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ADVANCING TO SUPER REGIONALS

Arizona Softball earned three victories in as many days to open postseason play, capped by an impressive 12-3 win over Auburn on Sunday. Jessie Harper's dominant three home run performance highlighted a special weekend that saw our stadium come to life with a sea of red and blue, cheering on the Wildcats.
 
It's our privilege to host Ole Miss in this weekend's Super Regionals at iconic Hillenbrand Stadium. Our extraordinary home environment will once again be on display on national television as our tremendous fans will fill up the stadium all weekend. We are expecting capacity crowds at Hillenbrand, so don't wait to get your tickets for this weekend's action. You can buy online through ArizonaWildcats.com or over the phone at 520-621-2287. We can't wait to see to see everyone cheering on our dynamic softball program at our beautiful facility!
 
GET READY FOR SATURDAYS

We are less than 100 days away from the start of the 2019 Arizona Football season, and you can Back the A starting on Saturday, May 25. Flex Packs and Wildcat Mobile Passes will go on sale starting at 10 a.m. (MST) on Saturday. Both of these packages are excellent ways to build your own plan with great options to Bear Down at special prices. Whether you purchase a Flex Pack or utilize a Wildcat Mobile Pass, you will be able to experience Saturdays at Arizona Stadium this season.


 
You can also purchase season tickets online today with packages starting at $70 as we Back the A with Coach Sumlin and the Wildcats this season. The excitement of game days in our Southern Arizona community is already building, and we can't wait to see our beautiful campus come alive on game days this fall.
 
PROUD OF OUR WILDCATS

We want to send our congrats to Coach Ianello and the Wildcats on another special season of Arizona Women's Golf. It's a tremendous program that continues to proudly represent the Block A on the biggest stages in golf. We are very proud of what this terrific group of young women continues to achieve. A national championship run, followed by a thrilling performance to get to the national semifinals, represents the determination and passion of what it means to be a Wildcat.


 
Seniors Haley Moore and Bianca Pagdanganan wrapped up their illustrious careers as Wildcats. They will graduate from the program as tremendous ambassadors of our University, athletics department and community. Haley and Bianca truly achieved greatness in their time as student-athletes, and we are grateful to call them Wildcats for life.


 
CONGRATULATIONS EMMA WILSON

Emma Wilson, a graduating senior from Arizona Women's Tennis, earned the 2019 Southwest Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award from the ITA. This prestigious honor recognizes outstanding achievement in the classroom, on the court and in the community. It's the second consecutive year she has earned this national award, winning it last year while at Fresno State. It caps a great season for the Newcastle, England native who also named an Academic All-Pac-12 honorable mention. Congrats on another well-earned award Emma, and thank you for being a great ambassador of the University of Arizona.
 
TRACK AND FIELD OFF TO NCAA'S

Arizona Track and Field will send 23 Wildcats to NCAA postseason competition following a great showing at the Pac-12 Championships and last weekend's Tucson Elite Classic. Coach Harvey and the Wildcats are off to NCAA West Preliminary Championships in Sacramento, Calif. beginning on Thursday, May 23. Our student-athletes will be representing the University of Arizona on a national stage and competing to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas in the first week of June. You can follow along through ArizonaWildcats.com or @ArizonaTrack on social media. Bear Down and Go Cats!


 
BEAR DOWN ARIZONA MEN'S TENNIS

Our men's tennis programs continues its outstanding season with more awards and postseason play. Freshman Jonas Ziverts competed in this week's NCAA Singles Championships in Orlando, Fla., as the first Wildcat to compete in singles postseason competition since All-American Roger Matalonga in 2006.


 
The program picked up some hardware from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association as well with head coach Clancy Shields being named the 2019 ITA Southwest Coach of the Year. Ziverts took home the Southwest Rookie of the Year while the entire team earned the Southwest Community Service Award. The future of Arizona Men's Tennis is bright, and this week marks more great things to come.
 
HOT BATS FOR ARIZONA BASEBALL

With seven consecutive wins and 10 victories in its last 11 games, Arizona Baseball enters this weekend as one of the hottest teams in America. The Wildcats' offense continues to be among the nation's leaders, including junior Nick Quintana who has 25 RBI in 11 games in May. Quintana leads the Pac-12 in RBI with 72, which ranks seventh in the NCAA and second among all players from Power Five conferences.
 
Arizona closes out the regular season at Washington State with a three-game series beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 23. All three games will be broadcasted on the Pac-12 Networks and over the radio with Brian Jeffries on 1290 AM in Tucson.

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: 

1. Bear Down with us today! Join the Wildcat Club to make an impact on our student-athletes' experience.
2. Buy Season Tickets
3. Wear the Colors (Especially on Friday)
4. Encourage Others to Do the Same

 
Bear Down with Pride,

Dave Heeke
Director of Athletics
University of Arizona
uofaad@arizona.edu