Jennie Lynn Finch Daigle is an American former softball player. She played for the Arizona Wildcats softball team from 1999 to 2002,where she won the 2001 Women's College World Series and was named collegiate All-American. Later she led the United States women's national softball team to the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also pitched for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch from 2005 to 2010.
Lauren Bay-Regula is a Canadian softball pitcher. She played college softball at Oklahoma State from 2000 to 2003,where she holds several all-time school records. She was a part of the Canadian softball team who finished ninth at the 2002 World Championships in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,and fifth at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Bay-Regula pitched in 2005 for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch and was named co-Pitcher of the Year;in 2006,Bay signed with the expansion Philadelphia Force. Bay-Regula represented Team Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal.
Catherine Leigh Osterman is a retired American softball player. Osterman pitched on the United States women's national softball team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver medal at the 2008 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Alicia Kay Hollowell-Dunn is an American,former collegiate four-time All-American,retired professional softball pitcher and assistant coach. She played college softball at Arizona Wildcats softball from 2003 to 2006,collecting 144 career wins and 1,768 strikeouts,both top-10 NCAA career records. She currently holds the Arizona Wildcats records for career strikeouts,shutouts and innings pitched,in addition to the Pac-12 Conference wins and strikeout ratio records. Hollowell won the 2006 Women's College World Series.
Courtney Lynn Blades-Rogers is an American,former collegiate All-American,right-handed batting softball pitcher. She was a starting pitcher for two NCAA Division I teams:the Nicholls State Colonels and later the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. For her career she collected 151 wins and 1,773 strikeouts. She was awarded the Honda Sports Award Softball Player of the Year in 2000 and was recently named the #7 Greatest NCAA Pitcher of All-Time.
Anjelica Maria Selden is a former collegiate All-American,softball pitcher and coach. She played for UCLA and is the career leader in strikeouts. She also pitched internationally.
Lori Harrigan-Mack is an American,former collegiate All-American,right-handed hitting,left-handed softball pitcher originally from Anaheim,California. She was a three-time Olympic Champion as a member of the Team USA winning in 1996,2000 and 2004. Harrigan played collegiately from 1989–1992 at the University of Nevada,Las Vegas where she owns numerous records;she is the Big West Conference career leader in shutouts and innings pitched and is a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree.
Angela Tincher O'Brien is an American,former collegiate All-American,retired professional All-Star softball pitcher and coach. She most recently served as the pitching coach at Virginia Tech. She was a 2008 first-round draft selection for the NPF Akron Racers. She is a graduate of James River High School and a 2008 graduate of Virginia Tech. In 2013,she was hired as Virginia Tech's softball pitching coach where she owns numerous school records. She is the ACC career leader in wins,strikeouts,shutouts,innings pitched,strikeout ratio and no-hitters,while also ranking in several records for the NCAA Division I,where she is one of five pitchers to achieve 100 wins,1,000 strikeouts,an ERA under 1.00 and average double-digit strikeouts for her career.
Michele Mary Smith is an American,former collegiate All-American,two-time medal-winning Olympian,international professional left-handed hitting fastpitch softball pitcher and current sports commentator,originally from Califon,New Jersey. Smith played her college career for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls for the years 1986–89,where she set numerous records in the now defunct Big Eight Conference. She is also a double Olympic Softball gold medalist with Team USA,having played in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. She has been ESPN's lead college softball color analyst since 1998. In 2012,Smith became the first woman to serve as commentator for a nationally televised Major League Baseball game. Smith is a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree.
Danielle Henderson is an American,former collegiate All-American,medal-winning Olympian,retired professional All-Star softball pitcher who is currently the head coach at UMass. Henderson was a starting pitcher for the UMass Minutewomen softball from 1996 to 1999. Henderson also played professionally in National Pro Fastpitch from 2004 to 2007,where she currently ranks top-10 in career strikeout ratio (6.8). Along with numerous school records,she is the Atlantic 10 Conference career leader in ERA,shutouts,perfect games (3) and WHIP. Henderson represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.
