Arizona softball: Candrea on 2014: 'Buckle up'

Hallie Wilson and her Wildcats teammates were eliminated in regional play with two losses to Baylor in College Station, Texas.

Arizona softball: Candrea on 2014: 'Buckle up'

Mike Candrea has never been in this position before: sitting in his office Tuesday, conducting year-end player interviews, while 16 teams across the country prepared for the NCAA tournament's super regional round.

Arizona notebook: Cats go 'grrr' as freshman starts

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Whitney Canion shut out the Arizona Wildcats on Friday.

Arizona softball: Strange things in game against Penn

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Arizona softball: Once Cats lightened up, wins followed

Since the Wildcats decided to have more fun and relax on the softball field, they have gone a combined 4-2 against No. 5 Arizona State and No. 13 Stanford. UA faces Baylor today.

Arizona softball: Once Cats lightened up, wins followed

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - There are easy explanations for how the Arizona Wildcats, one of the great programs in softball history, wound up as the third-best team in a regional in the middle of muggy Brazos County: the late transfer of an All-American, a lack of pitching, an injury to star Ke…

Arizona Softball: Cats' cry: 'Everyone's 0-0'

Arizona catcher Chelsea Goodacre has caught 10 of 31 base stealers, but Baylor runs more than most. The Bears have 100 steals on 117 attempts.

Arizona Softball: Cats' cry: 'Everyone's 0-0'

Mike Candrea and his staff lugged a hulking cardboard box into Wednesday's breakfast-time practice at Hillenbrand Stadium.

Arizona Softball: Cats unsure top pitcher will be fit for regional

Junior Shelby Babcock, Arizona's No. 1 starter, went to the hospital early Monday but was released by midday. She posted a 3.68 ERA in a team-high 169 1/3 innings this season.

Arizona Softball: Cats unsure top pitcher will be fit for regional

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Arizona Softball: Cats unsure top pitcher will be fit for regional

Hours after being selected to their 27th consecutive NCAA tournament, the Arizona Wildcats spent Monday preparing to enter the postseason without their best pitcher.

Arizona softball: Two-out homer in 10th gives Cats win

Hallie Wilson's two-out, walk-off home run sailed toward the Hillenbrand Stadium scoreboard, and the 20-year-old ballpark collectively exhaled.

Arizona softball: Turning 20, memories aplenty

Capacity crowds are the norm at the UA's Hillenbrand Stadium, which has averaged at least 1,291 fans a game every season for the past 19 years.

Arizona softball: Turning 20, memories aplenty

Current Arizona second baseman Chelsea Suitos stretches in front of Hillenbrand Stadium outfield billboards that honor two of the four Wildcats who have been named National Player of the Year.

Arizona softball: Turning 20, memories aplenty

Hillenbrand Stadium turned 20 two months ago, but the Arizona Wildcats are celebrating tonight.

Arizona softball: Cats barely stay in poll, tying Tar Heels for 25th

The Arizona Wildcats barely avoided slipping out of the softball poll Tuesday for the first time in the history of the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25, tying for No. 25.

Pac-12 softball: Arizona 7, California 3: Big win gets 'old Hillenbrand' rocking for first time in a while

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Pac-12 softball: Arizona 7, California 3: Big win gets 'old Hillenbrand' rocking for first time in a while

Mike Candrea gathered his team down the left field line moments after the Arizona Wildcats' best win of the year Wednesday and told his players to remember what the last out felt like.

Arizona softball: Tourney sweep helps Cats rise slot to 20th

After sweeping five games at home in the Wildcat Invitational, the Arizona Wildcats moved up one spot, from No. 21 to No. 20, in Tuesday's ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25.

Arizona softball: Cats ready to step up against Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Sooners have eliminated the Arizona Wildcats from the NCAA tournament the last two years. And last month, the Sooners inked Shelby Pendley, the star UA shortstop, weeks after she decided to transfer.