A Home

for Achievement and

Advancement

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Can a new sports facility

significantly advance the mission

of a world-class university?

It can if it enhances opportunities

for student-athletes, creates a new

focal point for the entire campus

family, and serves as a new

gateway to the wider community.

Santa Clara University’s new

women’s softball stadium will do

all of those things.

Development of the whole

person—body, mind, and spirit—

is the guiding philosophy of a Santa

Clara education, and participation

in intercollegiate athletics is an

important part of that process

for many of our students. That is

why the University is committed

to providing excellence in the

student-athlete experience

for all of its 19 varsity

sport programs.

SITUATION

For more than a century, Santa Clara Athletic teams have represented the University

in championship fashion in the classroom, in competition, and in the community.

Santa Clara Softball competes at the NCAA Division I level in a sport dominated by

West Coast teams. Santa Clara’s inadequate softball facilities and off-campus competition

site inhibit the University’s ability to compete at a championship level and to provide an

appropriate student-athlete experience for the next generation of softball champions.

Lacking an on-campus home, the Softball team must travel 7 miles from campus to

West Valley Community College for their games. This presents a major inconvenience,

prevents students and other members of the community the opportunity to watch the

Santa Clara team in action, negatively impacts recruitment of highly desirable prospects,

and diminishes the student-athlete experience.

We have developed a plan to correct these inadequacies and seek support from alumni,

parents, friends, and corporate partners to build a new facility at Santa Clara University.

Building this facility will bring a wide range of benefits to the players, the University

community, and to our Silicon Valley neighbors.

THE SCU STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE

A positive student-athlete experience is paramount at Santa Clara University.

We want student-athletes and former student-athletes to cherish their time here

representing the University. Without a new facility, Santa Clara University

cannot provide its softball student-athletes the high-quality experience they

expect and deserve.

Through participation in intercollegiate athletics and recreation at Santa Clara,

students learn critical life lessons and values, including sportsmanship, discipline,

teamwork, trust in others, and selflessness, to name just a few. Competing for Santa

Clara nourishes their character and builds their confidence as they learn to maximize

their potential.

Santa Clara University

Softball Stadium — A Home for

Achievement and Advancement

The members of the women’s softball team exemplify

everything we are seeking to build in our athletic

program. A diverse group—from all over California

and from as far away as Colorado and Oklahoma, with

backgrounds as varied—they work together in common

cause. They are dedicated to their sport, yet the

classroom remains their primary focus—their GPA’s are

regularly 3.0 and above. They represent the University

with pride on the playing field and in the community, and

they strive for excellence in all they do.

Participation in sports requires numerous sacrifices on

the part of student-athletes, and the women’s softball

team members face these challenges with grace and

determination. However, in addition to the hardships

all Santa Clara athletes face, softball players also must

endure inadequate practice facilities and a distant venue

for games. This has the effect of making the program less

attractive while imposing a unique burden that no other

Bronco team must bear.

These young women work hard—and that work should

be recognized and rewarded by providing them the one

resource that cannot come from within themselves: a new

field to call their own.

RECRUITMENT OF STUDENT-ATHLETES

Recruitment is one of the critical components in

intercollegiate athletic success. Santa Clara women’s

athletics is blessed with a number of natural advantages:

superb educational opportunities, a community in which

a young woman can feel secure, and a stunning campus

with a location in the heart of one of the world’s most

vibrant economic centers.

Santa Clara University attracts students from softball

hotbeds including northern and southern California.

Many top prospects are attracted to the University, its

academic programs, and mission, but are turned off by

current softball facilities. Not only is the offsite stadium

remote, the on-campus practice area is not up to the

standards of an NCAA Division I school.

Good facilities are central to successful recruitment, and

Santa Clara must compete with Pacific Coast Softball

Conference rivals such as Loyola Marymount and

San Diego to attract student-athletes with the highest

potential. In addition, our unique academic standing and

excellent athletic reputation places us in competition

with such schools as Stanford and UOP, as well as

Princeton, Yale, and Brown.

Typically, the highlight of on-campus visits for student-

athletes is a proud tour of the facilities the athletes will

be using. Today, the coaches and players reluctantly

show the practice field and the Community College

stadium. Too often, we are losing potential Broncos

to our rivals because those schools have the kinds of

facilities that will improve player’s skills and produce

championship results.

