The following is a list of Arizona Wildcats softball seasons. The University of Arizona is a member of the Pac-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. [1] [2] 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. [3]
| National champions | WCWS Appearance | NCAA Tournament appearance | Conference champions |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Postseason result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||
| Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Finish | ||||
| 1974 | Judy Spray | Intermountain | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | — | — | — | — | — | WCWS, Seventh Place |
| 1975 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | — | — | — | — | — | WCWS, Seventh Place | ||
| 1976 | 21 | 7 | 0 | .650 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | Ginny Parrish | 22 | 14 | 0 | .611 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | WCWS Runner-up | ||
| 1978 | 16 | 11 | 0 | .593 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | ||||
| 1979 | 44 | 15 | 0 | .746 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .833 | WCWS, Thirteenth place | |||
| 1980 | Rocky LaRose | WCAA | 23 | 23 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | ||
| 1981 | Paula Noel | 24 | 20 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |||
| 1982 | 21 | 20 | 0 | .512 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .300 | 4th | |||
| 1983 | 20 | 24 | 0 | .455 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .368 | ||||
| 1984 | 28 | 16 | 0 | .636 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 4th | |||
| 1985 | 17 | 16 | 0 | .515 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 5th | |||
| 1986 | Mike Candrea | Pac-12 | 27 | 13 | 1 | .671 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .458 | 3rd | |
| 1987 | 42 | 18 | 0 | .700 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||
| 1988 | 54 | 18 | 0 | .750 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | 2nd | WCWS, Third place | ||
| 1989 | 48 | 19 | 0 | .716 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | 3rd | WCWS, Third place | ||
| 1990 | 49 | 17 | 0 | .742 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | WCWS, Seventh place | ||
| 1991 | 56 | 16 | 0 | .778 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | 4th | National Champions | ||
| 1992 | 58 | 7 | 0 | .892 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 1st | WCWS, Runner-up | ||
| 1993 | 44 | 8 | 0 | .846 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 2nd | National Champions | ||
| 1994 | 64 | 3 | 0 | .955 | 21 | 3 | 0 | .875 | 1st | National Champions | ||
| 1995 | 66 | 6 | 0 | .917 | 24 | 4 | 0 | .857 | 1st | WCWS, Runner-up | ||
| 1996 | 58 | 9 | 0 | .866 | 23 | 5 | 0 | .821 | 2nd | National Champions | ||
| 1997 | 61 | 5 | 0 | .924 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 1st | National Champions | ||
| 1998 | 67 | 4 | 0 | .944 | 27 | 1 | 0 | .964 | 1st | WCWS, Runner-up | ||
| 1999 | 53 | 16 | 0 | .768 | 19 | 9 | 0 | .679 | 2nd | WCWS, Fifth place | ||
| 2000 | 59 | 9 | 0 | .868 | 16 | 4 | 0 | .800 | 2nd | WCWS, Third place | ||
| 2001 | 65 | 4 | 0 | .942 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 1st | National Champions | ||
| 2002 | 55 | 12 | 0 | .821 | 15 | 6 | 0 | .714 | 2nd | WCWS, Runner-up | ||
| 2003 | 56 | 7 | 0 | .889 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 1st | WCWS, Third place | ||
| 2004 | Larry Ray | 55 | 6 | 0 | .902 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 1st | NCAA Regional | |
| 2005 | Mike Candrea | 45 | 12 | 0 | .789 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | 1st | WCWS, Fifth place | |
| 2006 | 54 | 11 | 0 | .831 | 15 | 6 | 0 | .714 | 2nd | National Champions | ||
| 2007 | 50 | 14 | 1 | .777 | 15 | 5 | 1 | .738 | 1st | National Champions | ||
| 2008 | Larry Ray | 41 | 19 | 0 | .683 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | WCWS, Seventh place | ||
| 2009 | Mike Candrea | 46 | 17 | 0 | .730 | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | 3rd | WCWS, Seventh place | |
| 2010 | 52 | 14 | 0 | .788 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | 3rd | WCWS, Runner-up | ||
| 2011 | 43 | 18 | 0 | .705 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .524 | 3rd | NCAA Super Regional | ||
| 2012 | 38 | 19 | 0 | .667 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 4th | NCAA Super Regional | ||
| 2013 | 33 | 26 | 0 | .559 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 7th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2014 | 44 | 16 | 0 | .733 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 5th | NCAA Super Regional | ||
| 2015 | 41 | 20 | 0 | .672 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 3rd | NCAA Super Regional | ||
| 2016 | 40 | 21 | 0 | .656 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 5th | NCAA Super Regional | ||
| 2017 | 52 | 8 | 0 | .867 | 18 | 7 | 0 | .720 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||
| 2018 | 43 | 14 | 0 | .754 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 5th | NCAA Super Regional | ||
| 2019 | 48 | 14 | 0 | .774 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .792 | 3rd | WCWS, Fifth place | ||
| 2020 | 22 | 3 | 0 | .880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||
| 2021 | 41 | 13 | 0 | .759 | 12 | 10 | 0 | .545 | 5th | WCWS, Seventh place | ||
| 2022 | Caitlin Lowe | 39 | 22 | 0 | .639 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .333 | 8th | WCWS, Fifth place | |
| 2023 | 29 | 25 | 0 | .537 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .250 | 8th | |||
| 2024 | 37 | 18 | 1 | .670 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 5th | NCAA Super Regional | ||
| 2025 | Big 12 | 48 | 13 | 0 | .787 | 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | |