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Softball Travels to Arizona for Kajikawa Classic
Feb. 13, 2008
2008 Kajikawa Classic Tournament Page For Immediate Release TEMPE, Ariz. - The University of Memphis softball team is one of 22 teams competing in the 2008 Kajikawa Classic hosted by No. 4/5 Arizona State beginning Friday. The tournament features five of the eight 2007 Women's College World Series participants. Memphis (2-3) will play three Big 12 schools in Texas Tech (0-4), Oklahoma State (3-3) and Nebraska (0-0) as well as nationally ranked tournament host Arizona State (3-1) from the Pac-10 and second-year independent program Idaho State (0-4). The Tigers will open the tournament on Friday against Texas Tech at 3 p.m. (MST) on the RIP IT Softball NE Field at the Tempe Sports Complex, an off-campus multi-field sports facility. Memphis will then play Oklahoma State on the complex at the Earnhardt's Auto Center SW Field at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the U of M opens up against Arizona State at Farrington Stadium on ASU's campus at 3:30 p.m., followed by Nebraska at 7:30 p.m. Memphis closes the tournament on Sunday against Idaho State at the Tempe Sports Complex Earnhard'ts Auto Center SW Field at 11 a.m. The Kajikawa Classic marks the first time Memphis will play in the state of Arizona. It is the second trip the Tigers have made out west after playing in the University of San Diego Touranment last season. The U of M went 4-1 in that tournament. Memphis head coach Windy Thees played in the Kajikawa Classic as a sophomore at Florida State in 1995. Thees also played against Oklahoma State and Arizona in the tournament as FSU finished 3-3. Senior centerfielder Lindsay Kelso returns to play in front of her home town in the tournament. A native of Phoenix, Kelso played her freshman year at Division II Grand Canyon University in Phoenix and her sophomore year with the 2006 NJCAA National Champion Phoenix College. She prepped at Greenway High School in Phoenix coached by Edward McQuade. Thees is from Mesa, Ariz., and prepped at Mesa Mountain View High. She was inducted this past year into the school's Hall of Fame. Thees graduated from the high school in 1993 after lettering in both basketball and softball. All five games this week can be followed through live stats by CSTV Gametracker. A link to the live coverage can be found on the schedule page at GoTigersGo.com. The U of M is also selling tickets for the tournament. Tickets for all three days can be purchased from the Memphis ticket office for $25 by calling (901) 678-2331.
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