Cat Osterman
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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-hitter
s and 10 NCAA career perfect game
s.
to parents Gary and Laura Osterman. Her younger brothers are Craig (born 1986) and Chris (born 1994). She attended Cypress Springs High School
in Cypress, Texas
from 1997 to 2001, where she set several records on the school's softball team.
In 2001, she struck out 33 batters in a 14-inning 1-0 shutout over Cy-Fair High School
. The performance ranked 16th on the strikeouts-in-a-single-game (extra innings) list, behind:
As such, she set a national record for strikeouts in a game under 20 innings, beating Jenny Stallard's previous record of 31 in 19 innings in 1978; she also set a national record for strikeouts in a 14-inning game, breaking Michelle Granger's former record of 31 in 1985.
Pitcher of the Week, for the week of February 19, a week in which she threw two no-hitters (a 3-0 win over the University of Utah
on February 13 and a 4-0 win over Southwest Texas on February 15); they were only the third and fourth no-hitters by a UT freshman, and Cat became only the second Longhorns pitcher to throw a no-hitter, along with Natalie King's two freshman no-hitters in 2001). Her February 13 no-hitter was the first of her NCAA career.
She also threw the first perfect game
in UT history in a game against Stephen F. Austin State University
on February 26; she proceeded to throw two more perfect games in her freshman season. She struck out 554 batters to set an NCAA freshman record (which has since been eclipsed by Monica Abbott of the Tennessee Volunteers
with 582 in 2004).
She set UT single-season records for wins (36), innings pitched (304⅓), games started (40), shutouts (17), appearances (51), and consecutive innings without giving up an earned-run (79⅔ from February 13 to March 13), as well as the UT single-game record for innings-pitched (14) and strikeouts-in-a-game (23) in a March 1 game against Mississippi State University
. In a March 20 game against Texas State, she broke her own UT record for strikeouts-in-a-game with 24 in a 12-inning match. She also tied the UT single-season record for complete games (27)..
history to strike out 1,000 batters in only two seasons. She also broke the record for strikeouts-per-game with an average of 14.1 per seven-innings, beating the previous mark of 13.9 by Danielle Henderson of the University of Massachusetts
in 1999; she surpassed her own UT single-season record for shutouts with 18, and tied her own shared record for complete games (27). From April 22 to May 22, she went a career-high and UT record 65 consecutive scoreless-innings.
On July 11, Osterman threw a no-hitter in the 2003 Canada Cup, striking out 10 batters to defeat Team Canada 8-0; on July 12, Osterman pitched her second no-hitter of the 2003 Canada Cup, striking out 16 of 24 batters to defeat the Stratford Brakettes 5-0.
On August 15, Osterman threw a perfect game to win the Gold-Medal game of the 2003 Pan American Games
against Canada 4-0, securing Team USA's fifth consecutive PanAm Gold Medal. She struck out 14 batters in a game that was delayed three-and-a-half hours due to rain.
in the Olympic Games
in Athens.
in a 16-0 win over the Fort Worth All-Stars.
by striking out the final two batters in Team USA's 7-0 victory over Italy on August 14; she gave up one hit and struck out 11 batters over eight innings in Team USA's 3-0 victory over Japan on August 16; and she gave up one hit and four walks while striking out 10 batters over six innings in Team USA's 3-0 victory over Chinese Taipei on August 20. Her 23 strikeouts led Team USA.
(they lost to the UCLA Bruins
, who in turn lost to the Michigan Wolverines
).
She also topped her previous UT single-season records for complete games (31) and shutouts (22), and broke her own NCAA single-season record for strikeouts-per-game with an average of 15.2 per seven innings. She tied her own UT records for strikeouts-in-a-game with 24 (April 26) and strikeouts-in-a-seven-inning-game with 19 (May 1), and finished the season at third place on the all-time NCAA single-season strikeout list with 593 (behind Courtney Blades
's 663 in 2000, and Monica Abbott
's 603 in 2005).
On June 12, Osterman picked up the win in Team USA's Gold-Medal 9-0 victory over Australia in the 2005 International Sports Invitational; she gave up one hit and struck out ten batters over five innings.
Osterman was named the 2005 Sportswoman of the Year (in the team category) by the Women's Sports Foundation.
On August 28, Cat made her television broadcast debut when she was the color commentator for ESPN2
’s broadcast of the National Pro Fastpitch championship and all-star games.
for 10th place on the NCAA all-time strikeout list; on March 11, she moved past Ishikawa and passed Jocelyn Forest of the University of California, Berkeley
to take ninth place. On March 15, she reached 1,229 to surpass Amanda Renfro of Texas Tech
for eighth place; on March 17, she passed Shawn Andaya of Texas A&M
to take seventh place. On March 23, she struck out her 1,291st batter, passing Sarah Dawson of the University of Louisiana at Monroe
for sixth place.
On March 25, Osterman became the sixth NCAA Division I pitcher to strikeout 1,300 batters. On April 6, she passed Danielle Henderson for fifth place on the NCAA all-time strikeout list; on April 10, she struck out seven in 3⅓ innings to surpass Britni Sneed for fourth place. On April 13, she passed Nicole Myers to take third place; on April 16, she struck out 13 in a 3-2 win over the University of Missouri
to become the third member of the 1,400 Strikeout Club (along with Michelle Granger and Courtney Blades). On May 12, she crested the 1,500 strikeout plateau; on June 3, she broke the 1,600 strikeout mark.
on February 21, second most in NCAA history and her career best at Texas for a regulation game. She opened the season with six consecutive shut-outs, including an opening day perfect-game, a follow-up no-hitter, and a 16-0 romp over Oklahoma Christian University
on February 16. Her February 10 no-hitter was also her 100th career NCAA win.
Her pursuit of the NCAA Division I career strikeout record continued in her season debut, a 3-0 perfect game against the Northwestern University
Wildcats on February 10; she struck out 11 batters to bring her career total to 1,646, passing Michelle Granger for second place on the all-time list. On February 16, she struck out 13 Oklahoma Christian batters to bring her career total to 1,708, making her just the second pitcher in NCAA history to reach the 1,700 plateau.
