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Arizona softball’s Giulia Koutsoyanopulos makes Italy’s Olympic roster

Arizona softball now has four representatives in the Tokyo Olympics as rising sophomore Giulia Koutsoyanopulos was named to Team Italy’s roster on Monday.

A speedy first baseman with a great glove, Koutsoyanopulos hit .231 with three hits (all singles) and five stolen bases in her first season with the Wildcats. She mostly served as a pinch runner and defensive specialist in the late innings.

Before joining the Cats, the Mission Viejo, California native was a top-50 recruit of high school after a stellar career with the OC Batbusters and at Capistrano Valley High School, where she hit .