Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium is the softball

Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

 stadium for the University of Arizona

University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...

. The stadium is on-campus and can seat 2,956 people.

Hillenbrand Stadium, as it is more commonly known, was completed in 1993 and is named for the sister of the late William G. Hillenbrand (the Hillenbrand family have been long time Arizona benefactors). With the continued success of the Arizona softball team

Arizona Wildcats softball

The Arizona Wildcats softball team represents the University of Arizona in NCAA Division I Softball. Having claimed eight national championships , the Arizona Softball program is one of the most successful in the history of the sport. The Wildcats play their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial...

, which has won eight national championships, thanks to Mike Candrea

Mike Candrea

Mike Candrea is the head softball coach at The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He was also the head coach of the United States women's national softball team.-Collegiate Coaching Record:...

, remains one of the premier venues in college softball. The Wildcats led the NCAA in attendance from 2000–02, and from 2006-08.