Arizona in 2016 NCAA Softball Regional

Arizona head coach Mike Candrea stands with starting pitcher Danielle O'Toole (3) and Lauren Young as they wait for a relief pitcher to come on during their NCAA Regional softball game against Tennessee on Sunday, May 22, 2016 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo by Wade Payne / for the Arizona Daily Star

 Wade Payne

Arizona softball coachΒ Mike CandreaΒ has accepted recruiting commitments from girls as young as the eighth grade, and also from Tucson High ninth-graderΒ Carlie Scupin. That’s now the nature of the game. Gridley Middle School sixth-graderΒ Aissa Silva, a pitcher, has been chosen to USA Softball’s Future Elite team for 2017, repeating her selection last year. Silva already has strong ties to Candrea’s program: She takes pitching lessons from UA standoutΒ Danielle O’Toole. Β 

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