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IT'S TIME FOR THE SPRING GAME PRESENTED BY ORTHOPROS
We're very excited to host our fans at Arizona Stadium for the Spring Game presented by OrthoPros this Saturday. The fun starts at 2:30 p.m. with a pregame fan fest. We'll have face painters, a photo booth, inflatables, a food truck, an autograph session with letterwinners, and more. The fan fest takes place on Bear Down Field. The spring game starts at 5 p.m. Due to construction, Arizona Stadium's gate 18 (northwest side of Arizona Stadium) will be the only gate used for entrance. Admission to both the fan fest and the spring game are free.
Spring Fling, a UA student-coordinated carnival, is also going this weekend. Plan to arrive early or stay late to check it out. Because of Spring Fling, the UA will charge for parking in some lots. Make sure to visit our webpage for more information,
ArizonaWildcats.com/springgame.
Our ticket sales staff will be on site to help fans looking to renew or purchase new season tickets. You can find them at the northwest box office of Arizona Stadium. A reminder, our May 1 renewal deadline is quickly approaching. We hope you will renew or purchase new season tickets for the 2018 season.
THE CATSYS IS SET FOR MONDAY
We're just a few days away from the CATSYS, which is scheduled for Monday, April 16, and we have an exciting announcement. Arizona letterwinner and men's basketball great Miles Simon is going to share hosting duties with Chris 'Geeter' McGee and the Kelley James Band. We may have another special guest involved in the program, but we're still working on logistics and will let you know as soon as we do.
As a reminder, registration is set for 6 p.m. with the show beginning at 6:30 p.m. While floor seats are reserved as a benefit for Wildcat Club members at the silver level and above, admission to McKale is free for anyone who would like to come and enjoy the show. Seating will be available in the stands.
To help get you ready for the CATSYS, click
HERE for highlights from last year's event. Also, to get you you excited for Miles' appearance, take a look back at his jersey retirement ceremony from October of 2016 by clicking on the graphic below.
JERRY KINDALL RECOGNITION ON APRIL 21
We will honor legendary coach Jerry Kindall with a celebration when baseball hosts Stanford on April 21 at 7 p.m. The celebration will be a part of the pregame festivities beginning at approximately 6:40 p.m. with his grandson throwing out the first pitch and several members of Kindall's family returning to Hi Corbett to honor the late coach. Our players, coaches and staff have honored Kindall's legacy throughout the 2018 season by wearing a black No. 9 patch on the left sleeve of their jerseys, displaying a "JK" sticker on the back of their batting helmets, and placing a large No. 9 sign above the Wall of Intimidation in right-center field at Hi Corbett. For more information, click
HERE and for tickets to the game, click
HERE.
BEARD TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME
We were excited to learn earlier this week that Olympic champion, world record holder, UA letterwinner and sports icon Amanda Beard is going to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on May 19. If you'd like to learn more about Amanda's career and background, click
HERE.
In addition to Amanda's honor, our former head swimming coach Frank Busch will also be recognized during the Hall of Fame weekend with one of the annual Paragon Awards. Frank is receiving this award for his outstanding contribution to competitive swimming.
Congratulations on these tremendous honors.
ARIZONA HONORED IN FAN ENGAGEMENT CATEGORY OF THE PAC-12 ZERO WASTE COMPETITION
The Pac-12 announced the winners of the conference's Zero Waste Competition earlier this week and Arizona's student-run campaign earned the nod in the Fan Engagement category. According to the league's press release on the topic, since 2015, Arizona has grown its program to engage the campus community and city of Tucson. The Zero Waste program is almost entirely run by impassioned student activists across several campus sustainability groups, including UA Green Team and Greening the Game. The student groups decided to adopt the entirety of the 2017-18 men's basketball season. Students took over greater leadership roles to implement zero waste efforts, which resulted in 27,580 pounds of recycling, 18,140 pounds of composting and 30,900 pounds of landfill materials for a full-season diversion rate of 59.7 percent.
Congratulations on this recognition and thank you to everyone involved for participating in this important initiative.
BIG SERIES IN SOFTBALL THIS WEEKND
The best rivalry in NCAA softball is back in Tucson this weekend. Our Wildcats will host a weekend series with UCLA at Hillenbrand Stadium. We'll play on Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 5 p.m. To purchase tickets, click
HERE or call (520) 621-CATS.
WILDCATS WELCOME BYU TO HI CORBETT ON TUESDAY
Baseball will be back at Hi Corbett on Tuesday, April 17 for a midweek game against BYU at 6 p.m. Every Tuesday game this season is a Two-for-Tuesday, which means hot dogs and beers are only $2 each. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will also receive a trading card of former UA letterwinner and current member of the San Francisco Giants, Mark Melancon, the eighth in a series of 10. For tickets or more information, click
HERE or call (520) 621-CATS.
FASTEST KID IN TUCSON
Men's track took first place last weekend at the Willie Williams Classic and the women's team placed second with a strong finish in the relays. There's one more chance to see your Wildcats at home at the Desert Heat Invitational on April 28. It's Kid's Day and the annual Fastest Kid in Tucson race.
Do you have a child in grades K-8? Sign them up for the Fastest Kid in Tucson. They will have a chance to race on a collegiate track against different age groups, get their faces painted, enjoy bounce houses, and more. Click
HERE to register your child for the Fastest Kid in Tucson race by April 25. Get your event tickets
HERE.
If you have any questions, email
ica-marketing@email.arizona.edu.
TWITTER GIVEAWAY
Congrats to Brian (@bennettbj85) for being selected as this month's winner of the Wildcat Wednesday Twitter Giveaway. A member of the athletics department staff will DM you with more information on how to secure your prize so make sure you're following @AZAthletics.
Once a month, we'll provide a phrase accompanied by the twitter handle @Dave_Heeke and the hashtag #HeekeTwitterGiveaway for Wildcat Wednesday subscribers to tweet. We'll select the winner at random and announce in a Wildcat Wednesday the following month.
Here is this month's Twitter giveaway message:
I'm looking forward to checking out @ArizonaFBall at the spring game this Saturday.
@Dave_Heeke #HeekeTwitterGiveaway
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 "Wear the Colors" album at facebook.com/ArizonaAthletics on Fridays.
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.
Continue to do what you can to help Arizona Athletics and:
- Buy Season Tickets
- Wear the Colors (Especially on Friday)
- Encourage Others to Do the Same
Bear Down with Pride,
Dave Heeke
Director of Athletics
University of Arizona
uofaad@arizona.edu