The role of prime athletic facilities in recruiting top

student-athletes is well known. The opening of the

Sullivan Aquatic Center in October 2008 heralded in a

new era for men’s and women’s water polo at Santa

Clara. Recruiting is up as our facilities are equal to—or

in the case of most of our conference foes—significantly

better than schools we are competing against to reach

the brightest and most talented students.

A new softball facility will provide a similar, exemplary

athletic centerpiece for the program, allowing us to

recruit a greater number of highly qualified athletes,

resulting in the same impact on the development of

women’s softball at Santa Clara.

We Want

Student-Athletes and Former Student-Athletes

to Cherish

Their Time Here

Representing

the University.

As the team grows and develops, its successes will be

an increasing source of pride for alumni. And games

at the new softball stadium will become a place for

spontaneous reunions and reinvigoration of Bronco spirit.

It will also be an important place to introduce potential

students to the University. High school students from

the surrounding area or those from farther away will be

exposed to the welcoming atmosphere and sense of

camaraderie that is so much a part of the Santa Clara

experience. In particular, young women who might

not even be considering Santa Clara may look at the

confidence, skill, and commitment of the players; the

beauty of the field; the support of the entire University

community—and see a place for themselves to build

their futures.

The Santa Clara University Community and School Spirit

The Santa Clara Athletics program enriches the life,

character, and vitality of the Santa Clara University

campus. It fosters school spirit and generates fun and

excitement for students, alumni, faculty, staff, parents,

and fans. It builds upon existing traditions and generates

new ones.

School spirit and student involvement are two highlights

of the student experience at Santa Clara University. The

Ruff Riders, Santa Clara’s student spirit group, boasts

membership numbers greater than three quarters of the

undergraduate population.

Softball is an exciting game for players, devotees, and

the casual fan—as the small, but intensely loyal group of

SCU softball followers will attest. The new field will be a

beautiful facility that the entire campus community can

call its own. It will be welcoming to fans and a place for

students to go between classes on a sunny spring day.

It will be another lovely green space where students can

meet, enjoy themselves, and create fond memories of

college days.

Our Neighbors

One of Santa Clara’s core objectives is to engage the local and regional community. In

addition to inviting kids, parents, and other community members to athletic contests,

Santa Clara Softball student-athletes are involved in the community helping to teach

young girls the benefits of life and study skills.

An on-campus facility will provide a centerpiece for community engagement through

Santa Clara Softball activities. Competing on campus will bring visitors who may

otherwise never step foot on the Mission Campus. True home competitions will also

provide an avenue to attract young women from throughout the Silicon Valley and

beyond as they visit campus to watch our student-athletes compete. Proper practice

facilities will also provide a great environment for sports clinics, bringing young stars

as well as underserved youth to campus. These campus visits for competitions and

clinics will put Santa Clara on the radar to attract additional families and help youth set

aspirational goals of attending a university like Santa Clara.

Conclusion

A new softball stadium will be so much more than just the site of intercollegiate

athletic contests. It will be a new center for individual excellence, campus spirit,

and community outreach. It will recognize and reward the dedication of generations

of Santa Clara women’s softball players. It will enhance the prospects for future

successes—on the field of play and off—for current and future student-athletes. It will

bring qualified students to campus who would otherwise have gone to competitor

institutions. And it will be a beautiful landmark welcoming

members of the entire Silicon Valley region to

the campus.

All in all, development of this facility is a

unique opportunity to advance the

mission of Santa Clara University

now and for years to come.

A Call

to Action

Santa Clara Softball represents SCU with style

and class. Student-athletes compete at a high

level in the classroom and in competition

and are active in the local community. A new

softball facility will help attract prospective

student-athletes to Santa Clara, boost school

spirit, increase on-campus opportunities for

community engagement, and provide the team

with a true place to call home.

Please join us by investing in the future of

Santa Clara Softball by supporting this impor-

tant building campaign. Donors may wish to

honor loved ones, family, friends, their own

company, or group, with a naming opportunity

such as the ones listed below.

Naming Opportunities

• Stadium $2,000,000

• Field $1,000,000

• Dugouts $250,000–$500,000

• Batting Cages $100,000

• Seating Sections $25,000–$50,000

For more information, please contact: Associate Athletic Director Fred K. Smith Santa Clara Athletics 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 408-554-4050 email fksmith@scu.edu

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