2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games

MLB's Angels Host Sendoff for USA Olympic Volleyball Teams

MLB's Angels Host Sendoff for USA Olympic Volleyball Teams

The Rio-bound men's and women's national indoor volleyball teams, along with Olympic beach volleyball players Casey Patterson, Jake Gibb, Nick Lucena, Laure

Jul 21, 2016 by Megan Kaplon
MLB's Angels Host Sendoff for USA Olympic Volleyball Teams
The Rio-bound men's and women's national indoor volleyball teams, along with Olympic beach volleyball players Casey Patterson, Jake Gibb, Nick Lucena, Lauren Fendrick and April Ross, attended the Los Angeles Angels game last night as part of an official Olympics sendoff.

Women's national team setter Courtney Thompson threw the first pitch, and wrote on Instagram, "When I was a kid, I wanted to be the first woman to play in the MLB! This may be as close as I get!"

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Libero Kayla Banwarth showed off her swing in the batting cages.

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Beach volleyball duo Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson rocked some smooth polos from their sponsor, Lululemon.

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Kelly Murphy and Foluke Akinradewo enjoyed the dugout life.

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Olympic rookie Rachael Adams took over the Angels' Snapchat.

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USC alums April Ross, Micah Christenson and Murphy Troy repped their alma mater. 

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Setter Carli Lloyd got interviewed by Lolita Lopez of NBCLA. "I'm so stoked to be a part of this," she said. "To be represented in a stadium like this with a team that is so well known in our city--I think a lot of people don't know that we are here training in their city--it's just really exciting to be here."

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And the whole crew sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch.

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Want to see more of your favorite USA team? Be sure to catch our documentary "All In: USA Women's National Volleyball Team" available now! 

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