2022 Arizona Wildcats softball team

2022 Arizona Wildcats softball
NCAA Starkville Super Regional champion NCAA Columbia Regional champion
Women's College World Series, Second Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
CB	No. 6
Record	39–22 (8–16 Pac-12)
Head coach	Caitlin Lowe (1st season)
Home stadium	Rita Hillenbrand Stadium

2022 Pac-12 Conference softball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 8 Arizona State ‍†‍‍y	20	–	4	–	0		.833			43	–	11	–	0		.796
No. 5 UCLA ‍‍‍y	19	–	5	–	0		.792			51	–	10	–	0		.836
No. 11 Washington ‍‍‍y	14	–	10	–	0		.583			38	–	17	–	0		.691
Stanford ‍‍‍y	11	–	13	–	0		.458			39	–	22	–	0		.639
No. 23 Oregon ‍‍‍y	10	–	14	–	0		.417			33	–	19	–	0		.635
Oregon State ‍‍‍y	9	–	15	–	0		.375			39	–	22	–	0		.639
Utah ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			27	–	27	–	0		.500
Arizona ‍‍‍y	8	–	16	–	0		.333			39	–	21	–	0		.650
California ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			28	–	27	–	1		.509
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 6, 2022 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2022 Arizona Wildcats softball team represents the University of Arizona in the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats are coached by Caitlin Lowe, who is in her first season with Arizona. They play their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and compete in the Pac-12 Conference.

Personnel

Roster

2022 Arizona Wildcats roster
	Pitchers 7 – Hanah Bowen – Senior 11 – Jessie Fontes – Sophomore 19 – Madi Elish – Freshman 34 – Devyn Netz – Sophomore Catchers 12 – Bailey Thompson – Grad. Student 15 – Izzy Pacho – Junior 18 – Sharlize Palacios – Sophomore	Infielders 00 – Sophia Carroll – Sophomore 7 – Hanah Bowen – Senior 15 – Izzy Pacho – Junior 20 – Carlie Scupin – Sophomore 30 – Blaise Biringer – Sophomore 34 – Devyn Netz – Sophomore 36 – Amber Toven – Freshman	Utility 2 – Hannah Martinez – Senior 9 – Allie Skaggs – Sophomore 55 – Giulia Koutsoyanopulos – Sophomore Outfielders 3 – Allie Enright – Freshman 6 – Janelle Meoño – Sophomore 21 – Jasmine Perezchica – Sophomore 22 – Paige Dimler – Freshman

Coaches

2022 Arizona Wildcats softball coaching staff
Caitlin Lowe – Head coach – 9th season Taryne Mowatt-McKinney – Assistant coach – 5th season Lauren Lappin – Assistant coach – 1st season Ray Camacho – Volunteer assistant coach – 5th season Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at Arizona.

Schedule

2022 Arizona Wildcats Game Log (39–22)
Regular Season: 33–20 (Home: 24–10; Away: 6–8; Neutral: 3–2)
Post Season: 6–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 5–0; Neutral: 1–2)
February: 10–4 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 1 February 10 No. 9 Southern Utah* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 22–1 (5) Bowen (1–0) Winston (0–1) — 1,058 1–0 – 2 February 11 No. 9 Southern Utah* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 15–0 (5) Netz (1–0) Owen (0–1) — 2,577 2–0 – 3 February 12 No. 9 No. 2 Alabama* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 0–11 (5) Kilfoyl (1–0) Bowen (1–1) — 2,959 2–1 – 4 February 12 No. 9 New Mexico* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 1–0 Bowen (2–1) Guindon (1–1) — 2,509 3–1 – 5 February 18 No. 9 UC Santa Barbara* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 11–1 (6) Netz (2–0) Snyder (0–1) — N/A 4–1 – 6 February 18 No. 9 Long Beach State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 7–2 Bowen (3–1) Fernandez (0–1) — 2,664 5–1 – 7 February 19 No. 9 Loyola Marymount* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 4–3 Bowen (4–1) Perez (1–2) — N/A 6–1 – 8 February 19 No. 9 No. 16 Kentucky* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 6–7 Sullivan (2–0) Bowen (4–2) — 2,887 6–2 – 9 February 20 No. 9 Long Beach State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 12–2 (5) Netz (3–0) Quinlan (0–1) — 2,634 7–2 – 10 February 24 No. 8 vs. Cal Baptist* Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California 6–2 Netz (4–0) Hernandez (0–3) — N/A 8–2 – 11 February 24 No. 8 vs. Cal State Fullerton* Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California 0–1 Sutherlin (2–1) Elish (0–1) — N/A 8–3 – 12 February 25 No. 8 vs. Bethune Cookman* Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California 8–1 Fontes (1–0) Gonzalez (2–2) — N/A 9–3 – 13 February 25 No. 8 vs. UC Davis* Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California 3–0 Elish (1–1) Fitzgerald (1–3) — N/A 10–3 – 14 February 26 No. 8 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma* Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California 2–10 (5) May (5–0) Netz (4–1) — 850 10–4 –
March: 9–6 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 15 March 3 No. 9 North Dakota* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 8–0 (5) Elish (2–1) Jones (2–4) — 2,305 11–4 – 16 March 4 No. 9 Iowa State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 11–3 (5) Netz (5–1) Charles (2–1) — 2,626 12–4 – 17 March 5 No. 9 Boise State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 5–4 Elish (3–1) Caudill (6–1) Netz (1) N/A 13–4 – 18 March 5 No. 9 Texas State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 11–10 Elish (4–1) Mullins (5–4) — 2,773 14–4 – 19 March 6 No. 9 Loyola Chicago* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 11–0 (5) Netz (6–1) Pepkowski (3–2) — 2,700 15–4 – 20 March 11 No. 8 Yale* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 5–1 Netz (7–1) Conway (1–2) — 2,700 16–4 – 21 March 12 No. 8 UNLV* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 7–2 Bowen (5–2) Bressler (9–3) — N/A 17–4 – 22 March 12 No. 8 Marist* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 11–0 (5) Netz (8–1) Myers (4–1) — 2,807 18–4 – 23 March 13 No. 8 Marist* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 12–2 (5) Bowen (6–2) Pleasants (2–9) — 2,630 19–4 – 24 March 19 No. 9 at No. 4 UCLA Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California 0–5 Faraimo (10–1) Netz (8–2) — 1,328 19–5 0–1 25 March 20 No. 9 at No. 4 UCLA Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California 0–3 Azevedo (11–1) Elish (4–2) — 1,328 19–6 0–2 26 March 21 No. 9 at No. 4 UCLA Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California 0–7 Faraimo (11–1) Netz (8–3) — 556 19–7 0–3 27 March 25 No. 14 No. 20 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 2–9 Morgan (12–1) Bowen (6–3) Schuld (2) 2,977 19–8 0–4 28 March 26 No. 14 No. 20 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 0–11 (5) Lopez (4–1) Netz (8–4) — 2,925 19–9 0–5 29 March 27 No. 14 No. 20 Arizona State Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 0–8 (5) Schuld (8–2) Bowen (6–4) — 2,914 19–10 0–6
