Yak: Arizona has hit 13 grand slams -- six by Chambers, two by Lastrapes and Banister, one by Arredondo, one by Arriola and one by Koria... Several players had two-homer contests, 19 times in all -- Arredondo against Oregon and at Oregon State; Arriola against UTEP; Banister vs. Arizona State and against Washington; Chambers against Utah, North Dakota State, Creighton, New Mexico, Penn State, Notre Dame, Oregon State and Louisville; Lastrapes against Saint Joseph's; and Leles against Minnesota, Saint Joseph's, New Mexico State, and twice against Oregon... The Cats led off an inning with a home run 21 times topped by none other than leadoff batter Lastrapes with seven quick yanks. The Cats also had 23 other solo shots... The Cats had 44 two-out bombs led with nine by Chambers... The Cats' biggest inning for jacks was the first, with 31 home runs in that frame, followed by 29 in the third inning... Home runs often meant one thing: victory. UA lost only eight games in which it homered, including a pair of one-run contests at Texas A&M when it three and two round-trippers in 6-5 and 5-4 losses... Arizona hit home runs in 50 games... The Cats hit 23 home runs to score their first runs in games, and won 21 times...

Big Sluggers: The Cats' 90 doubles are tied for seventh-most in the program's history, one reason the team's current .642 entering NCAA play is its best by 34 percentage points over the '95 sluggers' final .608 mark. That team and the 1994 club (.602) are the only Wildcat teams to eclipse the .600 level.

Lineup Card: This is the projected 1-through-9 for this weekend: 1. Brittany Lastrapes – LF 2. K’Lee Arredondo – SS 3. Jenae Leles – 3B 4. Stacie Chambers – C 5. Sam Banister – 1B 6. Lini Koria – DP 7. Victoria Kemp – 2B 8. Lauren Schutzler – CF 9. Karissa Buchanan – RF F. Sarah Akamine/Lindsey Sisk/Jennifer Martinez – P

Pick Your Poison: Arizona’s lineup may very well be one of the most feared in softball. The 1-through-5 hitters are hitting an average of .370 at the plate, with a combined 100 home runs, and that’s with Arredondo missing a good portion of the season. The bottom four are hitting .335, with 24 jacks.

Standout Performances: Three RBI in one game is a lot. Wildcats have done it individually 66 times this year. But, that's one level. Arizona has 34 4+ RBI games. Think that’s a lot? Stacie Chambers has had 6 5+ RBI games, senior Sam Banister has had three, slugger Jenae Leles has had two, and K’Lee Arredondo tallied her second 5+ RBI game with a two-homer performance against Oregon State on the final day of the regular season. Chambers tallied nine RBI in a Regional win over Louisville.

Going Streaking: Youngins Brittany Lastrapes and Lini Koria each tout nine-game hitting streaks into Oklahoma City. Lauren Schutzler’s team-high 16-game hitting streak came to an end against Simon Fraser in early March. It was the longest streak in two seasons for the Cats.

Double Trouble: After nabbing her 19th of the season, Brittany Lastrapes tied K’Lee Arredondo’s mark from last season. They now sit side-by-side for third on the single-season doubles list with 19, a mark that Lastrapes is on track to eclipse. In historical perspective, Arredondo needs just four more to crack the UA career top-10 for doubles with a year of eligibility remaining.

Simple Reasoning: In Arizona's 15 losses the opponents have scored 67 runs to 30 by the Cats. That will do it. In its victories the average score is Arizona 8, Opponents 2.

Friendly Confines: Over 6,500 people came through the Hillenbrand Stadium gates to watch the home opening weekend. On April 18 against Cal, a season-high 2,895 people passed through the Hillenbrand gates. The numbers have broken records for attendance in a single season. The Cats averaged 2,424 per game, as opposed to 1,900 – last’s season’s total.

Arizona Softball in Historical Perspective: Arizona began play in 1974 and sports an all-time record of 1,533-444-2. The Cats are 368-102-1 in Pac-10 play, which began in 1987. Since 1982 and NCAA Division I Championships play began, Arizona is 1,359-338-2. UA has appeared in 22 NCAA Championships, has won the Women’s College World Series eight times in 20 trips, and has secured 10 Pac-10 titles.

