Here's how softball powerhouses Arizona, UCLA compare heading into tonight's game

By Justin Spears / Arizona Daily Star

For the fifth straight year, the Arizona Wildcats will compete in the Super Regional, but will have to play on the road this time around. 

Arizona will play Pac-12 rival UCLA in Los Angeles for a best-of-three series with the winner advancing to the Women's College World Series. Game one will be played on Thursday at 6 p.m., which will be televised on ESPN. It will be the first time both programs have faced each other in a regional setting rather than a regular season matchup or in the world series. 

UCLA swept Arizona earlier this season, but throughout history, the two programs have shown to be arguably the two best college softball programs on the west coast. Check out how each program matches up with each other. 

Arizona: 11

UCLA: 10

Arizona:

Mike Candrea (1986-present): 1,563-402-2 (.794)

Paula Noel (1981-1985): 103-93 (.525)

Rocky LaRose (1980): 23-23 (.500)

Ginny Parrish (1977-1979): 82-30 (.732)

Judy Spray (1974-1976): 45-18 (.714)

UCLA: 

Kelly Inouye-Perez (2007-present): 401-122 (.767)

Sue Enquist (1997-2007): 484-119-1 (.803)

Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (1989-1996): 403-56 (.878)

Sharon Backus (1975-1988): 451-117-3 (.794)

UCLA: 27

Arizona: 22

UCLA: 11* 

• 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010

Arizona: 8

• 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007

*Most titles in NCAA softball