On February 25, Cat Osterman struck out six Fresno State
batters in a 7-2 win and then proceeded to strike out seven batters in a 4-0 victory over the University of Nevada Lady Rebels, bringing her career strikeout total to 1,774 to surpass Courtney Blades as the all-time NCAA Division I leader. On March 1, she struck out 15 batters in a 5-1 win over the University of Texas at Arlington
to bring her career total to 1,807, making her the first pitcher in NCAA Division I history to reach the 1,800 watershed.
On March 17, Cat struck out 13 Michigan Wolverines
batters in her first loss of the season (following 17 consecutive wins) to become the first pitcher in NCAA Division I history to enter the 1,900 Strikeout Club. On April 5, she struck out five Texas A&M Aggie
batters to become the first pitcher to enter the 2,000 Strikeout Club; her milestone strikeout was against leadoff third-baseman Jamie Hinshaw. On April 29, Cat struck out 16 OSU Cowgirls batters to become the first pitcher to enter the 2,100 Strikeout Club; on May 26, Cat struck out 16 Washington Huskies
to become the first pitcher to enter the 2,200 Strikeout Club.
Cat was also awarded the Big 12 Player of the Week Award six of the first seven weeks of the 2006 season. She took a total of nine awards in her senior year, for the weeks of February 8 to 14, February 15 to 21, February 22 to 28, March 8 to 14, March 15 to 21, March 22 to 28, April 12 to 18, April 19 to 25 and April 26 to May 1.
She lost the weekly award only four times; to Amie Ford of Iowa State University
(March 1 to 7), Kassie Humphreys of University of Kansas
(March 29 to April 2, April 5 to 11), and Ashley DeBuhr of the University of Nebraska
(May 2 to 8). For the week of February 22 to 28, Cat also won the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player of the Week Award and the USA Softball National Player of the Week award.
(University of Arizona) and Jessica Sallinger (Georgia Tech) for 16th on the NCAA all-time career wins. On March 3, Cat recorded her 110th career win over Ole Miss
to pass Finch and Salinger and tie Jenny Voss (University of Nebraska) for 15th place; the next day, she recorded her 111th career win over the University of Houston
to pass Voss and tie Samantha Iuli (University of Illinois at Chicago) 14th place.
On March 16, Cat recorded her 114th career win to tie Shawn Andaya (Texas A&M
for 13th place on the NCAA all-time list. On March 18, Cat recorded her 115th career win over Notre Dame
to pass Andaya and tie Jennifer Stewart (University of Oklahoma) and Shelley Laird (University of Alabama) for 12th place; the next day, she recorded her 116th career win over the University of Arizona Wildcats to pass Stewart and Laird and tie Kristin Schmidt (Notre Dame/LSU) and Debby Day (UTA/Arizona) for 11th place.
On March 22, Cat recorded her 118th career win---over Georgia Tech---to tie Jamie Southern (Fresno State) for 10th place on the NCAA all-time list. On March 25, Cat recorded her 119th career win over the University of Nebraska to pass Southern and tie Brooke Mitchell (Louisiana-Lafayette) and Michele Granger (University of California) for ninth place. On March 29, Cat recorded her 120th career win to pass Mitchell and Granger and tie Britni Sneed (LSU) and Sarah Dawson (Louisiana-Monroe) for eighth place on the all-time list.
On April 14 and April 15, Cat recorded her 124th and 125th career wins over the Oklahoma Sooners to tie and then pass Nancy Evans for sixth place on the all-time list. On April 29 and April 30, Cat recorded her 129th and 130th career win over the Oklahoma State University Cowgirls to tie UCLA Bruins pitcher Keira Goerl for fifth place on the all-time list.
On June 1, Cat recorded her 136th and final NCAA career win (15 wins behind Courtney Blades’s career record), finishing in sixth place on the all-time list.
Cat struck out 18 Arizona State Sun Devils
in the 2-0 win to set a new Women's College World Series
seven-inning-game record; she also brought her season total to 608, passing Monica Abbott’s 2005 strikeout total for second place on the single-season strikeouts list, 33 behind Courtney Blades’s all-time record. The win was also Cat's 85th NCAA career shutout, tying her with Debbie Nichols (Louisiana Tech
) for second place behind Michele Granger's career record 94 shutouts.
Cat’s NCAA career and hopes for a World Series championship ended on June 3; following a 2-0 loss to the Arizona Wildcats on June 2, she lost her second game in a row, 2-0 again, to Anjelica Selden
of the UCLA
Bruins
(who had ended the Longhorns run for a champion in 2005 as well).
On July 17, 2006, Osterman won the championship game of the 2006 World Cup by beating Team Japan 5-2, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk while striking out eleven batters. She recorded two wins in the tournament, striking out 21 batters in 14 innings of work over three games (including two complete games, and a 9-0 shutout against Team Australia).
In 2007, Osterman appeared sparingly on ESPNU
broadcasts as a color commentator for certain college softball games, including the game in which Monica Abbott surpassed Osterman's career strikeout record.
(NPF) softball league draft. http://www.profastpitch.com/news/?id=9537 She was chosen by the Connecticut Brakettes
. The Brakettes were formerly known as the Stratford Brakettes of the Amateur Softball Association
. However, even though Osterman had been on their amateur roster for the five seasons prior to being drafted, she chose not to sign with them, making her officially a free agent on 30 September. On 19 December 2006, the Rockford Thunder of the NPF announced that they signed Osterman to a contract for the 2007 season. http://www.profastpitch.com/news/ontheroad/?id=11581 Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
On 29 May 2007, Osterman pitched her professional debut, striking out 24 batters in a complete-game 12-inning 1-0 win over the Chicago Bandits
. In June 2007, Osterman went 3-and-2 with four complete games, striking out 69 batters in 36⅔ innings, while giving up five runs on 16 hits and eight walks. In July, Osterman took a leave from the Thunder to travel with the US National Team, returning to the NPF following the Women's Pan-Am Games
. In August, Osterman went 1-and-4 with two complete games, striking out 57 batters in 33⅔ innings, while giving up ten runs on 14 hits and 21 walks.
