The 2001 Arizona Wildcats softball team represented the

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in the

2001 NCAA Division I softball season The 2001 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2001. The season progressed through the regular ...

. The Wildcats were coached by Mike Candrea, who led his seventeenth season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 65–4. They played their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and competed in the

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, where they finished first with a 19–2 record. The Wildcats were invited to the 2001 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the

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to claim their sixth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.

Roster

Schedule

Ranking movements

References

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Arizona Wildcats softball seasons Arizona Softball Women's College World Series seasons NCAA Division I softball tournament championship seasons Pac-12 Conference softball champion seasons