Turnstiles Turning – Again: Through 16 seasons in Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium, Arizona has a record of 491-40, including a home field winning streak of 70 games from May 5, 2000 to April 6, 2002, which is still an NCAA record. In Pac-10 games alone, UA touts a 182-27 record, and has a 51-5 record in NCAA action. Looking at the records, it’s not hard to see what keeps the fans coming back for more. Hillenbrand Stadium’s aggregate attendance mark passed 500,000 last season, helped by the seventh highest attended game in history – a 7-6 Saturday night comeback win against Oregon State on April 26 that attracted 2,844 fans. UA has led the nation in attendance per game in three of the last four seasons.

USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year Candidate List: Junior Stacie Chambers was selected as one of 10 finalists for the National Player of the Year. Senior third baseman Jenae Leles, Chambers and sophomore outfielder Brittany Lastrapes were named to the exclusive 25-name list earlier in the season. Arizona is scheduled to face many of the highly- touted players.

Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Watch: Jenae Leles was named one of 10 finalists for the national award.

Wildcat Signees: The Arizona coaching staff signed three high school seniors to National Letters of Intent during the November early signing period. Brigette DelPonte (C/INF, Sunrise Mountain High School, Peoria, Ariz.) Kenzie Fowler (P, Canyon del Oro High School, Tucson, Ariz.), Baillie Kirker (3B/1B, Crescenta Valley High School, Montrose, Calif.) and Rebecca Tikey (OF, Horizon High School, Scottsdale, Ariz.) are all committed to enroll at the UA next fall.

