The Arizona softball team recently released its 2010 spring softball schedule. The Wildcats will open their season Feb. 12 at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz., against Western Michigan.
The Wildcats will face 29 games against last year’s NCAA tournament teams. Ten of those games pit Arizona against teams that made the Women’s College World Series last year.
The out-of-conference opponents include Missouri — a surprise WCWS team from a year ago — and Creighton, who knocked off the Wildcats in a 6-0 stunner at Hillenbrand Stadium a year ago. And of course, Arizona will face its tough Pacific 10 Conference schedule which includes last year’s NCAA National Champions, the Washington Huskies.
Here’s a look at the schedule:
Kajikawa Classic02/12/10vs. Western MichiganTempe, Ariz.3:00 p.m. MSTvs. PurdueTempe, Ariz.5:30 p.m. MST02/13/10vs. NortherwesternTempe, Ariz.11:30 a.m. MSTvs. North Dakota StateTempe, Ariz.2:00 p.m. MST02/14/10vs. Cal State FullertonTempe, Ariz.1:00 p.m. MST
02/20/10vs. MissouriTucson, Ariz.12:00 p.m. MSTvs. MissouriTucson, Ariz.2:00 p.m. MST02/21/10vs. MissouriTucson, Ariz.12:00 p.m. MST
Cathedral City Classic
02/26/10vs. BYUCathedral City, Calif.3:00 p.m. PTvs. Fresno StateCathedral City, Calif.5:30 p.m. PT02/27/10vs. Cal PolyCathedral City, Calif.10:00 a.m. PTvs. Hawai’iCathedral City, Calif.1:00 p.m. PT02/28/10vs. BaylorCathedral City, Calif.1:00 p.m. PT
03/03/10vs. New Mexico StateTucson, Ariz.4:00 p.m. MSTvs. New Mexico StateTucson, Ariz.6:00 p.m. MST03/04/10vs. Northern IowaTucson, Ariz.4:00 p.m. MST03/07/10vs. St. John’sTucson, Ariz.12:00 p.m. MSTvs. Idaho StateTucson, Ariz.2:00 p.m. MST03/08/10vs. Idaho StateTucson, Ariz.6:00 p.m. MST
Wildcat Invitational
03/12/10TBDTucson, Ariz.TBATBDTucson, Ariz.TBA03/13/10TBDTucson, Ariz.TBATBDTucson, Ariz.TBA03/14/10TBDTucson, Ariz.TBA
Judi Garman Classic03/18/10vs. LouisvilleFullerton, Calif.9:00 a.m. PTvs. MichiganFullerton, Calif.11:15 a.m. PT03/19/10vs. OklahomaFullerton, Calif.9:00 a.m. PT03/20/10vs. New MexicoFullerton, Calif.6:00 p.m. PT03/21/10vs. VirginiaFullerton, Calif.9:00 a.m. PT
03/26/10at New MexicoAlbuquerque, N.M.6:00 p.m. MST03/27/10at New MexicoAlbuquerque, N.M.1:00 p.m. MST03/28/10at New MexicoAlbuquerque, N.M.1:00 p.m. MST04/01/10at Arizona StateTempe, Ariz.7:00 p.m. PT04/02/10at Arizona StateTempe, Ariz.7:00 p.m. PT04/03/10at Arizona StateTempe, Ariz.12:00 p.m. PT04/07/10vs. UTEPTucson, Ariz.4:00 p.m. PTvs. UTEPTucson, Ariz.6:00 p.m. PT04/09/10at WashingtonSeattle, Wash.TBA04/10/10at WashingtonSeattle, Wash.TBA04/11/10at WashingtonSeattle, Wash.TBA04/16/10vs. StanfordTucson, Ariz.7:00 p.m. PT04/17/10vs. StanfordTucson, Ariz.7:00 p.m. PT04/18/10vs. StanfordTucson, Ariz.12:00 p.m. PT04/23/10vs. Oregon StateTucson, Ariz.7:00 p.m. PT04/24/10vs. Oregon StateTucson, Ariz.7:00 p.m. PT04/25/10vs. Oregon StateTucson, Ariz.12:00 p.m. PT04/30/10at CaliforniaBerkeley, Calif.3:00 p.m. PT05/01/10at CaliforniaBerkeley, Calif.1:00 p.m. PT05/02/10at CaliforniaBerkeley, Calif.12:00 p.m. PT05/07/10at OregonEugene, Ore.4:00 p.m. PT05/08/10at OregonEugene, Ore.1:00 p.m. PT05/09/10at OregonEugene, Ore.12:00 p.m. PT05/13/10vs. UCLATucson, Ariz.7:00 p.m. PT05/14/10vs. UCLATucson, Ariz.7:00 p.m. PT05/15/10vs. UCLATucson, Ariz.1:00 p.m. PT NCAA Regionals
05/21/10 — 05/23/10 NCAA Super Regionals
05/28/10 — 05/29/10 Women’s College World Series06/03/10Oklahoma City, Okla.