TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona Softball will welcome the world's No. 1 team to Hillenbrand Stadium on Tuesday when the Wildcats host the U.S. Women's National Team in an exhibition game at 7 p.m. MST. The game is a part of Team USA's Stand Beside Her Tour in its preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The game will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks and streamed live at
pac-12.com/live.
The Wildcats will welcome back
Dejah Mulipola, who is using an Olympic redshirt this season in 2020 to compete for Team USA. Mulipola is Arizona's eighth Olympian to play for Team USA since 1996, joining
Mike Candrea (head coach - 2004, 2008), Jennie Finch (2004, 2008), Nicole Giordano (alternate - 2004), Alicia Hollowell (alternate - 2008), Lovie Jung (2004, 2008),
Caitlin Lowe (2008) and Leah O'Brien (1996, 2000, 2004). Mulipola, who is eligible to return to Arizona as a redshirt senior in 2021, will return to Hillenbrand Stadium, where she last played on May 25, 2019, helping send the Wildcats to the Women's College World Series with a super regional victory vs. Ole Miss.
This marks the third consecutive Olympic Tour visit to Hillenbrand Stadium for the U.S. Women's National Team. Candrea brought his Olympic teams to Hillenbrand in 2004 and 2008 on the way to gold and silver medals in Athens and Beijing, respectively.
Fewer than 100 tickets are available for the game. A limited number of reserved seats as well as Standing Room Only tickets are available now. Standing Room Only tickets do not guarantee space in the Alumni Plaza above the reserved seats on the third base side as space will be extremely limited. Tickets can be purchased
HERE.
Tuesday's game is the continuation of a busy stretch for the Wildcats, who are in the middle of a nine-day span in which they will play 11 games in two cities. Coming off the Hillenbrand Invitational which concluded on Sunday afternoon, the Wildcats will play Team USA on Tuesday before heading to Palm Springs and the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on Wednesday. Arizona went 4-1 in the Hillenbrand Invitational and is 9-1 through two weeks of the 2020 season.