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Doubles-Season 10. Lovieanne Jung 79 2003 1. Leah O’Brien 21 1995 Lovieanne Jung 21 2003 Runs Batted In-Career 3. K’Lee Arredondo 19 2008 1. Jenny Dalton 328 93-96 Brittany Lastrapes 19 current 2. Leah Braatz 322 94-98 4. Jenny Dalton 18 1994 3. Laura Espinoza 314 92-95 5. Leticia Pineda 17 1996 4. M. Vandergeest 248 01-04 Toni Mascarenas 17 1998 5. Toni Mascarenas 245 98-01 Toni Mascarenas 17 2000 6. Leticia Pineda 240 95-98 8. Leah O’Brien 16 1994 7. Kristie Fox 230 04-07 Leah Braatz 16 1995 8. Jennie Finch 195 99-01 Laura Espinoza 16 1995 9. Jenae Leles 193 06-current Leah Braatz 16 1997 10. A. McCutcheon 184 95-98 M. Vandergeest 16 2003 Wendy Allen 16 2004 Walks-Season Kristie Fox 16 2007 1. Jenny Dalton 64 1996 2. Jenny Dalton 59 1995 Doubles-Career 3. Lovieanne Jung 55 2003 1. Leah Braatz 59 94-98 4. Leah Braatz 53 1998 2. Toni Mascarenas 55 98-01 5. Leah Braatz 45 1997 3. Leah O’Brien 53 93-97 6. Leah Braatz 44 1995 4. Laura Espinoza 52 92-95 Lovieanne Jung 44 2002 5. Nancy Evans 51 94-98 8. Leneah Manuma 41 2002 Jenny Dalton 51 93-96 Jenae Leles 41 current 7. Alison McCutcheon 49 95-98 10. Leticia Pineda 38 1997 8. M. Vandergeest 48 01-04 9 Kristie Fox 46 04-07 Walks-Career 10. Jenae Leles 45 06-current 1. Jenny Dalton 178 93-96 W. K’Lee Arredondo 39 07-current 2. Leah Braatz 173 94-98 3. Jenae Leles 132 06-current Home Runs-Season 4. M. Vandergeest 116 01-04 1. Laura Espinoza rh 37 1995 5. Nancy Evans 112 94-98 Stacie Chambers lh 31 2009 6. Toni Mascarenas 111 98-01 2. Laura Espinoza rh 30 1994 7. Jennie Finch 105 99-02 3. Jenny Dalton rh 28 1995 8. Callista Balko 103 05-08 5. Lovieanne Jung rh 25 2003 9. Kristie Fox 102 04-07 Toni Mascarenas rh 25 2001 10 Leticia Pineda 100 95-98 Jenny Dalton rh 25 1996 W. Laine Roth 96 06-current Leah Braatz rh 25 1998 9. Jenae Leles rh 23 2009 Assists-Career 10. Leah Braatz rh 21 1995 1. Julie Standering 767 88-91 Leah Braatz rh 21 1997 2. Laura Espinoza 532 92-95 Leneah Manuma lh 21 2002 3. Heidi Lievens 506 85-88 13. Leticia Pineda rh 20 1998 4. Jenny Dalton 474 93-96 M. Vandergeest rh 20 2001 5. Jenae Leles 432 06-current 15. Leneah Manuma lh 19 2001 6. Toni Mascarenas 409 98-99 16. Leah Braatz rh 18 1994 7. Susie Duarte 382 91-94 17. Jenae Leles rh 17 2008 8. Krista Gomez 376 93-96 Brittany Lastrapes lh 17 2009 9. Dee Dinota 327 81-84 19. Jenny Dalton rh 16 1994 10. Stephanie Salcido 352 89-92 Leticia Pineda rh 16 1997 Jennie Finch rh 16 2000 Runs Scored - Season Lindsey Collins rh 16 2000 1. Jenny Dalton 101 1995 Jennie Finch rh 16 2002 2. Alison McCutcheon 97 1998 Lovieanne Jung rh 16 2002 3. Amy Chellevold 89 1995 4. Leah O’Brien 88 1995 Home Runs-Career 5. Alison McCutcheon 87 1997 1. Leah Braatz rh 85 94-98 6. Jenny Dalton 84 1996 Laura Espinoza rh 85 92-95 7. Lauren Bauer 81 2001 3. Jenny Dalton rh 76 93-96 8. Brittany Lastrapes 79 current 4. M. Vandergeest rh 59 01-04 9. Caitlin Lowe 76 2004 5. Jenae Leles rh 57 06-current 10. Leah Braatz 75 1998 6. Leticia Pineda rh 52 95-98 Laura Espinoza 