In her rookie
professional season, Osterman struck out 126 batters while walking 29, and surrendered 15 runs (twelve earned) on 30 hits.
In the Women's Pan-Am Games, Osterman threw a five-inning no-hitter against Cuba on July 26, giving up just one walk and striking out fifteen. In the Japan Cup, she struck out 20 batters in nine innings over three games from November 16–18, giving up three hits, one walk, and one unearned run.
On February 22, she struck out seven batters in three perfect innings and combined with Abbott and Finch for a 9-0 no-hitter against the Palm Springs All-Stars. The next afternoon, she struck out five batters in two perfect innings to close out another 9-0 combined no-hitter with Finch against Florida Atlantic University
, the first of two combined no-hitters for Team USA in the February 23 double-header.
On the 24th, Osterman struck out seven batters in the final three innings of a combined perfect game; Abbott struck out seven in the opening three innings of a 15-0 rout of Hawaii. On May 16, Osterman struck out 14 batters in a complete-game 13-0 no-hit victory over the Visalia All-Stars, missing the perfect game by hitting Lindsey Herrin with a pitch.
On July 10, Osterman struck out 22 batters in nine-and-a-third innings, leading Team USA to a 31-0 victory over the Spokane All-Stars. She struck out ten-or-more batters eleven times during the tour, and topped fifteen strikeouts four times.
's 6-0 perfect game against Canada on September 17, 2000
, and was Osterman's 100th game-played with the U.S. Women's National Team.
On August 15, following Team USA's 7-0 victory over Japan, Osterman pitched the final four innings of the suspended match against Canada, postponed from the previous day due to rain and lightning. Osterman struck out eight batters and allowed one hit, enabling the line-up to mount a comeback for an 8-1 win, Team's USA's 18th consecutive victory and Osterman's second of the 2008 Games.
On August 18, Osterman pitched the first three innings of a five-inning 9-0 win over China, giving up a hit, a walk, and hitting a batter, while striking out three. Osterman's third win of the tournament was Team USA's 21st consecutive Olympic victory.
On August 20, Osterman earned a save — her first for Team USA since the Athens Olympics — in a nine-inning 4-1 win over Japan. She inherited a runner from Abbott before retiring three batters for a perfect ninth to preserve the victory and advance to the Gold Medal Match, where Team USA faced Japan once again following Japan's 12-inning 4-3 win over Australia in the Bronze Medal Match.
On August 21, Osterman pitched the first five innings of a 3-1 loss
to Japan in the Gold Medal Match, ending Team USA's winning streak at 22 consecutive games and clinching the silver medal of the 2008 Summer Games. The loss was Team USA's first since a 2-1 loss to Australia on 21 September 2000
, and marks the first time in four Olympiads that the US National Team has failed to win the gold. Osterman gave up two runs on three hits while striking out nine batters; the runs and the loss were the first in her Olympic career.
and Nolan Ryan
, as well as NBA player Hakeem Olajuwon
and actor/ director Kevin Costner
. She was the first softball player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated
(the 7 October 2002 "America's Best Sports Colleges" issue), and made a second SI cover with the 2004 Olympic Gold Medal Softball team to become one of two softball players to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated twice.
In the bonus features of the "Bad News Bears" DVD, Billy Bob Thornton
admits to having a crush on Cat Osterman.
Cat is a spokesperson for Under Armour
as well as having an endorsement contract and signature glove with Wilson
.
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athlete and was one of the pitchers on the USA Women's Softball Team which won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
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and the silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics
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.
She started playing softball
Softball
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in first grade before quitting to play soccer and basketball
Basketball
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. 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
University of Texas at Austin
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, where she was a starting pitcher
Pitcher
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for the Longhorns
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since 2002.
Osterman held the NCAA Division I career strikeout
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
record with 2,265 strikeouts over her four year career, surpassed by Monica Abbott
Monica Abbott
Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American athlete who pitched for the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team from 2004-2007. In 2008, Abbott participated in the Beijing Olympics with Team USA...
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-hitter
No-hitter
A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
s and 10 NCAA career perfect game
Perfect game
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s.
Early life and high school
Osterman was born in Houston, TexasHouston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
to parents Gary and Laura Osterman. Her younger brothers are Craig (born 1986) and Chris (born 1994). She attended Cypress Springs High School
Cypress Springs High School
-About Cypress Springs:Cypress Springs High School, CSHS,or more knowingly as Cy-Springs is located at 7909 Fry Road, in Cypress, an unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, with a ZIP code of 77433....
in Cypress, Texas
Cypress, Texas
Cypress is an unincorporated area of Harris County, Texas, United States located completely inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston. The Cypress area is located along U.S...
from 1997 to 2001, where she set several records on the school's softball team.
In 2001, she struck out 33 batters in a 14-inning 1-0 shutout over Cy-Fair High School
Cy-Fair High School
Cy-Fair High School is a secondary school located in Cypress, which is an unincorporated place in Harris County, Texas, near Houston. The school, located along U.S...
. The performance ranked 16th on the strikeouts-in-a-single-game (extra innings) list, behind:
- 61, Alicia HollowellAlicia HollowellAlicia Kay Hollowell is a former four-time NCAA Division I All-American, right-handed softball pitcher from Suisun, California. She attended Fairfield High School from 1998-2002...
; Fairfield Middle School 0, Woodland High School 1; May 25 & 29, 2001; 30 innings - 53, DeeDee Weiman; Cerritos Gahr 0, Lakewood St. Joseph 1; 1986; 29 innings
- 49, Jennifer Deering; Salinas North Salinas 9, Gilroy 4; April 14 & May 8, 1997; 34 innings
- 48, Lisa FernandezLisa FernandezFor the politician, see Liza Fernandez RodriguezLisa Fernandez is a right-handed softball pitcher of Cuban-Puerto Rican descent. She established an Olympic record in softball with 25 strikeouts in a game as a member of the United States Women's team.-Early years:Lisa's father immigrated from Cuba,...
