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
Our Neighbors One of Santa Clara’s core objectives is to engage the local and regional c ommunity. In
student-athletes to Santa Clara, boost school
addition to inviting kids, parents, and other community m embers to athletic c ontests,
spirit, increase on-campus opportunities for
Santa Clara Softball student-athletes are involved in the community helping to teach
community engagement, and provide the team
young girls the benefits of life and study skills.
with a true place to call home.
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
Please join us by investing in the future of
provide an avenue to attract young women from throughout the Silicon Valley and
Santa Clara Softball by supporting this impor-
beyond as they visit campus to watch our student-athletes compete. Proper practice
tant building campaign. Donors may wish to
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
honor loved ones, family, friends, their own
clinics will put Santa Clara on the radar to attract additional families and help youth set
company, or group, with a naming opportunity
aspirational goals of attending a university like Santa Clara.
such as the ones listed below.
Conclusion
Naming Opportunities
A new softball stadium will be so much more than just the site of intercollegiate
• Stadium
$2,000,000
athletic contests. It will be a new center for individual excellence, campus spirit,
• Field
$1,000,000
of Santa Clara women’s softball players. It will enhance the prospects for future
• Dugouts
$250,000–$500,000
successes—on the field of play and off—for current and future student-athletes. It will
• Batting Cages
$100,000
• Seating Sections
$25,000–$50,000
and community outreach. It will recognize and reward the dedication of generations
bring qualified students to campus who would otherwise have gone to c ompetitor institutions. And it will be a beautiful landmark w elcoming 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.
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