75 1995 Jackie Coburn rh 52 02-05 8. Jennie Finch rh 50 99-02 Hits – Season 9. Kristie Fox rh 48 04-07 1. Alison McCutcheon 132 1997 10. Stacie Chambers 46 08-current 2. Amy Chellevold 122 1994 11. Toni Mascarenas rh 43 98-01 3. Alison McCutcheon 117 1998 Callista Balko rh 43 05-08 4. Amy Chellevold 112 1995 5. Lauren Bauer 104 2001 Runs Batted In-Season 6. Brittany Lastrapes 102 current 1. Laura Espinoza 128 1995 7. Leah O’Brien 101 1995 2. Jenny Dalton 109 1996 Laura Espinoza 101 1995 3. Leah Braatz 100 1998 9. Caitlin Lowe 100 2005 4. Jenny Dalton 98 1995 10. Leah O’Brien 99 2000 5. Leticia Pineda 96 1996 Stacie Chambers 96 current 7. Laura Espinoza 95 1994 8. Jenny Dalton 91 1994 9. Toni Mascarenas 84 2001 2009 Arizona Softball Schedule, Results 4/25 No. 3 Washington* 2,647 1-4 Lawrie Sisk 4/11 4/26 No. 3 Washington* 2,406 11-0 (5) Akamine Clifton 11/3 Overall: 46-15 Pac-10: 13-7 Away: 13-9 4/29 No. 6 ASU* (in Tempe) 1,535 3-2 Akamine Bach 6/6 Home: 23-3 Road (inc. neutral): 25-13 Extra-Innings: 1-3 4/29 at No. 6 ASU* 2,042 10-6 Sisk Bach 8/10 Neutral: 12-4 vs. Ranked 13-11 Less than 7 innings: 19-0 5/1 at No. 13 California* Rained Out 5/2 at No. 3 Stanford* 603 3-4 Chinn Martinez 9/8 Date Opponent Atten. Score (Inn.) WP LP Hits (UA/Opp) 5/3 at No. 3 Stanford* 1,083 1-2 Penna Sisk 1/8 2/6 Kansas+ 600 1-5 George Sisk 4/6 5/7 at Oregon* 281 1-2 (10) Skillingstad Akamine 10/7 2/6 UTEP+ 300 8-5 Akamine Curran 11/10 5/8 at Oregon State* 355 10-0 Martinez Dyer 10/3 2/7 No. 9 Northwestern+ 606 1-3 Delaney Sisk 4/8 5/9 at Oregon State* 618 12-2 Akamine Hall 17/6 2/7 No. 23 Nevada+ 731 7-2 Akamine Holverson 8/5 5/15 UT Martin~ 819 9-3 Akamine Harper 12/8 2/8 UC-Santa Barbara+ Rained Out - 5/16 Louisville~ 780 18-4 (5) Akamine Wadwell 17/9 2/13 Marshall# - 10-4 Akamine Jackson 13/12 5/17 Purdue~ 373 4-2 Akamine Alcocer 7/2 2/13 at USF# 420 7-2 (8) Akamine Bowles 9/6 5/21 Stanford@ 603 4-6 Penna Akamine 9/6 2/14 Illinois - 7-4 Sisk Perry 9/6 5/22 Stanford@ - 7-3 Martinez Penna 11/7 2/14 at USF# na 6-4 Akamine Howell 10/8 5/22 Stanford@ 1,164 6-5 Sisk Penna 10/9 2/15 Hofstra# - 10-0 (5) Sisk Lotti 6/3 5/28 NCAA WCWS 2/20 N.Dakota St.^ - 10-0 (5) Akamine Westerndorf 12/2 2/20 Utah^ 2,183 16-1 (5) Sisk Smuda 14/3 2/21 Utah^ - 12-1 (5) Akamine Palmer 14/2 Total Home Attendance: 44,249 in 18 home dates Average: 2,458 2/21 N.Dakota St.^ 2,413 9-2 Sisk Padilla 12/4 2/22 N.Dakota St. - 12-0 (5) Akamine Parks 12/2 + Kajikawa Classic-Tempe; #USF Wilson Tournament; ^Wildcat Invitational; $Hillenbrand 2/22 Utah^ 2,167 6-1 Sisk Cook 8/7 Invitational; %Judi Garman Classic-Fullerton; *Pac-10 games; ~NCAA Regionals (Louisville); 2/27 at No. 21 Texas A&M 1,162 5-6 (9) Kliesing Akamine 13/13 @NCAA Super Regionals (Palo Alto) 2/28 at No. 21 Texas A&M 1,403 9-4 Sisk Arbino 10/7 3/1 at No. 21 Texas A&M 813 4-5 (8) Kliesing Akamine 6/8 3/4 UTEP - 20-1 (5) Akamine Townsend 11/3 Arizona Wildcats - Numerical Roster 3/4 UTEP 2,120 5-2 Akamine Townsend 9/6 3/6 Minnesota$ - 10-4 Akamine Hassett 8/6 No. Name Pos B/T Ht. Yr. Exp