; Lakewood St. Joseph 1, Cerritos Gahr 0; 1986; 29 innings - 47, Kristen Sloubar; Van Nuys Montclair Prep 2, Santa Monica Crossroads 1; May 8–9, 2005; 21 innings
- 44, Samantha Freeman; Pleasant Hill MO vs. Jefferson City Helias MO; October 20, 2001; 21 innings
- 43, Terry Carpenter; Huntington Beach Edison 0, Burbank Burroughs 0; 19xx; 24 innings
- 43, Jenny Schachtner; Flintridge Prep 2, Westright Tigers 1; June 27–29, 2005; 26 innings
- 42, Kristy Goodrich; Warren Lordstown OH 6, Bristol OH 2; 1998; 21 innings
- 42, Tracy Tiensvold; Truman MO vs. Blue Springs MO; October 14, 2000; 35 innings
- 40, Marissa Marzan; Fresno Bullard 0 vs. Clovis 1; 2000; 22 innings
- 40, Michele Granger; Placentia Valencia 1, La Mirada 0; 1988; 25 innings
- 40, Kayla Richardson; West Jefferson Ashe County NC vs. Mt. Airy North Surry NC; April 22, 25 & 27, 2005; 26 innings
- 35, Lucy Cezarez; Chula Vista Bonita Vista 1, La Mesa Helix 0; 1976; 29 innings
As such, she set a national record for strikeouts in a game under 20 innings, beating Jenny Stallard's previous record of 31 in 19 innings in 1978; she also set a national record for strikeouts in a 14-inning game, breaking Michelle Granger's former record of 31 in 1985.
2002: Freshman year
Osterman became the first UT freshman to be named Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference
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Pitcher of the Week, for the week of February 19, a week in which she threw two no-hitters (a 3-0 win over the University of Utah
University of Utah
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on February 13 and a 4-0 win over Southwest Texas on February 15); they were only the third and fourth no-hitters by a UT freshman, and Cat became only the second Longhorns pitcher to throw a no-hitter, along with Natalie King's two freshman no-hitters in 2001). Her February 13 no-hitter was the first of her NCAA career.
She also threw the first perfect game
Perfect game
A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base. Thus, the pitcher cannot allow any hits, walks, hit batsmen, or any opposing player to reach base safely for any...
in UT history in a game against Stephen F. Austin State University
Stephen F. Austin State University
Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding...
on February 26; she proceeded to throw two more perfect games in her freshman season. She struck out 554 batters to set an NCAA freshman record (which has since been eclipsed by Monica Abbott of the Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
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with 582 in 2004).
She set UT single-season records for wins (36), innings pitched (304⅓), games started (40), shutouts (17), appearances (51), and consecutive innings without giving up an earned-run (79⅔ from February 13 to March 13), as well as the UT single-game record for innings-pitched (14) and strikeouts-in-a-game (23) in a March 1 game against Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University
The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...
. In a March 20 game against Texas State, she broke her own UT record for strikeouts-in-a-game with 24 in a 12-inning match. She also tied the UT single-season record for complete games (27)..
2003: Sophomore year
Osterman threw four more no-hitters, including another perfect game—on February 12, March 1, and March 20—while setting new UT career records for wins (68), shutouts (35), strikeouts (1,042), and opponents-batting-average (.105). She is so far the only pitcher in Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference
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history to strike out 1,000 batters in only two seasons. She also broke the record for strikeouts-per-game with an average of 14.1 per seven-innings, beating the previous mark of 13.9 by Danielle Henderson of the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
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in 1999; she surpassed her own UT single-season record for shutouts with 18, and tied her own shared record for complete games (27). From April 22 to May 22, she went a career-high and UT record 65 consecutive scoreless-innings.
On July 11, Osterman threw a no-hitter in the 2003 Canada Cup, striking out 10 batters to defeat Team Canada 8-0; on July 12, Osterman pitched her second no-hitter of the 2003 Canada Cup, striking out 16 of 24 batters to defeat the Stratford Brakettes 5-0.
On August 15, Osterman threw a perfect game to win the Gold-Medal game of the 2003 Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
against Canada 4-0, securing Team USA's fifth consecutive PanAm Gold Medal. She struck out 14 batters in a game that was delayed three-and-a-half hours due to rain.
2004: XXVIII Olympiad
Osterman redshirted from UT to participate with fellow college softball pitcher Jennie FinchJennie Finch
Jennie Lynn Finch , who occasionally uses her husband's surname Daigle, is a former American softball player who pitched for the USA national softball team and the Chicago Bandits. Finch helped lead Team USA to the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
in the Olympic Games
Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Softball Stadium in the Helliniko Olympic Complex from August 14 to 23. The United States won the gold while Australia took silver and Japan , the bronze....
in Athens.
Aiming for Athens
Osterman went undefeated in 24 appearances during the USA Softball National Team's 53-game schedule. On February 20, she struck out nine batters in four perfect innings and combined with Finch for a no-hitter. On May 17, she struck out seven of nine batters over three innings, after which Finch struck out the final six batters in a row to combine for a perfect game and defeat the Sonic Stars 10-0. On July 10, she struck out 13 batters over five innings for another no-hitter, this time missing perfection on a lone error by first-baseman Stacey NuvemanStacey Nuveman
Stacey "Nuvey" Nuveman-Deniz from La Verne, California is a former NCAA Division I four-time First Team All-American, National Champion winning, right-handed hitting softball player for the UCLA Bruins at the catcher position...
in a 16-0 win over the Fort Worth All-Stars.
Olympic Games
Osterman picked up two wins and a save in the Olympiad. She followed Finch and Lori Harrigan of the University of NevadaUniversity of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...
by striking out the final two batters in Team USA's 7-0 victory over Italy on August 14; she gave up one hit and struck out 11 batters over eight innings in Team USA's 3-0 victory over Japan on August 16; and she gave up one hit and four walks while striking out 10 batters over six innings in Team USA's 3-0 victory over Chinese Taipei on August 20. Her 23 strikeouts led Team USA.
