TWITTER: @ARIZONASOFTBALL • INSTAGRAM: @ARIZONASOFTBALL ARIZONA SOFTBALL FACEBOOK: /ARIZONASOFTBALL • YOUTUBE: /ARIZONASOFTBALL SID CONTACT: DANNY MARTINEZ • E: [email protected] 2021 GAME NOTES C: (520) 409-1810 • O: (520) 621-0084 • ARIZONAWILDCATS.com SCHEDULE/RESULTS WEEK 1 » TEXAS CLASSIC • FEB. 11-13 OVERALL: 0-0 • PAC-12: 0-0 HOME: 0-0 • AWAY: 0-0 • NEUTRAL: 0-0 • RANKED: 0-0 • STREAK: W11 #3 ARIZONA WILDCATS TEXAS CLASSIC RANK 0-0 AUSTIN, TEXAS (RED & CHARLINE McCOMBS FIELD) DATE UA OPP OPPONENT SCORE (INN.)/TIME (LOCAL) T.V. TH 1 CST GAME 1 » • THURSDAY, FEB. 11 • 5 p.m. MST/6 p.m. CST »2/11 36at Texas 6 p.m. Longhorn Network #3 ARIZONA at #6 TEXAS »2/12FR 3-vs. Sam Houston State1 6 p.m.CST Longhorn Network GAME 2 » #3 ARIZONA vs. SAM HOUSTON STATE • FRIDAY, FEB. 12 • 5p.m. MST/6 p.m. CST »2/13SA 3-vs. Sam Houston State1 1 p.m.CST Longhorn Network GAME 3 » #3 ARIZONA vs. SAM HOUSTON STATE • SATURDAY, FEB. 13 • 12p.m. MST/1 p.m. CST »2/13SA 38vs. Alabama1 8:30 p.m.CST Longhorn Network GAME 4 » #3 ARIZONA vs. #8 ALABAMA • SATURDAY, FEB. 13 • 7:30 p.m. MST/8:30 p.m. CST 2/19FR NEW MEXICO2 5 p.m.MST SA 2 MST 2/20 NEW MEXICO 3 p.m. LONGHORN NETWORK• WATCHESPN.COM• ARIZONASTATS.COM • @ARIZONASOFTBALL 2/20SA SEATTLE UNIVERSITY2 6 p.m.MST 2/21SU SOUTHERN UTAH2 3 p.m.MST 2/25TH BYU3 5 p.m.MST 2/26FR SEATTLE UNIVERSITY3 6 p.m.MST 2/27SA OREGON STATE3 3 p.m.MST 2/28SU COLORADO STATE3 12 p.m.MST 3/6SA at South Florida 1 p.m.EST #3 ARIZONA #6 TEXAS SAM HOUSTON STATE #8 ALABAMA 3/7SA at South Florida 1 p.m.EST WILDCATS LONGHORNS BEARKATS CRIMSON TIDE MO EST 3/8 at Central Florida 3 p.m. RECORD » 0-0 RECORD » 0-0 RECORD » 0-0 RECORD » 0-0 3/10WE at Florida A&M TBA NFCA • USA RANK » #3 • #3 NFCA • USA RANK » #6 • #7 NFCA • USA RANK » - • - NFCA • USA RANK » #8 • #8 TH EST HEAD COACH » MIKE CANDREA HEAD COACH » MIKE WHITE HEAD COACH » GARRETT VALIS HEAD COACH » PATRICK MURPHY 3/11 at Florida State 6 p.m. 36th year • 1,633-421-2 3rd year • 70-20 3rd year • 44-40 23rd year • 1,097-311 3/12FR at Florida State 6 p.m.EST LAST SEASON » 22-3 LAST SEASON » 24-3 LAST SEASON » 9-17 LAST SEASON » 14-8 3/13SA at Florida State 6 p.m.EST 2020 STATS & LEADERSNCAA RANK STATS & LEADERSNCAA RANK STATS & LEADERSNCAA RANK STATS & LEADERSNCAA RANK 22nd 1st 154th 25th FR BATTING AVERAGE » .323 BATTING AVERAGE » .376 BATTING AVERAGE » .263 BATTING AVERAGE » .322 3/19 at Washington* TBA Jessie Harper, .395N/A Janae Jeff erson, .5543rd Megan McDonald, .398N/A KB Sides, .48318th 3/20SA at Washington* TBA HOME RUNS/GAME » 1.2813th HOME RUNS/GAME » 0.8963rd HOME RUNS/GAME » 0.38219th HOME RUNS/GAME » 0.45187th t10th N/A N/A N/A 3/20SA at Washington TBA Jessie Harper, 0.40 Courtney Day, 0.20 Emily Telg, 0.12 Taylor Clark, 0.12 15th 18th 255th 73rd SU EARNED RUN AVERAGE » 1.73 EARNED RUN AVERAGE » 1.78 EARNED RUN AVERAGE » 5.69 EARNED RUN AVERAGE » 2.74 3/21 at Washington* TBA Mariah Lopez, 1.3848th Courtney Day, 1.0016th Darby Fitzpatrick, 3.89N/A Montana Fouts, 2.04139th 3/26FR OREGON STATE* TBA 2021 Returners Bolded 2021 Returners Bolded 2021 Returners Bolded 2021 Returners Bolded 3/27SA OREGON STATE* TBA 3/27SA OREGON STATE TBA SERIES HISTORY LEADING OFF 3/28SU OREGON STATE* TBA ARIZONA at THE TEXAS CLASSIC » 0-0 » Three-hundred and 37 days after the NCAA can- 4/1TH at Stanford* TBA LAST » N/A celed the last year's spring championships signal- 4/2FR at Stanford* TBA ing the abrupt end to the 2020 season due to the ARIZONAW1 vs. TEXAS » 16-7 COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildcats will fi nally take 4/2FR at Stanford TBA LAST » March 4, 2018 • Arizona 10, Texas 2 • Austin, Texas the fi eld this week in Austin, Texas to kick off the 4/3SA at Stanford* TBA W4 2021 campaign. 4/9FR NEW MEXICO STATE4 6 p.m.MST ARIZONA vs. SAM HOUSTON STATE » 4-0 LAST » March 3, 2006 • Arizona 8, Sam Houston State 0 (5) • Tucson, Ariz. » Arizona returns seven starters, its top three pitch- 4/10SA TEAM MEXICO4 3 p.m.MST ers and 12 total letterwinners from last season's SA 4 MST ARIZONAW2 vs. ALABAMA » 14-6 4/10 NEW MEXICO STATE 6 p.m. 22-3 team, which ended the season ranked #4 in 4/14WE GRAND CANYON 4 p.m.MST LAST » Feb. 29, 2020 • Arizona 6, Alabama 5 • Tuscaloosa, Ala. both the NFCA and USA Softball Top 25. WE MST 4/14 GRAND CANYON 6:30 p.m. » The Wildcats will begin this season ranked No. 3 FR 4/16 at Arizona State* TBA UPCOMING MILESTONES by both major polls, their highest preseason rank- SA 4/17 at Arizona State* TBA NAME NEXT MILESTONE CURRENT # NOTES ing since 2011 (#2/#1). SA 4/17 at Arizona State TBA H.C. Mike Candrea 1,650 career wins 1,633 1st in NCAA history » All six of last year's seniors decided to take ad- 4/18SU at Arizona State* TBA Reyna Carranco 100 career RBI 95 vantage of the NCAA's decision to grant all spring 4/23FR UTAH* TBA Alyssa Denham 50 career wins 48 student-athletes an additional year of eligibility. 4/24SA UTAH* TBA Alyssa Denham 400 career strikeouts 340 Additionally, Arizona's seventh senior, Dejah Mu- 4/24SA UTAH TBA Jessie Harper 80 career home runs 76 t12th in NCAA history lipola, rejoins the Wildcats after taking the 2020 4/25SU UTAH* TBA Jessie Harper 230 career RBI 206 10th in school history season off to train with Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics. 4/30FR CALIFORNIA* TBA Mariah Lopez 500 career strikeouts 448 5/1SA CALIFORNIA* TBA Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza 70 career home runs 61 t8th in school history » Mulipola's return gives the Wildcats four 2019 5/1SA CALIFORNIA TBA Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza 200 career RBI 189 All-Americans -- C Dejah Mulipola (1st team), CF Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza (1st team), 2B Reyna 5/2SU CALIFORNIA* TBA Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza48 career doubles 44 10th in school history Carranco (2nd team), SS Jessie Harper (2nd team) FR 5/7 at Oregon* TBA -- on