Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
ISBN 13 : 9781230541426
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (414 download)
Book Synopsis Olympic Softball Players of the United States by : Source Wikipedia
Download or read book Olympic Softball Players of the United States written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Amanda Freed, Andrea Duran, Caitlin Lowe, Cat Osterman, Christa Lee Williams, Christie Ambrosi, Crystl Bustos, Danielle Henderson, Dani Tyler, Dionna Harris, Dot Richardson, Gillian Boxx, Jennie Finch, Jennifer Brundage, Jennifer McFalls, Jenny Topping, Jessica Mendoza, Julie Smith (softball), Kelly Kretschman, Kim Maher, Laura Berg, Lauren Lappin, Leah O'Brien, Lisa Fernandez, Lori Harrigan, Lovieanne Jung, Michele Granger, Michele Mary Smith, Michelle Venturella, Monica Abbott, Natasha Watley, Sheila Cornell-Douty, Shelly Stokes, Stacey Nuveman, Tairia Flowers. Excerpt: Catherine Leigh "Cat" Osterman (born April 16, 1983), is an American athlete and was one of the pitchers on the USA Women's Softball Team which won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics. She started playing softball in first grade before quitting to play soccer and basketball. Cat found her way back to the diamond in fifth grade, when she was filling in as a backup pitcher for a little league team. She completed her collegiate eligibility in 2006 at the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a starting pitcher for the Longhorns since 2002. Osterman held the NCAA Division I career strikeout record with 2,265 strikeouts over her four-year career, surpassed by Monica Abbott on May 6, 2007. Cat is still the NCAA all-time leader for strikeouts per 7 innings, 14.34, as she pitched far fewer innings than Abbott (343 less). Cat also holds the Big 12 record with 25 Pitcher of the Week awards and the Big 12 record with four Pitcher of the Year awards. Osterman pitched a total of 20 NCAA career no-hitters and 10 NCAA career perfect games. Osterman was born in Houston, Texas to parents Gary and Laura Osterman. Her younger brothers are Craig (born 1986) and Chris (born 1994). She attended Cypress...