2005: Junior year
Osterman threw six more no-hitters including three more perfect games on February 16 (perfect), March 9 (perfect), March 11, May 12, May 20 and May 21 (perfect); she also struck out 20-or-more batters in four separate games on March 17 (23 in ten innings), March 19 (21 in eight innings), April 26 (24 in ten innings matching her career-high), and May 27 (20 in nine innings) in the process of leading the Longhorns to a third-place finish in the NCAA Softball World SeriesWomen's College World Series
The Women's College World Series is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States. The tournament format consists of two four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket then compete in a best-of-three title game series...
(they lost to the UCLA Bruins
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, who in turn lost to the Michigan Wolverines
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
).
She also topped her previous UT single-season records for complete games (31) and shutouts (22), and broke her own NCAA single-season record for strikeouts-per-game with an average of 15.2 per seven innings. She tied her own UT records for strikeouts-in-a-game with 24 (April 26) and strikeouts-in-a-seven-inning-game with 19 (May 1), and finished the season at third place on the all-time NCAA single-season strikeout list with 593 (behind Courtney Blades
Courtney Blades
Courtney Blades-Rogers is a former All-American righ-handed hitting softball pitcher from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She attended Belaire High School from 1993-1996. She was a starting pitcher for two NCAA Division I teams: the Nicholls State Colonels and later the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles...
's 663 in 2000, and Monica Abbott
Monica Abbott
Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American athlete who pitched for the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team from 2004-2007. In 2008, Abbott participated in the Beijing Olympics with Team USA...
's 603 in 2005).
On June 12, Osterman picked up the win in Team USA's Gold-Medal 9-0 victory over Australia in the 2005 International Sports Invitational; she gave up one hit and struck out ten batters over five innings.
Osterman was named the 2005 Sportswoman of the Year (in the team category) by the Women's Sports Foundation.
On August 28, Cat made her television broadcast debut when she was the color commentator for ESPN2
ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
’s broadcast of the National Pro Fastpitch championship and all-star games.
Milestones
On March 9, Osterman struck out her 1,200th batter to tie Lisa Ishikawa of Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
for 10th place on the NCAA all-time strikeout list; on March 11, she moved past Ishikawa and passed Jocelyn Forest of the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
to take ninth place. On March 15, she reached 1,229 to surpass Amanda Renfro of Texas Tech
Texas Tech Red Raiders
The Texas Tech Red Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Texas Tech University . The women's basketball team uses the name Lady Raiders; however, the school's other women's teams use the "Red Raiders" name. The university's athletic program fields teams in 15 varsity sports and 30 club sports...
for eighth place; on March 17, she passed Shawn Andaya of Texas A&M
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
to take seventh place. On March 23, she struck out her 1,291st batter, passing Sarah Dawson of the University of Louisiana at Monroe
University of Louisiana at Monroe
The University of Louisiana at Monroe is a coeducational public university in Monroe, Louisiana and part of the University of Louisiana System.-History:...
for sixth place.
On March 25, Osterman became the sixth NCAA Division I pitcher to strikeout 1,300 batters. On April 6, she passed Danielle Henderson for fifth place on the NCAA all-time strikeout list; on April 10, she struck out seven in 3⅓ innings to surpass Britni Sneed for fourth place. On April 13, she passed Nicole Myers to take third place; on April 16, she struck out 13 in a 3-2 win over the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
to become the third member of the 1,400 Strikeout Club (along with Michelle Granger and Courtney Blades). On May 12, she crested the 1,500 strikeout plateau; on June 3, she broke the 1,600 strikeout mark.
2006: Senior year
Osterman pitched five more no-hitters, including three more perfect games, in her 2006 season on February 10 (perfect), February 11, February 17 (perfect), March 8 (perfect) and April 15; she also struck out 20 batters in a seven-inning 5-1 win over the University of Texas at San AntonioUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in...
on February 21, second most in NCAA history and her career best at Texas for a regulation game. She opened the season with six consecutive shut-outs, including an opening day perfect-game, a follow-up no-hitter, and a 16-0 romp over Oklahoma Christian University
Oklahoma Christian University
Oklahoma Christian University is a private comprehensive coeducational Christian liberal arts university founded in 1950 by members of the churches of Christ. OC is located on a campus in Oklahoma City. Enrollment for the fall 2011 semester numbered 2,194, which included 1,854 undergraduate and...
on February 16. Her February 10 no-hitter was also her 100th career NCAA win.
Her pursuit of the NCAA Division I career strikeout record continued in her season debut, a 3-0 perfect game against the Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
Wildcats on February 10; she struck out 11 batters to bring her career total to 1,646, passing Michelle Granger for second place on the all-time list. On February 16, she struck out 13 Oklahoma Christian batters to bring her career total to 1,708, making her just the second pitcher in NCAA history to reach the 1,700 plateau.
On February 25, Cat Osterman struck out six Fresno State
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Fresno, often referred to as Fresno State University and synonymously known in athletics as Fresno State , is one of the leading campuses of the California State University system, located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, USA.The campus sits at the foot of...
batters in a 7-2 win and then proceeded to strike out seven batters in a 4-0 victory over the University of Nevada Lady Rebels, bringing her career strikeout total to 1,774 to surpass Courtney Blades as the all-time NCAA Division I leader. On March 1, she struck out 15 batters in a 5-1 win over the University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington is a public research university located in Arlington, Texas, United States. The campus is situated southwest of downtown Arlington, and is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The university was founded in 1895 and served primarily a military...
to bring her career total to 1,807, making her the first pitcher in NCAA Division I history to reach the 1,800 watershed.
