Pac-12 Conference Softball Coach of the Year explained

The Pac-12 Conference Softball Coach of the Year is a college softball award given to the Pac-12 Conference's most outstanding coach. The award has been given annually since 1987. The conference was known as the Pacific-10 before becoming the Pac-12 in 2011. Mike Candrea has won the award a record eleven times.

Winners

Season	Player	School	Reference
1987		Arizona California	[1]
1988	(2)	Arizona
1989		Oregon
1990		UCLA
1991		California
1992	(2)	UCLA
1993	(3)	UCLA
1994	(3)	Arizona
1995	(4)	UCLA
1996	(2)	Washington
1997	(4)	Arizona
1998	(5)	Arizona
1999	(2)	UCLA Oregon State
2000	(6) (3)	Arizona Washington
2001	(7)	Arizona Stanford
2002	(8)	Arizona
2003	(9)	Arizona
2004	(2)	Stanford
2005		Oregon State
2006	(3)	UCLA
2007	(10)	Arizona
2008		Arizona State
2009		UCLA
2010		Washington
2011	(2)	Arizona State
2012	(2)	California
2013		Oregon	[2]
2014	(2)	Oregon	[3]
2015		Utah	[4]
2016	(3)	Oregon	[5]
2017	(11)	Arizona	[6]
2018		Arizona State	[7]
2019		Stanford	[8]
2021	(2)	UCLA	[9]
2022	(2)	Arizona State	[10]
2023	(3)	UCLA	[11]
2024	(4)	UCLA	[12]

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
Arizona	11	1987, 1988, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2017
	9	1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2006, 2021, 2023, 2024
	5	2006, 2008, 2011, 2018, 2022
Oregon	4	1989, 2013, 2014, 2016
California	3	1987, 1991, 2012
	3	2001, 2004, 2019
Washington	3	1996, 2000, 2010
Oregon State	2	1999, 2005
	1	2015

Notes and References

1. News: 2020 Pac-12 Softball Media Guide . pac-12.com . 49 . July 6, 2021.
2. Web site: Pac-12 announces softball all-Conference honors . https://web.archive.org/web/20130817122755/http://pac-12.com/article/2013/05/15/pac-12-announces-softball-all-conference-honors . dead . August 17, 2013 . pac-12.com . May 15, 2013 . July 6, 2021.
3. Web site: Pac-12 announces softball all-Conference honors . pac-12.com . May 14, 2014 . July 6, 2021.
4. Web site: Pac-12 announces 2015 softball all-Conference honors . pac-12.com . May 13, 2015 . July 6, 2021.
5. Web site: Pac-12 announces 2016 softball all-Conference honors . pac-12.com . May 19, 2016 . July 6, 2021.
6. Web site: Pac-12 announces 2017 Softball All-Conference honors . pac-12.com . May 15, 2017 . July 6, 2021.
7. Web site: Pac-12 announces 2018 softball All-Conference honors . https://web.archive.org/web/20180514100543/http://pac-12.com/article/2018/05/11/pac-12-announces-2018-softball-all-conference-honors . dead . May 14, 2018 . pac-12.com . May 12, 2018 . July 6, 2021.
8. Web site: Pac-12 announces 2019 softball All-Conference honors . https://web.archive.org/web/20190508191656/https://pac-12.com/article/2019/05/07/pac-12-announces-2019-softball-all-conference-honors . dead . May 8, 2019 . pac-12.com . May 8, 2019 . July 6, 2021.
9. Web site: Pac-12 announces 2021 softball All-Conference honors . https://web.archive.org/web/20210516202215/https://pac-12.com/article/2021/05/11/pac-12-announces-2021-softball-all-conference-honors . dead . May 16, 2021 . pac-12.com . May 16, 2021 . July 6, 2021.
10. Web site: Pac-12 announces 2022 softball all-conference honors . pac-12.com . May 11, 2022 . May 11, 2022.
11. Web site: Pac-12 announces 2023 softball all-conference honors . pac-12.com . May 10, 2023 . May 10, 2023.
12. Web site: Pac-12 announces 2024 softball all-conference honors . pac-12.com . May 7, 2024 . May 7, 2024.