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Stacey "Nuvey" Nuveman-Deniz is an American,former collegiate NCAA Division I four-time first team All-American and three-time medal winning Olympian,retired pro All-Star softball player and current associate head coach at San Diego State. She played for the UCLA Bruins at the catcher position on-and-off from 1997 to 2002,winning a National Championship in 1999. She also won two Olympic gold medals and one silver medal for Team USA.
Jessica Ofelia Mendoza is an American current sports broadcaster for ESPN and former collegiate 4-time First Team All-American,two-time Olympic medalist,and retired professional All-Star softball outfielder,originally from Camarillo,California. Mendoza played from 1999 to 2002 at Stanford and was a member of the United States women's national softball team from 2004 to 2010. She won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She played professionally in National Pro Fastpitch and was named 2011 Player of the Year and currently ranks in the top 10 for career batting average and slugging percentage. She was an analyst on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball from 2016 to 2019. She was dropped from the Sunday Night Baseball broadcast after the 2019 season but remains an ESPN baseball analyst. Mendoza was recently named by the fans and experts to the Greatest College Softball Team as an outfielder,one of only three to achieve the honor.
Laura Kay Berg is an American college softball head coach for Oregon State and a former collegiate four-time All-American and Olympian. She played for the Fresno State Bulldogs from 1994–98,where she won the 1998 Women's College World Series and owns the Western Athletic Conference career records in hits,runs and triples. She is one of only four women to have won four Olympic medals in softball,having won a medal at every Olympics the sport was contested. She is second all-time in NCAA Division I career hits and at-bats. She is also a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree.
Jenny Louise Topping is an American,former collegiate four-time first team All-American,medal winning Olympian,retired professional All-Star softball player. Topping played college softball at Washington and Cal State Fullerton primarily as a catcher. She is best known for being a member of the United States women's national softball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics that won a gold medal. She also played professionally in the National Pro Fastpitch for the Akron Racers.
The Japan women's national softball team is the national team of Japan in international softball competitions. It is governed by the Japan Softball Association. They are currently ranked #2 in the world by the International Softball Federation. In four Olympic Games,since 1996 until 2008,Japan has won one gold medal,a silver medal and a bronze medal. In the top four nations at the Olympics,Japan is the second most successful national team,following the United States,and beating out Australia and China with one silver medal. After winning the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics,the Japanese national team was defeated by the United States team at the XII Women's Softball World Championship in Caracas,Venezuela.
Natasha Renee Watley is an American,former collegiate four-time first-team All-American,two-time medal winning Olympian,retired seven-time pro All-Star softball player. Watley played college softball at UCLA,and helped the Bruins win a national championship. She represented the United States women's national softball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal,and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics,and won a silver medal.
Stacey Porter is an Australian professional indigenous softball first/third baseman. She represents New South Wales in Australian national competitions,where she has won several national championships on the junior and senior team. She played university softball for the University of Hawaii from 2001 to 2003 where she set several records and was named to the All-American team. She plays professional softball in Japan. She represented Australia at the junior level and continues to represent Australia at the senior level and is current Australian Captain. Stacey competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she won a silver medal and the 2008 Summer Olympics where she won a bronze medal and has competed in multiple world softball championships.
Caitlin Faith Lowe-Nagy is the head coach of the Arizona Wildcats softball team. Caitlin is an American,former collegiate four-time First Team All-American and medal winning Olympian,retired three-time pro All-Star,left-handed hitting softball outfielder originally from Tustin,California. She played for the University of Arizona Wildcats under head coach Mike Candrea and led her team in back-to-back NCAA Women's College World Series championships in 2006 and 2007. She won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Lowe played with National Pro Fastpitch's USSSA Pride for 6 seasons,winning three titles and being named 2012 Player of the Year,before officially retiring in 2015.
Kelly Sue Kretschman is an American,former collegiate four-time All-American,two-time medal winning Olympian,retired nine-time professional All-Star softball outfielder and current softball coach. Kretschman played college softball at Alabama where she is the career leader in doubles and total bases. As a member of the United States women's national softball team,she won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also played in the National Pro Fastpitch with four teams including her longest tenure with the USSSA Pride;where she is the all-time career leader in RBIs,hits,doubles and base on balls. She also owns numerous records for the Tide and is one of select NCAA Division I players to bat .400 with 300 hits,200 runs and 100 stolen bases for her career.
