Jennie Finch is an American former softball pitcher who won an Olympic gold medal with the United States at the 2004 Athens Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games. She was one of the most dominant collegiate pitchers in the sport's history at the University of Arizona, and her exhibition pitching matchups against Major League Baseball players drew wide public attention to the sport of softball. She became one of the most recognized ambassadors for women's softball both during and after her playing career.
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Career HighlightWon a softball gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics; career leader in WHIP in National Pro Fastpitch. 1 Classification
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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.
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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.
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Jennie Lynn Finch-Daigle (born September 3, 1980) is an American former softball player.
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