On March 17, Cat struck out 13 Michigan Wolverines
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
batters in her first loss of the season (following 17 consecutive wins) to become the first pitcher in NCAA Division I history to enter the 1,900 Strikeout Club. On April 5, she struck out five Texas A&M Aggie
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
batters to become the first pitcher to enter the 2,000 Strikeout Club; her milestone strikeout was against leadoff third-baseman Jamie Hinshaw. On April 29, Cat struck out 16 OSU Cowgirls batters to become the first pitcher to enter the 2,100 Strikeout Club; on May 26, Cat struck out 16 Washington Huskies
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
to become the first pitcher to enter the 2,200 Strikeout Club.
Cat was also awarded the Big 12 Player of the Week Award six of the first seven weeks of the 2006 season. She took a total of nine awards in her senior year, for the weeks of February 8 to 14, February 15 to 21, February 22 to 28, March 8 to 14, March 15 to 21, March 22 to 28, April 12 to 18, April 19 to 25 and April 26 to May 1.
She lost the weekly award only four times; to Amie Ford of Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
(March 1 to 7), Kassie Humphreys of University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
(March 29 to April 2, April 5 to 11), and Ashley DeBuhr of the University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...
(May 2 to 8). For the week of February 22 to 28, Cat also won the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player of the Week Award and the USA Softball National Player of the Week award.
Chasing Blades
On March 1, Cat recorded her 109th career win over the University of Texas at Arlington to tie Jennie FinchJennie Finch
Jennie Lynn Finch , who occasionally uses her husband's surname Daigle, is a former American softball player who pitched for the USA national softball team and the Chicago Bandits. Finch helped lead Team USA to the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
(University of Arizona) and Jessica Sallinger (Georgia Tech) for 16th on the NCAA all-time career wins. On March 3, Cat recorded her 110th career win over Ole Miss
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
to pass Finch and Salinger and tie Jenny Voss (University of Nebraska) for 15th place; the next day, she recorded her 111th career win over the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
to pass Voss and tie Samantha Iuli (University of Illinois at Chicago) 14th place.
On March 16, Cat recorded her 114th career win to tie Shawn Andaya (Texas A&M
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
for 13th place on the NCAA all-time list. On March 18, Cat recorded her 115th career win over Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
to pass Andaya and tie Jennifer Stewart (University of Oklahoma) and Shelley Laird (University of Alabama) for 12th place; the next day, she recorded her 116th career win over the University of Arizona Wildcats to pass Stewart and Laird and tie Kristin Schmidt (Notre Dame/LSU) and Debby Day (UTA/Arizona) for 11th place.
On March 22, Cat recorded her 118th career win---over Georgia Tech---to tie Jamie Southern (Fresno State) for 10th place on the NCAA all-time list. On March 25, Cat recorded her 119th career win over the University of Nebraska to pass Southern and tie Brooke Mitchell (Louisiana-Lafayette) and Michele Granger (University of California) for ninth place. On March 29, Cat recorded her 120th career win to pass Mitchell and Granger and tie Britni Sneed (LSU) and Sarah Dawson (Louisiana-Monroe) for eighth place on the all-time list.
On April 14 and April 15, Cat recorded her 124th and 125th career wins over the Oklahoma Sooners to tie and then pass Nancy Evans for sixth place on the all-time list. On April 29 and April 30, Cat recorded her 129th and 130th career win over the Oklahoma State University Cowgirls to tie UCLA Bruins pitcher Keira Goerl for fifth place on the all-time list.
On June 1, Cat recorded her 136th and final NCAA career win (15 wins behind Courtney Blades’s career record), finishing in sixth place on the all-time list.
Cat struck out 18 Arizona State Sun Devils
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
in the 2-0 win to set a new Women's College World Series
Women's College World Series
The Women's College World Series is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States. The tournament format consists of two four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket then compete in a best-of-three title game series...
seven-inning-game record; she also brought her season total to 608, passing Monica Abbott’s 2005 strikeout total for second place on the single-season strikeouts list, 33 behind Courtney Blades’s all-time record. The win was also Cat's 85th NCAA career shutout, tying her with Debbie Nichols (Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters softball
The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters softball team represents Louisiana Tech University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Western Athletic Conference. They are currently coached by head coach Sarah Dawson and assistant coaches Brad Kerr and Amber Miles. They play...
) for second place behind Michele Granger's career record 94 shutouts.
Cat’s NCAA career and hopes for a World Series championship ended on June 3; following a 2-0 loss to the Arizona Wildcats on June 2, she lost her second game in a row, 2-0 again, to Anjelica Selden
Anjelica Selden
Anjelica "Jelly" Selden is an African-American, former All-American right-handed softball pitcher from Vacaville, California. She attended Vanden High School from 2001 to 2004...
of the UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
Bruins
UCLA Bruins
The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I...
(who had ended the Longhorns run for a champion in 2005 as well).
Post-Collegiate Career
On July 2, 2006, Osterman threw a 12-0 no-hitter against the Arizona Heat in the USA Softball Exhibition, missing the perfect game by walking Kaleo Eldridge. Cat struck out 12 Heat batters, catching every batter at least once.On July 17, 2006, Osterman won the championship game of the 2006 World Cup by beating Team Japan 5-2, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk while striking out eleven batters. She recorded two wins in the tournament, striking out 21 batters in 14 innings of work over three games (including two complete games, and a 9-0 shutout against Team Australia).
In 2007, Osterman appeared sparingly on ESPNU
ESPNU
ESPNU is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced by, affiliated with and owned by parent network ESPN. ESPNU originates out of ESPN Regional Television's ESPNU (often referred to as The U) is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced...
broadcasts as a color commentator for certain college softball games, including the game in which Monica Abbott surpassed Osterman's career strikeout record.
Professional career
On February 15, 2006, Osterman was the first overall pick in the National Pro FastpitchNational Pro Fastpitch
National Pro Fastpitch , formerly the Women's Pro Softball League , is the only professional women's softball league in the United States. The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001. The NPF revived the league in 2004 and currently features four teams: USSSA Pride, Akron Racers, Chicago...