Hometown (School) 3/6 Minnesota$ 2,493 20-3 (5) Sisk Koch 17/6 3/7 Creighton$ - 0-6 Oltman Akamine 5/7 3 Sarah Akamine P R/R 5-6 Jr. 2L Escondido, Calif., (Escondido) 3/7 Creighton$ 2,405 19-2 (5) Sisk Hovinga 18/2 5 Kristen Arriola 2B R/R 5-5 Fr. HS Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica) 3/8 St. Joseph’s$ - 14-5 (5) Sisk Gonzales 10/10 6 Jill Malina OF R/R 5-5 Sr. 3L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Pinnacle) 3/8 St. Joseph’s$ 2,484 20-1 (5) Martinez Gallagher 18/3 7 K’Lee Arredondo SS S/R 5-6 Jr. 2L Tempe, Ariz. (McClintock) 3/10 Simon Fraser - 9-0 (5) Akamine Van Egdom 10/1 11 Jennifer Martinez P R/R 5-9 Sr. RS La Habra, Calif. (LB/CS Dominguez Hills) 3/10 Simon Fraser 2,204 11-0 (5) Martinez Ellis 12/3 15 Karissa Buchanan OF L/R 5-5 Fr. HS Tucson, Ariz. (Sabino) 3/13 Texas% - 6-5 Akamine Barnhill 6/7 17 Victoria Kemp 2B R/R 5-4 So. 1L Saugus, Calif. (Saugus) 3/13 New Mexico% 1,183 9-1 (5) Akamine Rubalcava 8/9 42 Alicia Banks 1B R/R 6-0 Fr. HS Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Buena) 3/14 Penn State% - 6-9 L. Akamine S. Akamine 6/13 20 Ashley Ralston-Alvarez P R/R 5-7 Jr. TR Tucson, Ariz. (Foothills/Pima CC) 3/14 Notre Dame% 1,408 10-1 (5) Martinez Valdivia 11/5 21 Stacie Chambers C L/R 5-11 Jr. 1L Glendale, Ariz. (Cactus) 3/15 No. 10 Michigan% 1,321 0-4 Nemitz Martinez 2/11 22 Lauren Schutzler OF L/R 5-6 So. 1L Monterey, Calif. (Notre Dame) 3/18 at New Mexico State - 8-5 Martinez Fitzgerald 11/7 24 Laine Roth 1B R/R 5-6 Sr. 3L Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley) 3/18 at New Mexico State 1,173 10-5 Martinez Watson 11/11 25 Corinna Gonzalez 1B R/L 5-7 So. SQ Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) 3/27 Oregon State* 2,320 12-9 Martinez Dyer 15/12 28 Lindsey Sisk P R/R 5-10 So. 1L Murrieta Valley, Calif. (Murrieta Valley) 3/28 Oregon* 2,430 11-3 (5) Sisk Rumfelt 10/5 29 Mandy Monge C R/R 5-5 Sr. TR Wilmington, Mass. (Central/Assumption 3/29 Oregon* 2,214 7-6 Martinez Rumfelt 7/7 31 Jenae Leles 3B R/R 5-8 Sr. 3L Fair Oaks, Calif. (Rio Americano) 4/3 at No. 3 Washington* 970 0-6 Lawrie Martinez 0/10 33 Sam Banister 1B R/R 5-8 Sr. 3L Petaluma, Calif. (Petaluma) 4/4 at No. 7 UCLA* 1,297 9-2 Akamine Baker 11/7 35 Brittany Lastrapes OF L/L 5-3 So. 1L Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Laguna Hills) 4/5 at No. 7 UCLA* 1,124 2-3 Langenfeld Martinez 1/7 90 Lini Koria C R/R 5-5 Fr. HS Carson, Calif. (San Pedro) 4/10 No. 5 ASU* 2,749 10-8 Martinez Bach 11/7 4/11 No. 5 ASU* Rained Out (Rescheduled for 4/29) - Head Coach: Mike Candrea (24th year/ASU ‘78) th 4/17 No. 2 Stanford* 2,469 12-4 (6) Akamine Penna 13/8 Assistants: Larry Ray (17 year/Idaho State ’74, Teresa Wilson (1st year/ Missouri ’84) 4/18 No. 14 California* 2,895 11-2 (5) Akamine Drewrey 8/5 Volunteer Assistants: Amy Chellevold Hillenband (6th year/Arizona ’95) 4/19 No. 14 California* 2,801 7-5 Martinez Arioto 6/9 Athletic Trainer: Sara Bach Managers: Brian Eck, Tommy Hazelhurst, Mikey Klein 4/24 No. 2 UCLA* 2,804 1-2 Langenfeld Akamine 4/9