USA Softball: Univ. of Washington Added to Stand Beside Her Tour, Now at 32 Stops in 18 States!
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@BruntjensElla
January 21, 2020
Ali Aguilar of the Team USA is excited to return to her alma mater and play against the Washington Huskies. Photo: USA Softball.
The Stand Beside Her tour, after adding games in Florida earlier in the month, goes the other side of the country in making the announcement on Monday that a tour stop will take place in the Pacific Northwest.
Here’s more on the latest addition to the very busy tour for Team USA!
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UNIV. of WASHINGTON
The 2020 USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) will head to the Pacific Northwest as the “Stand Beside Her” tour heads to Seattle, Wash.
Team USA will face off against the Washington Huskies on March 12 for an exhibition matchup, which will include the return of two-time All-American Ali Aguilar, who graduated from Washington in 2017. The Seattle tour stop will mark a faceoff against 2020 WNT Assistant Coach Heather Tarr, who serves as Head Coach for Washington.
Ali Aguilar
“Dawg fans, I’m so excited that I will be coming back to play in front of all of you,” said Aguilar. “I feel so lucky that I have the opportunity to step on the dirt at UW again. I can’t wait until I get to see you all. UW has a special place in my heart because of fans like you. Go Dawgs!”
The U.S. will square off against the Huskies in a 6 p.m. PT solo contest at Husky Softball Stadium (3800 Montlake Blvd. NE, Seattle, Wash., 98195). Information on tickets can be found at GoHuskies.com.
Heather Tarr
“We are excited to compete against the U.S. Olympic team this season,” said Tarr. “It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that we wanted to seize for our student-athletes. We will face the best softball in the world in the two contests.We are especially grateful for the game at the University of Washington. It will give our fans the chance to see former Husky Ali Aguilar and a chance to watch the United States Olympic team on its way to compete for the gold medal in Tokyo. These games will assist UW in achieving our goals. In addition, we hope we can help USA Softball achieve its goals on the ‘Stand Beside Her’ Tour.”
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The “Stand Beside Her” tour is a series of competitions and The “Stand Beside Her” message encourages fans everywhere to stand united in their support of the WNT and the United States in their journey to the Olympic Games.
The tour will kick off in February with the USA squad competing in a pair of prestigious college tournaments and run through the summer right up to the start of the Tokyo games.
The 2020 USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) has announced over the last few months several additional stops on its Stand Beside Her Tour featuring a series of competitions and training opportunities for the 2020 USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) as it prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Olympic competition will start July 22, 2020 with the Gold Medal Game being played on July 28.
As created and first announced in August by USA Softball, the Stand Beside Her tour “evokes a powerful message of unity aimed to inspire communities to stand beside HER – the members of the WNT, America and the future generation of female athletes.”
Currently there are 32 stops on the tour hitting 18 states and extending from February 4 to June 25 prior to this summer’s Olympic Games.
Stand Beside Her Tour Stops (as of Jan. 20, 2020)
Click on the links to get info on how to purchase tickets and where the games will be played…
The tour will kick off in February with the USA squad competing in a pair of prestigious college tournaments and run through the summer right up to the start of the Tokyo games.