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Jennie Finch
- 2004 Olympic gold medalist with a 2-0 pitching record for the tournament
- 2002 World Championship gold medalist
- Two-time winner of Honda Award as nation's best softball player (2001-02)
- Holds NCAA record with 60 consecutive wins
- Led University of Arizona to the 2001 NCAA title.
- Finished the 2001 season 32-0, the NCAA record for wins in a season without a defeat.
- College career record of 50-12, with six perfect games, 13 no-hitters, 0.15 ERA and 784 strikeouts.
- Nominated for 2000 ESPY for Best Female Collegiate Athlete.
- Graduated from Arizona with a degree in communications (2002).
- Interned at Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind and also at Tucson radio station KRQ-FM.
- Files stories as a correspondent for the Major League Baseball's "This Week in Baseball"
- Favorite food is pasta; favorite movie is "A League of Their Own."
- Has she ever cussed? "Never. Not even once. That's one of those things that once you start, it would be very hard to stop, so I just never started."
Finch won an NCAA-record 60 consecutive games as a pitcher over three seasons at Arizona. The streak started in 2000 after she gave up a game-winning home run. "I told myself I didn't ever want to feel that way again," said Finch. "My goal is to never lose. That may not be realistic, but I'm going to try."
Related Links
Feature: USOC honors 2004's top athletes
Q&A: Jennie Finch on her recent whirlwind and pioneers
Tips: Jennie Finch tips on throwing the devastating rise ball
Photos: Softball Olympian Jennie Finch - Gallery II
Photos: Softball Olympian Jennie Finch - Gallery I
Video: Finch on being a professional female athlete hi | lo
Official Web site: Jennie Finch
On winning and losing: "I hate losing. I mean, I love winning, but losing is a much more intense feeling. When I lose, I take it very personally."
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Height: 6' 0
Born: 9/3/1980
Hometown: La Mirada, Calif.
Resides: Tucson, Ariz.
Sport: Softball
Event: Pitcher (right-handed)
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