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Athletes Unlimited Softball will make its Pacific Northwest debut this summer with the Portland Cascade hitting the circle.

Commissioner Kim Ng said the area is a hub for women’s sports, both on the field and in the stands with fan support.

“This market has shown it will support women’s sports on a large scale basis,” Ng said. “Quite simply, you all show up. You support. You embrace. It’s in your culture. It’s in your fiber.”

“When we were presented this opportunity to call this market one of our six homes, we pounced,” Ng continued.

With the Hillsboro Hops baseball team thriving every summer since 2013, there is now room for softball in the area. K.L. Wombacher, the Hops president, says how this development will help Hillsboro continue to grow.

“To be part of the quality of life (and) adding a new professional team to the mix right next door where now we’ve got pro baseball and and pro softball, it’s just a perfect fit,” Wombacher said.

Portland will play its home games at Hillsboro Ballpark, now the former home of the Hops, who will be moving to a new facility across the street. The AUSL season starts June 9th and the Cascade have their home opener on the 18th.