College softball in AZ just won’t be the same in 2022
College softball in Arizona is going through a major metamorphosis right now. In the span of just 18 days this summer, the game lost more than a half-century of coaching … Read More
Tag: Mike Candrea
It’s official: Mike Candrea has retired as UA softball coach
The final clue came right after the loss to Florida State on Saturday that eliminated the Wildcats from the Women’s College World Series. University of Arizona head softball coach, Mike … Read More
UA softball: Candrea, UM’s Hutchins vie for most career wins
As the University of Arizona softball team gets ready for Thursday’s first game of the 2021 season, head coach Mike Candrea will be focused on getting his Wildcats off to … Read More
They’re baaack…UA softball seniors will return for do-over
‘Unfinished Business’ If the University of Arizona softball team hasn’t already thought of it, someone should suggest those two words as the slogan for next season. There are at least … Read More
After nearly a decade, UA softball returns to WCWS
At first blush, it would appear the University of Arizona softball team is about to romp through its first game at the Women’s College World Series (WCWS), scheduled for … Read More
#6 Arizona softball has power, pitching to return to WCWS
Mike Candrea is nearing the close of his 34th season as the head coach of the University of Arizona softball program. He has won eight national championships during that … Read More
After 32 years as UA softball coach, Candrea gets 5 more
If Stacy Iveson had any ideas about moving into the head coach’s seat when her boss retires from the University of Arizona softball program, she may have at least … Read More
Candrea still filling pro game with UA softball players
Mike Candrea has been the head softball coach at the University of Arizona for the past 32 seasons. Last March he won his 1,500th game, making him the first … Read More
UA’s Candrea notches 1,500 softball wins; GCU up next
If you want to know what it’s like to coach against a legend, just wait until tomorrow and ask Ann Pierson. Her Grand Canyon University softball team plays the … Read More
Auburn stops UA softball on 6th try to get back to WCWS
The University of Arizona softball team went into the post-season unseeded, but still felt like they were good enough to play their way into the Women’s College World Series. … Read More
Candrea now No. 2, chasing NCAA softball wins record
Mike Candrea just moved up to second place in the NCAA softball record books with his 1,458th career win and is within a chip shot of moving into first place. … Read More
Candrea may have UA’s ticket back to softball WCWS
So how do you overcome losing all but one of your offensive weapons from the previous season? University of Arizona softball coach Mike Candrea seems to have found at least … Read More
Super Regional curse: UA softball swept 2nd straight year
The University of Arizona softball team couldn’t get a handle on a freshman pitching phenom from LSU, and their head coach is still looking for the solution to getting … Read More
UA softball opens regional play at home vs. St. John’s
St. John’s softball team is probably still on the psychological high that came with winning the Big East Conference Tournament for the first time in school history, as the Red Storm … Read More
UA softball recruit McQuillin is national Player of the Year
It looks like the future of the University of Arizona softball program will soon rest in the hands of a partially blind, partially deaf teenager that hasn’t even finished … Read More
Louisiana-Lafayette routs UA softball in super regional
That odd feeling of deja vu settled over the Lamson Park ball field at Louisiana-Lafayette University yesterday as the Arizona Wildcats softball team realized they were experiencing a re-run of … Read More
Back surgery forces UA’s Fowler to redshirt this season
In an early-January Phxfan article on the rehabilitation of Arizona Wildcats pitcher Kenzie Fowler following back surgery, we asked the rhetorical question: “Which Kenzie Fowler will be on the mound … Read More
UA softball coach Candrea recovering after heart scare
The human body can take just so much punishment. Arizona‘s head softball coach, Mike Candrea, thought maybe his 56-year-old body had reached its limit when he quietly excused himself from … Read More
Tucson high school pitchers keeping UA softball on top
When Mike Candrea put Stacy Iveson on his coaching staff in July, he added some great talent and experience to the University of Arizona softball program. But a significant added-value … Read More
UA hiring coup: Stacy Iveson joins softball coaching staff
Mike Candrea just finalized one of the biggest recruiting coups for his University of Arizona softball program. But this ‘recruit’ will make her contributions on the bench rather than on … Read More