The following is a list of Arizona Wildcats softball seasons. The University of Arizona is a member of the Big 12 Conference of the NCAA Division I. The Wildcats are eight time Women's College World Series champions, and are regarded as one of the top programs in college softball after winning eight championships in seventeen seasons, including a run of sixteen consecutive WCWS appearances. Arizona has also appeared in the final event 27 times - 4 under the AIAW and 23 under the NCAA. The team played its first season in 1974. National championsWCWS AppearanceNCAA Tournament appearanceConference champions
Season Head coach Conference Season results Postseason result Overall Conference Wins Losses Ties % Wins Losses Ties % Finish 1974Judy SprayIntermountain 11 3 0 — — — — — WCWS, Seventh Place 1975 13 8 0 — — — — — WCWS, Seventh Place 1976 21 7 0 — — — — — 1977Ginny Parrish 22 14 0 6 2 0 WCWS Runner-up 1978 16 11 0 3 6 0 1979 44 15 0 15 3 0 WCWS, Thirteenth place 1980 Rocky LaRose WCAA 23 23 0 2 14 0 1981 Paula Noel 24 20 0 5 11 0 1982 21 20 0 6 14 0 4th 1983 20 24 0 7 12 0 1984 28 16 0 5 5 0 4th 1985 17 16 0 5 7 0 5th 1986 Mike CandreaPac-12 27 13 1 5 6 1 3rd 1987 42 18 0 6 4 0 T-3rd NCAA Regional 1988 54 18 0 15 5 0 2nd WCWS, Third place 1989 48 19 0 11 9 0 3rd WCWS, Third place 1990 49 17 0 12 6 0 2nd WCWS, Seventh place 1991 56 16 0 11 9 0 4th National Champions 1992 58 7 0 16 2 0 1st WCWS, Runner-up 1993 44 8 0 15 3 0 2nd National Champions 1994 64 3 0 21 3 0 1st National Champions 1995 66 6 0 24 4 0 1st WCWS, Runner-up 1996 58 9 0 23 5 0 2nd National Champions 1997 61 5 0 26 1 0 1st National Champions 1998 67 4 0 27 1 0 1st WCWS, Runner-up 1999 53 16 0 19 9 0 2nd WCWS, Fifth place 2000 59 9 0 16 4 0 2nd WCWS, Third place 2001 65 4 0 19 2 0 1st National Champions 2002 55 12 0 15 6 0 2nd WCWS, Runner-up 2003 56 7 0 19 2 0 1st WCWS, Third place 2004 Larry Ray 55 6 0 17 3 0 1st NCAA Regional 2005 Mike Candrea 45 12 0 13 8 0 1st WCWS, Fifth place 2006 54 11 0 15 6 0 2nd National Champions 2007 50 14 1 15 5 1 1st National Champions 2008 Larry Ray 41 19 0 13 8 0 WCWS, Seventh place 2009 Mike Candrea 46 17 0 13 7 0 3rd WCWS, Seventh place 2010 52 14 0 13 8 0 3rd WCWS, Runner-up 2011 43 18 0 11 10 0 3rd NCAA Super Regional 2012 38 19 0 12 12 0 4th NCAA Super Regional 2013 33 26 0 9 15 0 7th NCAA Regional 2014 44 16 0 14 10 0 5th NCAA Super Regional 2015 41 20 0 13 11 0 3rd NCAA Super Regional 2016 40 21 0 13 11 0 5th NCAA Super Regional 2017 52 8 0 18 7 0 1st NCAA Super Regional 2018 43 14 0 13 11 0 5th NCAA Super Regional 2019 48 14 0 19 5 0 3rd WCWS, Fifth place2020 22 3 0 0 0 0 Season canceled due to COVID-19 2021 41 13 0 12 10 0 5th WCWS, Seventh place 2022 Caitlin Lowe 39 22 0 8 16 0 8th WCWS, Fifth place 2023 29 25 0 6 18 0 8th 2024 37 18 1 13 11 0 5th NCAA Super Regional 2025 Big 12 48 13 0 17 7 0 2nd NCAA Regional 2026 37 18 0 16 8 0 T–2nd NCAA Regional
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