UA's Candrea already recruiting for several seasons down the line
When the top high school softball players sign letters of intent Wednesday, Arizona coach Mike Candrea is expected to announce an elite-level class of 2016 with at least four players. What he won’t announce is that he already has a commitment in the class of 2020. That’s how far in advance college recruiters work these days. Candrea got a commitment from Giulia Koutsoyanopulos, a 13-year-old first baseman-outfielder who is in eighth grade and expects to play for SoCal’s Los Alamitos High School a year from now. Koutsoyanopulos visited Arizona on Oct. 16-17 after emerging as a top prospect in Candrea’s Arizona Elite Camp earlier in the month, and played for ex-UA standout third baseman Toni Mascarenas on the AAU 14-U national championship team this summer.