Christa Lee Williams-Yates is an American,former collegiate three-time All-American,two-time Gold Medal winning Olympian,retired three-time pro All-Star,right-handed hitting softball pitcher originally from Houston,Texas. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a gold medal with the American team. Four years later at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,she won her second gold medal. Williams-Yates began her college career with the UCLA Bruins in 1997 before transferring to play softball with the Texas Longhorns (1998–99). Joining in its inaugural year,she played three years in the National Pro Fastpitch with the Texas Thunder (2004–06) and still ranks top-10 in career wins,strikeouts,ERA among other records. In 2018,Williams-Yates was named to the USA National Softball Hall of Fame. Currently,Williams-Yates teaches high school softball in Friendswood,Texas.
Danielle Elaine Lawrie is a Canadian,former collegiate All-American,medal-winning Olympian,professional All-Star softball pitcher and current sports commentator. Lawrie played college softball at Washington,in which she was part of the 2009 Women's College World Series championship team and was named Most Outstanding Player. Lawrie currently plays for the Canada women's national softball team,including during the 2008 Summer Olympics,and the 2020 Summer Olympics,where she won a bronze medal.
Katherine Burkhart is an American,former collegiate All-American,retired professional All-Star softball pitcher and softball coach. She played college softball at Arizona State,and won a national championship with the team in 2008 and was named Most Outstanding Player. Burkhart holds the career records in wins,strikeouts,perfect games,WHIP,innings pitched and strikeout ratio for the school. She also ranks in several career pitching categories and the top-10 for strikeouts and perfect games for both the Pac-12 Conference and the NCAA Division I. She has also pitched for the USA Softball team. She also helped remove snakes from a plane that was bound from Hawaii to Phoenix in 2023.
Sarah Jo Pauly is an American,former collegiate All-American,retired 7-time professional All-Star,right-handed softball pitcher and coach originally from Phoenix,Arizona. She played college softball at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi from 2002-2005 and owns virtually all the pitching records. She is the Big South Conference career strikeouts,ERA,shutouts,WHIP,strikeout ratio,no-hitters (9) and perfect games (2) leader in just three seasons. She joined the National Pro Fastpitch in 2006 and as a rookie earned Pitcher of The Year and currently holds NPF records for the most innings pitched,games played and games started through her 11 seasons as arguably the most successful undrafted player in league history. She is one of five NCAA Division I pitchers to win 100 games,strikeout 1,000 batters,maintain a sub-1.00 ERA and average double digit strikeouts for her entire career.
Keilani Johanna Ricketts Tumanuvao is an American softball pitcher for the Oklahoma City Spark of the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). She played college softball at Oklahoma from 2010 to 2013,where she was the starting pitcher and helped to lead the Sooners to the national championship in 2013. As a member of the United States women's national softball team she won 2011 World Cup of Softball. Ricketts currently plays for the USSSA Pride in the National Pro Fastpitch. She is the Sooners career leader in wins and strikeouts. She also ranks for career records in both the Big 12 Conference and the NCAA Division I,where she is one three players to win 100 games with 1,000 strikeouts and hit 50 home runs.
Dallas Jade Escobedo is a Mexican-American,former collegiate All-American,Olympian,professional softball pitcher and coach. She played college softball for Arizona State in the from 2011 to 2014,where she led them to the 2011 Women's College World Series title and ranks in several pitching categories for both institutions. She is currently the pitching coach at Cal State Fullerton.
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.
Kelly Katlyn Barnhill is an American,former collegiate All-American,professional softball pitcher. She played college softball for the Florida Gators from 2016 to 2019 and was named the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year,Honda Sports Award and espnW Player of the Year in 2017. She is the career no hitters (7),strikeouts,strikeout ratio (10.5) and WHIP leader for the Gators. She also ranks in career strikeout ratio for both the Southeastern Conference and the NCAA Division I.
Aleshia Ocasio is a professional American softball player. She played college softball at Florida. Ocasio most recently played in the Athletes Unlimited Softball,where she won the 2021 championship as the top individual points leader. She has been a member of the Puerto Rico women's national softball team since 2015.
Georgina Louise Corrick is a British born,American raised professional softball player for Athletes Unlimited Softball. She played college softball for the South Florida Bulls. She is also a member of the Great Britain women's national softball team. In 2022,she was the first pitching Triple Crown winner in NCAA Division I history.
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