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Arizona Softball to Host Team USA

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Arizona Softball to Host Team USA
Arizona Softball to Host Team USA
Arizona Softball to host Team USA

HILLENBRAND STADIUM.

ARIZONASOFTBALL HOSTING THE UNITEDSTATES OLYMPIC TEAM.

YOU CANSEE --- BEHIND ME.

LONGTIMEFANS NOW MIKE CANDREA USED TOCOACH TEAM USA AS WELL AS ONEOF ITS CURRENT PLAYERS.IT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES IT WASARGUABLY THE GREATEST SOFTBALLTEAM EVER.

MIKE CANDREA ANDJENNIE FINCH LED TEAM USA TOTHE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL IN2004.

THEY'RE ALL GREATMEMORIES WHEN YOU HAVE ACHANCE TO COACH THE VERY BESTATHLETES AND REPRESENT THISCOUNTRY.

A SILVER FOLLOWED IN2008.

BUT THEN THEINTERNATIONAL OLYMPICCOMMITTEE REMOVED SOFTBALL - ASPORT NOT OVERLY POPULAR INEUROPE - FROM THE TICKET - IWAS COMPLETELY DEVASTATED,SHATTERED, WHEN I GOT THE NEWSIT WAS TAKEN OUT OF THEOLYMPIC GAMES.

IT WAS KIND OFAN EMPTY FEELING WHEN SOMEONETAKES SOMETHING AWAY FROM YOUTHAT YOU THINK YOU DESERVE.AND FOR IT TO BE WIPED AWAY,TAKEN AWAY FROM THE NEXTGENERATION.

MY HEART TRULYBROKE.

BUT FAST FORWARD TO2016 AND THE IOC VOTED TOINCLUDE SOFTBALL IN THE 2020TOKYO GAMES.

NO ONE WASHAPPIER THAN JENNIE FINCH -HERE AT HILLENBRAND THISMORNING FOR A CLINC FOR YOUNGKIDS FOR THESE ATHLETES TO BEABLE TO HAVE THE OLYMPICDREAM, AND IN THE FUTURE TOHAVE THE OLYMPIC DREAM, AND TOHAVE THAT STAGE TO SHWOCASETHEIR SKILLS, IT'S CRUCIAL FORTHE SPORT + AND ONE CURRENTWILDCAT IS FOLLOWING INFINCH'S FOOTSTPES.

WILDCATCATCHER DEJAH MULIPOLA ISPLAYING FOR TEAM USA OH, IT'SA DREAM TO REPRESENT USA.ESPECIALLY WITH COACH CANDREAAND CAITLYN LOWE BEING IN THEHISTORY OF THE TEAM.

IT'S ANHONOR TO REPRSENT THEM AS WELLAS WELL AS THE U OF A.

JUST TOCONTINUE THE LEGACY THAT THEYHAVE AND TONIGHT - TWO HOMETEAMS AT HILLENBRAND AS USAWILL PLAY ARIZONA IN ANEXHIBITION GAME.

PART OF TEAMUSA'S TOUR LEADING UP TO TOKYOIN 2020 ONCE YOU'RE AN

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