the roster (All-America honors were not giv- 5/8SA at Oregon* TBA CURRENT STREAKS en in 2020). Arizona's four returning All-Ameri- SA 5/8 at Oregon TBA TEAM STREAKS cans are the most in the country. SU 5/9 at Oregon* TBA Winning Streak (Overall): 11 games Winning Streak (Away): 6 games » In addition to Arizona's all-star cast of returners, 5/13TH UCLA* TBA 33 straight NCAA Tournament Appearances (NCAA Record)1987-2019 the Wildcats also welcome in the nation's top re- 5/14FR UCLA* TBA 36 straight winning seasons 1984-2020 cruiting class (Extra Inning Softball). 5/14FR UCLA TBA HITTING STREAKS (3+) UA Record: 30 games (Amy Chellevold, 1994) » The Wildcats have two of the two three home run SA 5/15 UCLA* TBA PLAYER ACTIVE 2021 LONG CAREER LONG hitters in the country. Jessie Harper is the active 5/21-5/23 NCAA Regionals Jessie Harper 8 games - 9 games career leader with 76 home runs, 19 shy of the NCAA record, while Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza is 5/28-5/30 NCAA Super Regionals Reyna Carranco 4 games - 15 games third among active players with 61 homers. 6/3-6/9 Women's College World Series Malia Martinez 3 games - 10 games » Arizona head coach Mike Candrea enters 2021 ON-BASE STREAKS (7+) 1 Texas Classic; Austin, Texas (0-0) • 2 Hillenbrand Invitational; Tucson, Ariz. (0-0) as the winningest coach in NCAA softball histo- PLAYER ACTIVE 2021 LONG CAREER LONG 3 Wildcat Invitational; Tucson, Ariz. (0-0) • 4 Bear Down Fiesta; Tucson, Ariz. (0-0) ry, with 1,633 wins (all at Arizona). He surpassed Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza13 games - 20 games Michigan's Carol Hutchins in the penultimate *Pac-12 game • International exhibition games in red Jessie Harper 8 games - 14 games game of 2020; Hutchins enters this season with Home games in ALL CAPS, played at Hillenbrand Stadium Reyna Carranco 7 games - 24 games 1,631 career victories. 8 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (91, 93, 94, 96, 97, 01, 06, 07) • 12 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (79, 92, 94, 95, 97, 98, 01, 03, 04, 05, 07, 17) 1 WEEK 1 TEXAS CLASSIC (AUSTIN, TEXAS • FEB. 11-13) 2021 ARIZONA SOFTBALL OFFICIAL GAME NOTES WILDCAT TALKING POINTS ARIZONA TO KICK OFF SEASON AT TEXAS CLASSIC » The Bearkats have been picked fourth in the Feb. 13 #8 Alabama Austin, Texas » Third-ranked Arizona Softball is set to kick off the league this year. May 7 #10 Oregon Eugene, Ore. 2021 season at the Texas Classic, a three-day four- » They will be led by seniors Megan McDonald and May 8 #10 Oregon Eugene, Ore. game tournament hosted by Texas this weekend Brooke Malia, who were preseason all-conference May 8 #10 Oregon Eugene, Ore. in Austin. selections. May 9 #10 Oregon Eugene, Ore. March 11 #12 Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. » The Wildcats will face two top-eight teams in Aus- » Series History: Arizona has won all four meet- March 12 #12 Florida State Tallahassee, Fla.