(NPF) softball league draft. http://www.profastpitch.com/news/?id=9537 She was chosen by the Connecticut Brakettes
Connecticut Brakettes
The Connecticut Brakettes is a women's fastpitch softball team based in Stratford, Connecticut. The team has won many state, regional, national, and international tournaments .- History :...
. The Brakettes were formerly known as the Stratford Brakettes of the Amateur Softball Association
Amateur Softball Association
The Amateur Softball Association is a volunteer, non-profit organization based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was founded in 1933 with a tournament held in Chicago that was organized by Leo Fischer and Michael J. Pauley. The following year the 1934 National Recreation Congress recognized the ASA. ...
. However, even though Osterman had been on their amateur roster for the five seasons prior to being drafted, she chose not to sign with them, making her officially a free agent on 30 September. On 19 December 2006, the Rockford Thunder of the NPF announced that they signed Osterman to a contract for the 2007 season. http://www.profastpitch.com/news/ontheroad/?id=11581 Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
On 29 May 2007, Osterman pitched her professional debut, striking out 24 batters in a complete-game 12-inning 1-0 win over the Chicago Bandits
Chicago Bandits
The Chicago Bandits are a women's professional softball team based in Rosemont, Illinois. Since the 2005 season, they have played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch . The Bandits won the 2008 NPF championship, defeating the Washington Glory in the final game of the championship series...
. In June 2007, Osterman went 3-and-2 with four complete games, striking out 69 batters in 36⅔ innings, while giving up five runs on 16 hits and eight walks. In July, Osterman took a leave from the Thunder to travel with the US National Team, returning to the NPF following the Women's Pan-Am Games
Softball at the 2007 Pan American Games
Softball at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at a temporary stadium for 2,000 spectators in the City of Rock, at Barra da Tijuca, the same place that hosted the Rock in Rio 3....
. In August, Osterman went 1-and-4 with two complete games, striking out 57 batters in 33⅔ innings, while giving up ten runs on 14 hits and 21 walks.
In her rookie
Rookie
Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
professional season, Osterman struck out 126 batters while walking 29, and surrendered 15 runs (twelve earned) on 30 hits.
US National Team
Osterman continued to pitch for USA Softball Women's National team in 2007. In the Canada's Cup, she struck out 18 batters in eight innings over four games from July 1–7 and gave up 1 run on three hits and four walks. In the World Cup, she struck out 21 batters in two complete game wins on July 13 and July 16, giving up four hits, two walks, and no runs.In the Women's Pan-Am Games, Osterman threw a five-inning no-hitter against Cuba on July 26, giving up just one walk and striking out fifteen. In the Japan Cup, she struck out 20 batters in nine innings over three games from November 16–18, giving up three hits, one walk, and one unearned run.
Bound 4 Beijing
Osterman went undefeated in 28 appearances during the USA Softball National Team's 60-game tour, contributing 15 wins to Team USA's 59-and-1 record. She struck out 247 batters in 116⅓ innings, giving up nine runs on 37 hits and 18 walks, and throwing nine complete games.On February 22, she struck out seven batters in three perfect innings and combined with Abbott and Finch for a 9-0 no-hitter against the Palm Springs All-Stars. The next afternoon, she struck out five batters in two perfect innings to close out another 9-0 combined no-hitter with Finch against Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University, also referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a public, coeducational, research university located in , United States. The university has six satellite campuses located in the Florida cities of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, Port St. Lucie, and in Fort...
, the first of two combined no-hitters for Team USA in the February 23 double-header.
On the 24th, Osterman struck out seven batters in the final three innings of a combined perfect game; Abbott struck out seven in the opening three innings of a 15-0 rout of Hawaii. On May 16, Osterman struck out 14 batters in a complete-game 13-0 no-hit victory over the Visalia All-Stars, missing the perfect game by hitting Lindsey Herrin with a pitch.
On July 10, Osterman struck out 22 batters in nine-and-a-third innings, leading Team USA to a 31-0 victory over the Spokane All-Stars. She struck out ten-or-more batters eleven times during the tour, and topped fifteen strikeouts four times.
Olympic Games
On August 13, Osterman struck out 13 batters in a no-hitter against the Australian national team. She issued three walks in the 3-0 victory, which was Team USA's 16th consecutive Olympic win. The seven-inning no-hitter was just the second in U.S. Olympic history, following Lori HarriganLori Harrigan
Lori Harrigan is an American softball player from Anaheim, California, and three times Olympic Champion as a member of the American winning team in 1996, 2000 and 2004. Harrigan played collegiately at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.-References:...
's 6-0 perfect game against Canada on September 17, 2000
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, and was Osterman's 100th game-played with the U.S. Women's National Team.
On August 15, following Team USA's 7-0 victory over Japan, Osterman pitched the final four innings of the suspended match against Canada, postponed from the previous day due to rain and lightning. Osterman struck out eight batters and allowed one hit, enabling the line-up to mount a comeback for an 8-1 win, Team's USA's 18th consecutive victory and Osterman's second of the 2008 Games.
On August 18, Osterman pitched the first three innings of a five-inning 9-0 win over China, giving up a hit, a walk, and hitting a batter, while striking out three. Osterman's third win of the tournament was Team USA's 21st consecutive Olympic victory.
On August 20, Osterman earned a save — her first for Team USA since the Athens Olympics — in a nine-inning 4-1 win over Japan. She inherited a runner from Abbott before retiring three batters for a perfect ninth to preserve the victory and advance to the Gold Medal Match, where Team USA faced Japan once again following Japan's 12-inning 4-3 win over Australia in the Bronze Medal Match.
On August 21, Osterman pitched the first five innings of a 3-1 loss
Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place over a ten day period starting August 12 and culminating in the medal finals on August 21. All games were played at the Fengtai Softball Field...
to Japan in the Gold Medal Match, ending Team USA's winning streak at 22 consecutive games and clinching the silver medal of the 2008 Summer Games. The loss was Team USA's first since a 2-1 loss to Australia on 21 September 2000
Softball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Medals:-Schedule:Starting September 17, there will be four preliminary games each day until September 23 for a total of 28 games.Two semi-final games played September 25, with the game for third place same day. The final game for the gold medal played on September 26 at 7:30pm local...
