A Tucson native, Carli Campbell has been attending games at Hillenbrand Stadium for as long as she can remember.
Her favorite Wildcats growing up were outfielders like Caitlin Lowe and Autumn Champion.
“My dad would take me,” Campbell recalled. “I was so interested in the way they played.”
So much so that Campbell modeled her game after them and at one point took slap-hitting lessons from Champion.
Now, Campbell patrols the same outfield field grass her heroes did.
She is Arizona’s new starting left fielder, taking over for Mandie Perez who graduated last spring.