SEASON RECAP ARIZONA SOFTBALL 2020 GAME NOTES HEAD COACH MIKE CANDREA » NCAA softball leader in wins (1,633) » On April 19, 2019, became the fastest coach in NCAA history, any division, any sport, to accumulate 1,600 wins. » Fifth-most Division I victories of any coach in any sport. » Has led Arizona to eight national championships, more than any coach in NCAA Softball history. » Arizona has made 23 trips to the Women's College World Series in his tenure, missing just eight times in the last 32 years. » Under Candrea, Arizona has a spectacular postseason record of 173-63. The Wildcats have played in an NCAA-record 33 consecutive postseasons. » Fifty-one All-Americans with a staggering 104 total citations have played in the program since Candrea took over. Mike Candrea wrapped up his 35th season as the head coach of the University of Arizona softball team in 2020 and under his guidance reaching the pinnacle should once again underscore a record of success almost unparalleled by any program in any sport at any level. Candrea is one of the most respected coaches in the nation, with the accomplishments to supplement: eight national titles in a 24-season span, 23 trips to the Women’s College World Series in his tenure, more than 35TH1 SEASON AT ARIZONA 1,600 career victories, a mind-boggling career winning percentage of 80%, 51 All-Americans with a stagger- 1,633-421-2 (.795) ing 104 citations, four national players of the year and stewardship of Team USA to Olympic gold and silver medals, to name a few. 40TH SEASON OVERALL2 Candrea earned the 1,600th victory of his career against Stanford on April 19, 2019. Like many milestones 1,817-490-2 (.787) before this, Candrea was the fastest coach in NCAA history to 1,600 wins. Candrea's 1,633 career victories are the most in NCAA softball history. While others on the list have spent time at lower divisions, each of 1 Interim head coach Larry Ray was credited with Arizona's 2004 and Candrea's victories occurred at Arizona. Only three coaches in any sport have more Division I victories than 2008 record while Candrea was on a leave of absence to coach the U.S. Candrea. Olympic team, thus Candrea's record is over 33 seasons as Arizona's head coach. The aforementioned gold medal came with his stint as the head coach of Team USA in 2004. His second Olympic squad took home the silver in 2008. Softball was then put on a hiatus from the Olympics, but Can- 2 Prior to Arizona, Candrea was the head coach of Central Arizona College, where he won consecutive National Championships and was drea’s work in the sport’s fi nal two Olympic years prior to being reinstated for 2020 will not soon be forgot- named NJCAA Coach of the Year in back-to-back years. His teams went ten. Under his tutelage in 2004, the team posted a perfect 9-0 record, outscoring its opponents 51-1 on its 185-68 (.728) in fi ve seasons. way to a gold medal in one of the most dominant team performances in any sport in Olympic history. In 2008, the team came just short of winning its fourth consecutive gold medal. CANDREA IN THE NCAA RECORD BOOK ARIZONA YEAR-BY-YEAR CAREER VICTORIES (ALL-TIME) Year Record (fi nal rank) Pac-12 (Standing) Postseason Notes No. Coach School(s) Record Years 1986 27-13-1 5-6 (3rd) N/A Pac-West Co-Coach of the Year 1. MIKE CANDREA* ARIZONA 1,633-421-2 33 1987 42-18 6-4 (3rd-T) 0-2 ; NCAA Regional Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year 2. Carol Hutchins* Ferris St., Michigan 1,631-525-5 37 1988 54-18 15-5 (2nd) 5-3 ; tied 3rd (WCWS) Pac-10 Coach of the Year; Northwest