Catherine Leigh Osterman is an American softball pitcher. Osterman pitched on the USA Women's Softball Team which won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medals in the 2008 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Stacey "Nuvey" Nuveman-Deniz is an American, former collegiate NCAA Division I 4-time First Team All-American and 3-time medal winning Olympian, retired pro All-Star, right-handed hitting softball player and current softball coach originally from La Verne, California. She is currently the 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. She holds the Pac-12 career records for batting average and slugging percentage; she simultaneously holds the NCAA career records for total bases and intentional walks (81). Nuveman-Deniz is also one of nine NCAA players to possess a career .400 batting average along with at least 200 RBIs, 50 home runs and an .800 slugging percentage and was named #4 Greatest College Softball Player. She is also a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree. Stacey Nuveman has worked for Nike, ESPN, Schutt, and other sports companies.
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 of the Oregon State Beavers and a former collegiate 4-time All-American and Olympian, left-handed softball player at the position of center fielder, originally from Santa Fe Springs, California. 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 4-time NCAA Division I First Team All-American and medal winning Olympian, retired pro All-Star left-handed hitting softball player originally from Whittier, California. She suited up primarily at the catcher's position for the University of Washington from 1999 to 2000 and Cal State Fullerton for the seasons 2001–2003. She is best known for being a member of the 2004 Athens Olympics Gold Medal-winning Team USA. She also played professionally in the National Pro Fastpitch for the Akron Racers in 2005–2006, 2009. Currently she holds numerous school records for both universities and is the Big West Conference batting average champion in just three seasons of play. Finally, she is one of nine NCAA players to bat .400, drive in 200 RBIs on at least 50 home runs and an .800 slugging percentage for a career.
Natasha Renee Watley is an American, former collegiate 4-time First Team All-American, two-time medal winning Olympian, retired 7-time pro All-Star, left-handed hitting softball player over a career for the UCLA Bruins (2000-03), USA Softball Women’s National Team and USSSA Pride, originally from Irvine, California. She played the position of shortstop and first base, and helped the Bruins win a national championship and Team USA the gold medal for softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the silver for the Beijing Olympics. She is the first African-American female to play on the United States Softball team in the Olympics. She is the career batting average leader in the National Pro Fastpitch. She owns numerous records for the Bruins and is one of select NCAA Division I players to bat at least .400 with 300 hits, 200 runs and 100 stolen bases for her career.
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.
Tammy Kay Williams is an American, former collegiate 4-time All-American, left-handed hitting 4-time professional All-Star softball player, originally from Roscoe, Missouri. She played her natural position at shortstop from 2006 to 2009 for the Northwestern Wildcats in the Big Ten Conference as well as the Team USA and Chicago Bandits softball team. She owns Northwestern softball team all-time career records in batting average, home runs, hits and total bases. She helped lead the Wildcats to a national runner up finish in the 2006 Women's College World Series. Williams was drafted #10 in the National Pro Fastpitch playing from 2009, 2011-15, winning titles in 2011 and 2015. She later worked as a sports broadcaster for the Big Ten and an assistant softball coach.
Michelle Johanna Cox is an Australian softball outfielder. She has represented New South Wales as a member of the U16 team in national competitions and has played on the Australia women's national softball team. From 2012 to 2015, Cox played for San Jose State University.
Sierra Joy Romero is a Mexican-American former collegiate four-time All-American, pro All-Star right-handed hitting softball player originally from Murrieta, California. She formerly was a volunteer assistant softball coach for the Oregon Ducks softball team. She was a shortstop and second baseman for the Michigan Wolverines softball team from 2013–2016, where she set numerous records. She holds the Big Ten Conference career Triple Crown, along with the total bases and slugging percentage records, simultaneously leading all of the NCAA Division I in runs scored and grand slams. She was the inaugural winner of both the espnW Softball Player of The Year in 2015 and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Player of The Year in 2016, when she also took home the Honda Sports Award Softball Player of the Year and USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year awards. Finally, she is one of nine NCAA players to hit .400 with 200 RBIs, 50 home runs and an .800 slugging percentage for her career and was named the #5 Greatest College Softball Player. She will represent Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Amanda Marie Chidester is an American, former collegiate All-American, medal-winning Olympian, professional All-Star, right-handed softball player at third base originally from Allen Park, Michigan. She is the reigning National Pro Fastpitch Player of The Year for the Chicago Bandits. She has been a member of the USA Softball Women's National Team on-and-off since 2012. She previously played for the Michigan Wolverines softball team from 2009 to 2012 and was named First Team All-Big Ten three of her seasons. She was twice selected as the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year and National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American. Chidester represented Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.
Samantha Jo Findlay is an American softball coach and former softball player. She is currently an assistant coach with the DePaul Blue Demons softball team. She previously played professional softball in the National Pro Fastpitch league (NPF) for the Chicago Bandits (2008-2010) and USSSA Pride (2011).
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.
Traci Lynn Conrad is an American softball coach and former softball player. She is a coach with Select Florida Softball and previously served as an assistant coach at Notre Dame. She played professional softball for the Akron Racers of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league from 1999 to 2000.
Kelsey Elizabeth Kollen is a former American softball player. She played college softball for the Michigan Wolverines softball team from 1999 to 2002. She was selected as the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year in 1999 and a first-team NFCA All-American in 2002. She was also selected as the first-team All-Big Ten second baseman in 1999, 2001, and 2002. She is married to former Major League Baseball relief pitcher J. J. Putz.
Patti Townsend, formerly Patti Benedict, is an American softball coach and former player. She has been a softball coach at Tallahassee Community College since 1996 and the head coach since 2003.
Kellyn Marie Tate is an American softball coach and former outfielder. She has been the head softball coach at University of Puget Sound since 2012. She previously held coaching positions at Portland State, Miami (Ohio), Texas Tech, and Penn State.
Alex Ryann Storako is an American softball right-handed pitcher. She has played for the Michigan Wolverines softball team since 2019. As a junior in 2021, she set a Michigan program record with 22 strikeouts in a game. She was also named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and a second-team All-American.
Giselle "G" Juarez is an American, former collegiate All-American, left-handed softball pitcher. She played college softball at Oklahoma and Arizona State.
Suzannah Lillian Brookshire-Gonzales is a American, former collegiate, 2020 Olympian, right-handed professional softball player of Mexican descent, originally from Hollister, California. She played for three universities from 2017-2021, beginning with the San Jose State Spartans, Sacramento State Hornets and finishing with the Long Beach State 49ers, including redshirting the 2020 season due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Brookeshire was a power hitter joining an elite NCAA Division I club with her career 62 home runs and 201 RBIs. She is a member of Mexico women's national softball team. She later represented Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics where they placed fourth in the first appearance.
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