On Monday, USA Softball announced its 2017 Hall of Fame Class, and the headliner is Arizona Wildcats head coach Mike Candrea.
Earlier this season, Candrea won his 1,500th career game, the first coach to win that many games at the Division-1 level. He was also the fastest in any collegiate sport to reach the milestone.
Since then, Arizona has not lost a game, having won 25 straight games. The Wildcats are 40-1 overall this year, the only loss being a 1-0 decision against No. 1 Florida State.
At Arizona, Candrea has won eight National Championships, the last coming in 2007.