Monica Cecilia Abbott is a retired American professional softball player. Abbott was an All-American pitcher for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers in college before starting a professional career in the NPF and in the Japan Softball League. In international competition,she has played for Team USA from 2005 including the national softball team winning a silver medal at the 2008 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Abbott is the NCAA Division I leader in wins,strikeouts,shutouts and innings.
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.
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.
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.
Michele Marie Granger is an American,former collegiate four-time NCAA Division I First Team All-American and 1996 gold medal-winning Olympian softball pitcher. She played college softball for four seasons,over five years,for California. She won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics with Team USA. She currently holds numerous pitching records for the Bears,and is the Pac-12 Conference career leader in perfect games,no hitters,shutouts and innings pitched,simultaneously holding the NCAA lead in no-hitters (25),along with several other top-10 career records. She is a USA Softball Hall of Fame inductee.
The Florida Gators softball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of softball. Florida competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators play their home games at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium on the university's Gainesville,Florida campus,and are currently led by head coach Tim Walton. In the twenty-six year history of the Florida Softball program,the team has won two Women's College World Series (WCWS) national championships,nine SEC regular season championships,five SEC tournament championships,and have made eleven WCWS appearances.
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 Kingwood,Texas.
Nicole Ashley Nemitz was a volunteer assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines softball team. She was an All-American pitcher for the team,winning first-team NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American honors in 2009.
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.
Jordan Lee Taylor is an American,former collegiate All-American,3-time professional All-Star right-handed softball pitcher originally from Santa Clarita,California. She played for the Michigan Wolverines softball team from 2008–2011 and Team USA. She was drafted #11 and played from 2011-18 in the National Pro Fastpitch where she is currently the career leader in saves. She is the career Big Ten Conference career leader in strikeouts and also ranks in numerous records for the Wolverines,the conference and in the NCAA Division I.
Jennifer Darlene Ritter is an American,former collegiate All-American,retired softball pitcher and current sports commentator. She played college softball and was a starting pitcher for the Michigan Wolverines softball from 2003 to 2006 and led them to the 2005 Women's College World Series championship. She is the career shutouts record holder for the Wolverines in the Big Ten Conference.
Chelsea Rae Thomas is an American former collegiate softball pitcher,originally from Pleasantville,Iowa. Thomas pitched for the Missouri Tigers in the Big 12 Conference and Southeastern Conference;Thomas is the career leader in wins and strikeouts for the school. She ranks top-10 for no hitters (11) and perfect games (3) in the NCAA Division I. Thomas and was drafted #20 in the National Pro Fastpitch and won a title in 2014.
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.
Lauren Elizabeth Anna Haeger is a professional softball pitcher and first baseman with the Dallas Charge of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). After being named a member of the 2011 MaxPreps Softball All-American Team and earning a gold medal at the III Pan American (18-under) Games in 2010,Haegar played softball at the University of Florida.
Sara Angeline Groenewegen is a Canadian professional softball pitcher. 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 played professionally for the Canadian Wild in the NPF since being drafted second overall in 2017. She most recently played for Athletes Unlimited Softball. 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.
Jolene Nicole Henderson is an American,former collegiate All-American,professional All-Star,right-handed hitting softball pitcher and first baseman and softball Assistant Coach,originally from Elk Grove,California. She was a starting pitcher for the California Golden Bears from 2010–13 where she is the career leader in wins and was a 4-time All-Pac-12 player. She is the reigning National Pro Fastpitch Pitcher of The Year after being drafted #3 overall in 2013 and currently ranks top-10 in career wins,ERA,WHIP and fielding percentage and is on the roster for the independent softball team the USSSA Pride. She also played on the United States women's national softball team in 2014.
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.
