2012 Arizona Softball Media Guide arizonawildcats.com #00 Nicole Bryan #2 Baillie Kirker #3 Chelsea Suitos #4 Brigette Del Ponte RS Senior OF Junior 1B RS Freshman INF Junior INF #5 Kristen Arriola #7 Alex Lavine #9 Jessica Spigner #12 Shelby Babcock Senior 2B Sophomore UT Senior INF Sophomore P #15 Karissa Buchanan #17 Hallie Wilson #19 Kenzie Fowler #21 Shelby Pendley Senior OF Freshman OF Junior P Freshman SS #77 Chelsea Goodacre #88 Sam Davis #90 Lini Koria Freshman C Freshman 3B Senior C/1B 2012 Media Guide Quick Facts Table of Contents 2012 Softball Schedule Quick Facts. .....................................................................................................1 Date Opponent Time Location 2012 Roster .....................................................................................................2 Season Outlook .........................................................................................3-5 2/9 McNeese State 4:30 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. ! Coach Bios ................................................................................................6-11 2/10 Georgia Tech 2:00 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. ! Player Bios ..............................................................................................12-28 2/10 Nebraska 4:30 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. ! 2011 Season in Review ......................................................................29-30 2/11 Syracuse 1:30 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. ! Year-by-Year ...........................................................................................31-44 Tournament Records ................................................................................44 2/11 Texas A&M 4:00 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. ! Record vs. Opponent ...............................................................................45 2/12 Cal State Northridge 11:00 a.m. Tempe, Ariz. ! NCAA Tournament Year-by-Year ....................................................46-47 2/17 Alabama Birmingham 4:00 p.m. Hillenbrand # Record vs. NCAA Opponent ..................................................................47 2/17 North Dakota 6:00 p.m. Hillenbrand # Eight-Time NCAA Champions .........................................................48-49 2/18 Western Kentucky 4:00 p.m. Hillenbrand # Individual Records ..............................................................................50-52 Team/Miscellaneous Records ................................................................53 2/18 Southern Utah 6:00 p.m. Hillenbrand # Arizona in the NCAA Record Book ......................................................54 2/19 Southern Utah 1:00 p.m. Hillenbrand # O ense, Pitching andDefense History ...............................................55 2/23 Fresno State 1:00 p.m. Palm Springs, Calif. $ Career No-Hitters .......................................................................................56 2/23 Georgia 3:30 p.m. Palm Springs, Calif. $ Honors and Awards ............................................................................57-59 All-Americans ..............................................................................................60 2/24 Oklahoma State 8:00 p.m. Palm Springs, Calif. $ Letterwinners ..............................................................................................61 2/25 Fordham 5:30 p.m. Palm Springs, Calif. $ Hillenbrand Stadium ..........................................................................62-63 2/25 Syracuse 8:00 p.m. Palm Springs, Calif. $ The University of Arizona .......................................................................64 2/26 Long Beach State 3:00 p.m. Palm Springs, Calif. $ Quick Facts 3/2 College of Charleston 7:00 p.m. Hillenbrand 3/3 College of Charleston 7:00 p.m. Hillenbrand General Information 3/4 College of Charleston 1:00 p.m. Hillenbrand Location ....................................................................................Tucson, Ariz. 3/9 @Baylor 6:30 p.m. Waco, Tex. Enrollment ...........................................................................................38,000 Nickname .........................................................................................Wildcats 3/10 @Baylor 1:00 p.m. Waco, Tex. Colors ..............................................................................Cardinal and Navy 3/11 @Baylor 12:00 p.m. Waco, Tex. Conference.....................................................................................Paci! c-12 3/16 UC Davis 3:30 p.m. Fullerton, Calif. ^ Home Field ................................................Hillenbrand Stadium (2,956) 3/16 Cal State Fullerton 7:30 p.m. Fullerton, Calif. ^ President .......................................................................Dr. Eugene Sander 3/17 Brigham Young 1:00 p.m. Fullerton, Calif. ^ Athletics Director ......................................................................Greg Byrne Faculty Representative ......................................................Jory Hancock 3/17 Louisiana Lafayette 3:30 p.m. Fullerton, Calif. ^ SWA/Senior Assoc. A.D. ...............................Kathleen “Rocky” LaRose 3/18 DePaul 9:00 a.m. Fullerton, Calif. ^ 3/21 New Mexico State 4:00 p.m. Hillenbrand Coaching Sta! 3/21 New Mexico State 6:00 p.m. Hillenbrand Head Coach ........................................................................ Mike Candrea Alma Mater ...........................................................Arizona State ‘78 3/23 @Arizona State 7:00 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. * Years at Arizona ................................................................27th year 3/24 @Arizona State 7:00 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. * Division I Record .............................................1,272-277-2 (.821) 3/25 @Arizona State 12:00 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. * Record at Arizona.....................................................................Same 3/27 San Diego State 7:00 p.m. Hillenbrand Phone ........................................................................(520) 621-4920 Assistant Coach ......................................................................... Larry Ray 3/28 San Diego State 3:00 p.m. Hillenbrand Alma Mater ...............................................................Idaho State ‘74 3/30 Stanford 7:00 p.m. Hillenbrand * Years at Arizona ...........................21st year (11th consecutive) 3/31 Stanford 7:00 p.m. Hillenbrand * Phone ........................................................................(520) 621-2664 4/1 Stanford 12:00 p.m. Hillenbrand * Assistant Coach .................................................................. Stacy Iveson Alma Mater .....................................................................Arizona ‘90 4/5 @Washington 6:00 p.m. Seattle, Wash. * Years at Arizona ..............................8th year (! rst consecutive) 4/6 @Washington 6:00 p.m. Seattle, Wash. * Phone ........................................................................(520) 621-8208 4/7 @Washington 12:00 p.m. Seattle, Wash. * Volunteer Assistant ................................................. Candace Abrams 4/10 Utah 5:00 p.m. Hillenbrand * Alma Mater ......................................................................Arizona ‘04 4/10 Utah 7:00 p.m. Hillenbrand * Years at Arizona .......................................................... Second year Phone ........................................................................(520) 621-4920 4/11 Utah 11:00 a.m. Hillenbrand * 4/13 @California 3:00 p.m. Berkeley, Calif. * 4/14 @California 1:00 p.m. Berkeley, Calif. * 2011 Season in Review 4/15 @California 12:00 p.m. Berkeley, Calif. * 2011 Record...........................................................................................43-18 2011 Pac-10 record .................................................................11-10 // 3rd 4/27 Oregon 7:00 p.m. Hillenbrand * 2011 Postseason record .........................................................................3-2 4/28 Oregon 7:00 p.m. Hillenbrand * Postseason ! nish ..............................................................Super Regional 4/29 Oregon 12:00 p.m. Hillenbrand * All-American Returnees 5/4 @UCLA 7:00 p.m. Westwood, Calif. * 2nd Team ........................................ Kenzie Fowler, Brigette Del Ponte All-Pac-10 Returnees 5/5 @UCLA 6:00 p.m. Westwood, Calif. * 1st Team ........................................................................Brigette Del Ponte 5/6 @UCLA 12:00 p.m. Westwood, Calif. * 2nd Team ...............................................................................Kenzie Fowler 5/10 Oregon State 7:00 p.m. Hillenbrand * Honorable Mention ......................................Kristen Arriola, Lini Koria 5/11 Oregon State 7:00 p.m. Hillenbrand * Position starters returning/lost .......................................................... 5/3 5/12 Oregon State 12:00 p.m. Hillenbrand * Pitchers returning/lost ...........................................................................2/0 Letterwinners returning/lost ...........................................................10/10 5/18-5/20 NCAA Regional TBA 5/25-2/27 NCAA Super Regional TBA Media Relations Sta! 5/31-6/6 Women’s College World Series Oklahoma City, Okla. Media Relations Director ..................................... Tom Duddleston, Jr. Softball Contact ..............................................................Danny Martinez Email........................................................... [email protected] All times local to site; Times/dates subject to change Cell Phone ...........................................................................(520) 409-1810