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Jennie Finch

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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.

Facts
Birth Year
1980 1
Career Highlight
Won a softball gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics; career leader in WHIP in National Pro Fastpitch. 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
Connections

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On The Roster Of

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Plays

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  • Lead section, Jennie Finch
    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.
  • Lead section, Jennie Finch (achievement)
    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.
  • Category: Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award winners
  • Lead
    won the 2001 Women's College World Series
  • Lead, medals or titles band
    won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Jennie Lynn Finch-Daigle (born September 3, 1980) is an American former softball player.
  • On The Roster Of: Chicago Bandits, Lead, professional career
    She also pitched for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch from 2005 to 2010.
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
    Finch was a member of the United States women's national softball team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  • Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
    Finch was a member of the United States women's national softball team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  • Competed In: World Series, lead paragraph, competed-in
    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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