Region Coach of the Year 3. Margie Wright Fresno State 1,457-542-3 33 1989 48-19 11-9 (3rd) 5-2 ; tied 3rd (WCWS) 1990 49-17 12-6 (2nd) 2-3 ; tied 7th (WCWS) CAREER NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (ALL-TIME) 1991 56-16 (#1) 11-9 (4th) 6-1 ; NCAA Champions (WCWS) No. Coach School(s) Titles Years 1992 58-7 (#2) 16-2 (1st) 5-2 ; NCAA Runner-up (WCWS) 1. MIKE CANDREA* ARIZONA 8 33 1993 44-8 (#1) 15-3 (2nd) 6-1 ; NCAA Champions (WCWS) 2. Sharon Backus UCLA 7 22 1994 64-3 (#1) 23-1 (1st) 7-0 ; NCAA Champions (WCWS) National, Regional, Pac-10 Coach of the Year 3. Sue Enquist UCLA 6 18 1995 66-6 (#2) 24-4 (1st) 6-1 ; NCAA Runner-up (WCWS) Region Coach of the Year 1996 58-9 (#1) 23-5 (2nd) 7-0 ; NCAA Champions (WCWS) NSCA National Coach of the Year; Region Coach of the Year CAREER WCWS APPEARANCES (ALL-TIME) 1997 61-5 (#1) 26-1 (1st) 7-1 ; NCAA Champions (WCWS) National, Regional, Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1998 67-4 (#2) 27-1 (1st) 6-1 ; NCAA Runner-up (WCWS) Pac-10 Coach of the Year No. Coach School(s) WCWS Years 1999 53-16 (#6) 19-9 (2nd) 6-3 ; tied 5th (WCWS) 1. MIKE CANDREA* ARIZONA 22 33 2000 59-9 (#3) 16-4 (2nd) 6-2 ; tied 3rd (WCWS) Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year 2. Sue Enquist UCLA 16 18 2001 65-4 (#1) 19-2 (1st) 8-0 ; NCAA Champions (WCWS) Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year 3. Sharon Backus UCLA 13 22 2002 55-12 (#2) 15-6 (2nd) 7-2 ; NCAA Runner-up (WCWS) Pac-10 Coach of the Year Patty Gasso* Oklahoma 13 26 2003 56-7 (#3) 19-2 (1st) 6-2 ; tied 3rd (WCWS) Pac-10 Coach of the Year 2004 USA Softball – Olympic Head Coach, Athens Games gold medalists U.S.O.C. Olympic Shield WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES (BY PERCENTAGE) 2005 45-12 (#4) 13-8 (1st) 6-2 ; tied 5th (WCWS) No. Coach School(s) Win% Years 2006 54-11 (#1) 15-6 (2nd) 10-2 ; NCAA Champions (WCWS) 1. Tim Walton* Wichita St., Florida 917-235 (.796) 18 2007 50-14-1 (#1) 15-5-1 (1st) 11-2 ; NCAA Champions (WCWS) Pac-10 Coach of the Year; NFCA Coaching Staff of the Year 2. MIKE CANDREA* ARIZONA 1,633-421-2 (.795) 33 2008 USA Softball – Olympic Head Coach, Beijing Games silver medalists 3. Mike White* Oregon, Texas 506-131-1 (.794) 11 2009 46-17 (#7) 13-7 (3rd) 5-3 ; tied 5th (WCWS) Central Arizona College Hall of Fame inductee 2010 52-14 (#2) 13-8 (3rd) 9-3 ; NCAA Runner-up (WCWS) CAREER NCAA DIVISION 1 VICTORIES (ALL-TIME) 2011 43-18 (#11) 11-10 (3rd-T) 3-2 ; NCAA Super Regional No. Coach NCAA Sport Wins Years 2012 38-19 (#13) 12-12 (4th-T) 3-2 ; NCAA Super Regional 1. Mike Martin Baseball 2,029 40 2013 33-26 9-15 (7th) 1-2 ; NCAA Regional 2. Augie Garrido Baseball 1,889 45 2014 44-16 (#14) 14-10 (5th) 3-3 ; NCAA Super Regional 3. Gene Stephenson Baseball 1,768 36 2015 41-20 (#13) 13-11 (3rd) 3-3 ; NCAA Super Regional 4. MIKE CANDREA* SOFTBALL 1,633 33 2016 40-21 (#14) 13-11 (5th) 4-2 ; NCAA Super Regional 5. Mark Marquess Baseball 1,627 41 2017 52-8 (#9) 18-7 (1st) 4-2 ; NCAA Super Regional Pac-12 Coach of the Year; NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year 6. Jim Morris Baseball 1,594 37 2018 43-16 (#11) 13-11 (5th) 3-2 ; NCAA Super Regional National Softball Hall of Fame Inductee, Arizona Sports Hall of Fame Inductee 7. Carol Hutchins* Softball 1,599 36 2019 47-12 (#5) 19-5 (3rd) 6-2 ; tied 5th (WCWS) 2020 22-3 0-0 0-0 * Active Coach Totals 1,633-421-2 492-207-2 166-58 23 WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES • 33 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 105 ALL-AMERICA HONORS 12.