Charlotte Lee Morgan is an American,former collegiate All-American,professional 2-time All-Star right-handed batting softball pitcher and current Head Coach,originally from Moreno Valley,California. She played college softball for Alabama Crimson Tide softball from 2007-10 in the Southeastern Conference,where she is the career leader for the school in RBIs,also ranking top-15 in the NCAA Division I. She was also named a four-time all-conference honoree and twice named SEC Player of the Year. Morgan was the No. 1 draft pick in the 2010 National Pro Fastpitch Senior Draft,beginning her career with The USSSA Pride based in Kissimmee,Florida,winning a title in 2010. In 2020,Morgan was named the head coach of the California State University,Northridge softball team after previously working at several colleges as a pitching coach.
Kaitlin Elizabeth Cochran is an American,former collegiate 4-time First Team All-American,left-handed hitting retired softball player originally from Yorba Linda,California. She attended Rosary High School and Arizona State University from 2006–2009,where she won the 2008 Women's College World Series title. Also with United States women's national softball team,she won four World Cup of Softball crowns. She holds various records for the Sun Devils in the Pac-12 Conference. She was drafted #1 overall in the National Pro Fastpitch but elected not to play. She is also one of nine NCAA Division I players to bat .400 with 200 RBIs,50 home runs and an .800 slugging percentage for a career.
Jenny Dalton-Hill is an American former collegiate All-American,right-handed hitting softball player at second base and current sports commentator originally from Glendale,California. She played for the Arizona Wildcats from 1993-1996 where she won three Women's College World Series championships. Having also played baseball,Dalton-Hill is a former member of the Colorado Silver Bullets and United States women's national baseball team,earning a bronze medal at the 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup. She holds the career Pac-12 and NCAA Division I records in RBIs. She is the first and one of nine NCAA players to hit .400 with 200 RBIs,50 home runs and an .800 slugging percentage in her career.
Jessica Merchant is an American softball coach and former softball player. She is currently the associate head coach with the Stanford Cardinal softball team. She previously served as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Golden Gophers and UMass Minutewomen. She played professional softball in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league for the New England Riptide for three seasons,and for the Connecticut Brakettes for one season. While playing for the Brakettes in 2006,she was named NPF Offensive Player of the Year.
Janette Miiko "Janie" Takeda-Reed is an American,former collegiate All-American,medal-winning Olympian,professional softball outfielder. She played college softball at Oregon,where she earned three First Team All-Pac-12 honors. She also was named a First Team and Second Team All-American three of her four years. She is a member of the elite 300 hits,200 runs,100 stolen base club. Takeda-Reed since graduating competes for the Team USA softball team and competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.
The 2016 Auburn Tigers softball team is an American softball team,representing Auburn University for the 2016 NCAA softball season. The Auburn Tigers play their home games at Jane B. Moore Field.
Alison Paige Aguilar is an American,former collegiate All-American,medal-winning Olympian,softball player at shortstop. She played college softball at Washington from 2014 to 2017 where she was named a three-time First Team All-Pac-12 and a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Second and Third Team All-American in her last two years. She won the Cowles Cup with the Scrap Yard Dawgs of the National Pro Fastpitch in 2017. She also played professionally in Japan. She represented Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.
Sara Angeline Groenewegen is a Canadian,former collegiate All-American,medal-winning Olympian,professional softball pitcher for the Canadian Wild of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). From 2014 to 2017,Groenewegen pitched for the University of Minnesota,where she hold the all-time strikeouts and strikeout ratio records. She also currently still ranks for both the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA Division I in the ratio category. She has played for the Canadian Wild in the NPF since being drafted second overall in 2017. She has been a member of the Canada women's national softball team since 2013. Groenewegen helped Team Canada win a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The 2014 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level,began in February 2014. The season progressed through the regular season,many conference tournaments and championship series,and concluded with the 2014 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2014 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series,consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium,ended on June 3,2014.
The 2016 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level,began in February 2016. The season progressed through the regular season,many conference tournaments and championship series,and concluded with the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2016 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series,consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held annually in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium,ended in June 2016.
Aubree Munro Watson is an American,former college softball player,medal-winning Olympian,professional softball catcher. She played college softball for the Florida Gators where she won two NCAA Championships,and played professionally for the USSSA Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). She is currently a member of the United States women's national softball team,and represented Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.