Arizona softball coach Mike Candrea has accepted recruiting commitments from girls as young as the eighth grade, and also from Tucson High ninth-grader Carlie Scupin. That’s now the nature of the game. Gridley Middle School sixth-grader 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 standout Danielle O’Toole.