April: 12–6 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 30 April 1 No. 19 No. 11 Washington Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 7–12 Nelson (4–0) Netz (8–5) — 2,654 19–11 0–7 31 April 2 No. 19 No. 11 Washington Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 5–7 Moore (5–1) Bowen (6–5) — 2,668 19–12 0–8 32 April 3 No. 19 No. 11 Washington Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 10–9 Bowen (7–5) Moore (5–2) — 2,670 20–12 1–8 33 April 8 No. 20 at Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, Oregon 1–4 Haendiges (10–2) Bowen (7–6) — 532 20–13 1–9 34 April 9 No. 20 at Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, Oregon 1–3 Mazon (12–3) Elish (4–3) — 593 20–14 1–10 35 April 10 No. 20 at Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, Oregon 9–1 (5) Bowen (8–6) Haendiges (10–3) — 540 21–14 2–10 36 April 14 No. 25 No. 17 Oregon Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 11–8 Netz (9–5) Kliethermes (7–4) Bowen (1) 2,669 22–14 3–10 37 April 15 No. 25 No. 17 Oregon Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 3–11 (5) Hansen (9–4) Bowen (8–7) — 2,807 22–15 3–11 38 April 16 No. 25 No. 17 Oregon Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 12–4 (5) Netz (10–5) Hansen (9–5) — 2,777 23–15 4–11 39 April 19 No. 24 UTEP* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 9–0 (5) Bowen (9–7) Collins (2–5) — 2,461 24–15 – 40 April 19 No. 24 UTEP* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 10–2 (5) Netz (11–5) Calderon (2–4) — 2,461 25–15 – 41 April 23 (1) No. 24 at Utah Dumke Family Softball Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah 3–5 Smith (7–5) Bowen (9–8) — N/A 25–16 4–12 42 April 23 (2) No. 24 at Utah Dumke Family Softball Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah 8–0 Netz (12–5) Sandez (8–8) — N/A 26–16 5–12 43 April 24 No. 24 at Utah Dumke Family Softball Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah 6–5 Elish (5–3) Smith (7–6) Netz (2) 1,000 27–16 6–12 44 April 27 at New Mexico State* NM State Softball Complex Las Cruces, New Mexico 14–9 Elish (6–3) King (6–13) — 368 28–16 – 45 April 27 at New Mexico State* NM State Softball Complex Las Cruces, New Mexico 11–0 (6) Fontes (1–0) King (6–14) — 584 29–16 – 46 April 30 No. 25 Fresno State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 8–4 Netz (13–5) Hanlon (4–6) — N/A 30–16 – 47 April 30 No. 25 Fresno State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 5–1 Bowen (10–8) West (4–6) — 2,744 31–16 –
May: 7–4 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 48 May 6 No. 25 at California Levine-Fricke Field Berkeley, California 1–7 Halajian (18–7) Bowen (10–9) — 283 31–17 6–13 49 May 7 No. 25 at California Levine-Fricke Field Berkeley, California 2–9 Reimers (2–1) Netz (13–6) — 713 31–18 6–14 50 May 8 No. 25 at California Levine-Fricke Field Berkeley, California 5–2 Elish (7–3) Halajian (18–8) Netz (3) 831 32–18 7–14 51 May 12 No. 25 Stanford Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 10–6 Elish (8–3) Vawter (21–11) — 2,585 33–18 8–14 52 May 13 No. 25 Stanford Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 0–10 (5) Krause (11–14) Netz (13–7) — 2,811 33–19 8–15 53 May 14 No. 25 Stanford Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium Tucson, Arizona 3–4 Vawter (22–11) Bowen (10–10) — 2,671 33–20 8–16 54 May 20 Illinois* Mizzou Softball Stadium Columbia, Missouri 8–3 Bowen (11–10) Sickels (12–9) — 2,781 34–20 – 55 May 21 No. 16 (15) Missouri* Mizzou Softball Stadium Columbia, Missouri 2–0 Bowen (12–10) Weber (15–7) — N/A 35–20 – 56 May 22 No. 16 (15) Missouri* Mizzou Softball Stadium Columbia, Missouri 1–0 Netz (14–7) Weber (15–8) — 2,474 36–20 – 57 May 27 Mississippi State* Nusz Park Mississippi State, Mississippi 3–2 Bowen (13–10) Wesley (9–8) — 2,209 37–20 – 58 May 28 Mississippi State* Nusz Park Mississippi State, Mississippi 7–1 Netz (15–7) Wesley (9–9) — 2,299 38–20 –
June: 1–2 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 59 June 2 No. 7 Oklahoma State* USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2–4 Maxwell (19–4) Bowen (13–11) — 12,320 38–21 – 60 June 3 Oregon State USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 3–1 Bowen (14–11) Mazon (17–12) — 12,247 39–21 – 61 June 5 No. 14 Texas* USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2–5 Czech (12–1) Bowen (14–12) — 12,403 39–22 –
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Wildcats team member Rankings from NFCA. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. * indicates a non-conference game.

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Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	9	9	8	9	8	9	14	19	20	25	24	25	25	—	—	7	7
Softball America	7	10	13	16	14	13	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	6
ESPN.com/USA Softball	11	11	10	16	16	16	17	24	24	—	—	—	—	24	—	7	7
D1Softball	15	16	16	18	20	20	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	9