FIVE DAYS TO RENEW YOUR FOOTBALL TICKETS
I had the opportunity to meet quite a few fans at our Football Fan Appreciation Day last weekend. Seeing fans interact with our players and coaches, showing everyone our facilities, and being on the field at Arizona Stadium got me excited for the upcoming season. While I know last season's record wasn't what our program and fans had hoped for, from my perspective, overall, the football program has had a very good five-year run under Coach Rodriguez. Four bowl games and winning the Pac-12 South are positives we can continue to build on. I'm looking forward to my first season and joining many of you at Arizona Stadium this fall.
With that in mind, the football season ticket renewal deadline of May 1 is only five days away. Let's stay committed to the Wildcat football program that we all love. Football season ticket sales are critical to the success of not only the football program, but all of our sports. Season tickets support our department in a number of ways and help us provide the best experience possible for our student-athletes. We want to thank those of you who have already renewed or purchased new season tickets. You make a huge difference. We're hopeful all of our 2016 season ticket holders will continue to support the program and department by renewing for the upcoming year. If you haven't yet, you can click HERE to renew online today.
COME OUT TO THE PAC-12 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
We're excited to be hosting the 2017 Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championships at Bear Down Beach on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Your 2017 Beach Cats are ranked No. 8 in the country and will contend for a Pac-12 title against teams such as No. 1 USC and No. 2 UCLA. The Wildcats feature some of the top beach volleyball players in the conference with the likes of Madison and McKenna Witt, Olivia Hallaran, Olivia Macdonald, Hailey Devlin and Sam Manley.
Thursday will be full of team play as matches begin at 9 a.m., with the last match scheduled for 8 p.m. Team play will resume at 9 a.m. on Friday morning and the champion will be crowned after the 1 p.m. championship match. The Pairs Championship will begin shortly after the Team Championship finishes with the first round beginning at 3 p.m. and the second round starting at 4 p.m. Pairs matches should last until roughly 6 p.m. on Friday. Saturday is for the Pairs as the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship matches will take place at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
Admission is free. Standard parking fees will be in effect on Thursday and Friday during the day. Parking is free after 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and all day Saturday, in surface lots with a standard fee for the Cherry Ave. Garage. For more information, click HERE.
WILDCATS TO VISIT PHOENIX FOR THE ANNUAL ROAD TOUR
I'm excited to join some of our head coaches in Tempe for our annual Road Tour stop on Wednesday, May 3. Sean Miller, Rich Rodriguez, Adia Barnes, Tony Amato, Tabitha Yim and I will be at Culinary Dropout/The Yard (149 S. Farmer Ave., Tempe, AZ) and we hope to see you there. We will have a chance to speak and visit with the crowd as well as answer a few questions.
Doors to the event will open at 5:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 6:30 p.m. A complimentary buffet will be available while supplies last and there is no charge to attend. Drinks will be available for purchase. To help us get an approximation on a head count, we ask that you RSVP by clicking HERE.
Thank you for your continued support of our programs and we're looking forward to seeing you in Tempe.
MAUGA BECOMES UA SOFTBALL'S ALL-TIME HOME RUN QUEEN
During our series-clinching win over No. 6 Oregon on Saturday, Katiyana Mauga hit her 88th career home run, breaking Stacie Chambers' Arizona career home run record. The home run was her 21st of the season and fifth of the week. The national and conference player of the week, Kati became the only player in NCAA history to hit at least 20 home runs in each of her four seasons. Her 88th homer moved her into third place in NCAA history, trailing only UCLA's Stacey Nuveman, who holds the Pac-12 record with 90 homers, and Oklahoma's Lauren Chamberlain, the NCAA record holder with 95 home runs. Kati will have six regular-season games, plus Arizona's NCAA Tournament run, to hit seven homers and match the NCAA record. Congratulations on this great accomplishment and good luck on your chase for the Pac-12 and NCAA records.
SOFTBALL HOSTS SENIOR DAY VS. ASU
Coach Candrea and our softball team will wrap up their regular-season home schedule this weekend when we host Arizona State. We start the series on Friday at 6 p.m., when the first 500 fans will receive a free rally towel. Play continues on Saturday at 6 p.m. followed by Senior Day on Sunday at 5 p.m. The first 1,000 fans on Sunday will receive a free Senior Day Card. A limited number of tickets are available, so get yours while you can. To purchase, call (520) 621-CATS or click HERE.
BASEBALL HEROES WEEKEND PACKAGE
We're celebrating Memorial Day with the baseball team May 26-28 for Heroes Weekend versus California. Our ticket office has put together a Heroes Weekend Package to benefit our military. The package is currently available for only $20 and includes two (2) tickets to a game and one (1) Arizona Baseball Camo Hat. If you cannot join us at the ballpark yourself, you can purchase the package and donate the tickets to the military. We'll take care of getting the tickets to our troops. There is a limit of four (4) packages per account. For more information, contact Justin Kirk at (520) 626-3110 or kirkj@arizona.edu or click HERE.
YOU ARE THE TEAM BEHIND OUR TEAM
The support our fans provide is incredible and a key factor in our success. We couldn't do what we do without you. Take a look at the latest Bear Down Challenge video by clicking HERE to see just how important you are to our student-athletes.
To help continue building momentum, we're inviting you to join the challenge and become a Wildcat Club member. With a donation of $100 or more (or a monthly gift of just $9), you'll become member and help provide critical support for scholarships, travel, equipment and more. Click HERE if you're ready to join the team today.
ARIZONA NUGGETS
Baseball's JJ Matijevic leads the nation with 22 doubles and is ninth in the country in batting with a .401 average. He also leads the Pac-12 in batting average, slugging percentage, hits, doubles and total bases … Softball leads the nation in home runs with 82, while the pitching staff has only allowed 61 total runs all season … Track & Field's Sage Watson posted a 55.67 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Horned Frog Invitational. That time currently ranks third nationally … Soccer completed a perfect 5-0 spring after posting two victories last weekend. The Cats defeated New Mexico on Saturday, 3-2, and finished off the spring with a 7-0 victory over New Mexico St. on Sunday.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
To view the list of upcoming events, broadcast information, start times and stat links, click HERE. (Note: All times are listed as Mountain Standard Time, i.e. Tucson time.)
To access live stats from your desktop or mobile device, visit ArizonaLiveStats.com.
WEAR THE COLORS – SHARE THE PHOTOS
Thank you for wearing the colors and sharing your Arizona pride! If your photo submission did not make this week's edition of the Wildcat Wednesday, please check our "Wildcat Wednesday" album at facebook.com/ArizonaAthletics.
NOTE: Please submit photos for Wildcat Wednesday with an original email to uofaad@arizona.edu using the subject line 'Wildcat Wednesday photo.' Also, please ensure all submissions are clear and properly lit. We also ask that you identify everyone in the photo so we can highlight them accordingly.
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