Arizona shortstop Kellie Fox (29) fist bumps head coach Mike Candrea as she rounds third after a first-inning home run during the University of Arizona vs. UTEP softball game on Feb. 26, 2014.

 Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Arizona softball coachΒ Mike CandreaΒ released his 2015 schedule last week and, unfortunately, UCLA is not on it. The Pac-12’s new format, where each team skips a Pac-12 opponent, won’t permit the top rivalry in college softball this year. That isn’t good, especially because the UA plays so many Western schools – UC Riverside, Cal State Fullerton, San Diego State, New Mexico State and UNLV – out of conference.

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