, and marks the first time in four Olympiads that the US National Team has failed to win the gold. Osterman gave up two runs on three hits while striking out nine batters; the runs and the loss were the first in her Olympic career.
Miscellaneous
Among her favorite athletes are fellow Texans Roger ClemensRoger Clemens
William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
and Nolan Ryan
Nolan Ryan
Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. , nicknamed "The Ryan Express", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently principal owner, president and CEO of the Texas Rangers....
, as well as NBA player Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon is a retired Nigerian-American professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played the center position in the National Basketball Association for the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. In 2008,...
and actor/ director Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
Kevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Costner's roles include Lt. John J...
. She was the first softball player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
(the 7 October 2002 "America's Best Sports Colleges" issue), and made a second SI cover with the 2004 Olympic Gold Medal Softball team to become one of two softball players to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated twice.
In the bonus features of the "Bad News Bears" DVD, Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone...
admits to having a crush on Cat Osterman.
Cat is a spokesperson for Under Armour
Under Armour
Under Armour is an American sports clothing and accessories company. The company is a supplier of a wide range of sportswear and casual apparel mainly focusing on hi-tech sportswear for professional athletes...
as well as having an endorsement contract and signature glove with Wilson
Wilson Sporting Goods
The Wilson Sporting Goods Company is a sports equipment manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois, and currently is a foreign subsidiary of the Finnish company Amer Sports....
.
Career statistics
- Cy-Fair Slammers
YEAR W L GP Games pitchedIn baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while...GS Games startedIn baseball statistics, games started indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he faces the first opposing batter...CG Complete gameIn baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...Sh ShutoutIn team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....SV Save (sport)In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers...IP Innings pitchedIn baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...H Hit (baseball)In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....R ER Earned runIn baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...BB Base on ballsA base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...SO StrikeoutIn baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....ERA Earned run averageIn baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...1998 4 0 3 14 2 1 22
- Katy Streamliners
YEAR W L GP Games pitchedIn baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while...GS Games startedIn baseball statistics, games started indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he faces the first opposing batter...CG Complete gameIn baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...Sh ShutoutIn team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....SV Save (sport)In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers...IP Innings pitchedIn baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...H Hit (baseball)In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....R ER Earned runIn baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...BB Base on ballsA base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...SO StrikeoutIn baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....ERA Earned run averageIn baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...1998 6 1
- Cypress Springs High School
YEAR W L GP Games pitchedIn baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while...GS Games startedIn baseball statistics, games started indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he faces the first opposing batter...CG Complete gameIn baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...Sh ShutoutIn team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....SV Save (sport)In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers...IP Innings pitchedIn baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...H Hit (baseball)In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....R ER Earned runIn baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...BB Base on ballsA base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...SO StrikeoutIn baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....ERA Earned run averageIn baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...1999 146 312 2000 176 394 2001 20 4 20 184 18 9 0 3 451 0.00 TOTALS 507 7 22 1,158
- Katy Cruisers
YEAR W L GP Games pitchedIn baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while...GS Games startedIn baseball statistics, games started indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he faces the first opposing batter...CG Complete gameIn baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...Sh ShutoutIn team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....SV Save (sport)In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers...IP Innings pitchedIn baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...H Hit (baseball)In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....R ER Earned runIn baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...BB Base on ballsA base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...SO StrikeoutIn baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....ERA Earned run averageIn baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...1999 20 5 182 2 299 = 2000 47 106
- Stratford Brakettes
YEAR W L GP Games pitchedIn baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while...GS Games startedIn baseball statistics, games started indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he faces the first opposing batter...CG Complete gameIn baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...Sh ShutoutIn team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....SV Save (sport)In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers...IP Innings pitchedIn baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...H Hit (baseball)In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....R ER Earned runIn baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...BB Base on ballsA base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...SO StrikeoutIn baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....ERA Earned run averageIn baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...2001 4 1 6 4 0 30 10 1 0 4 52 0.00 2002 6 0 6 6 0 38 8 3 3 1 85 0.55 TOTALS 10 1 12 10 0 68 18 4 3 5 137 0.31
- USA National Team
YEAR W L GP Games pitchedIn baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while...GS Games startedIn baseball statistics, games started indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he faces the first opposing batter...CG Complete gameIn baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...Sh ShutoutIn team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....SV Save (sport)In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers...IP Innings pitchedIn baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...H Hit (baseball)In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....R ER Earned runIn baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...BB Base on ballsA base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...SO StrikeoutIn baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....ERA Earned run averageIn baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...2001 7 2 14 8 5 5 2 68⅔ 33 13 7 20 111 0.71 2003 6 0 9 6 6 6 1 51⅔ 10 2 2 7 99 0.27 2004 16 0 24 15 3 3 0 74⅔ 16 1 0 7 170 0.00 Olympics 2004 Summer OlympicsThe 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...2 0 3 2 1 2 1 14⅔ 2 0 0 5 23 0.00 2005 2 1 3 3 2 1 0 19 1 3 2 3 32 0.74 2006 3 0 8 3 3 2 0 27 7 3 2 7 43 0.52 2007 5 0 10 4 3 5 0 34 10 2 1 8 74 0.21 2008 15 0 28 16 9 14 0 116⅓ 37 9 7 18 247 0.42 Olympics 2008 Summer OlympicsThe 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...3 1 5 3 1 2 1 19⅔ 5 2 2 4 33 0.71 TOTALS 59 4 104 60 33 40 5 425⅔ 121 35 23 79 832 0.3782
- University of Texas Longhorns
YEAR W L GP Games pitchedIn baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while...GS Games startedIn baseball statistics, games started indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he faces the first opposing batter...CG Complete gameIn baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...Sh ShutoutIn team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....SV Save (sport)In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers...IP Innings pitchedIn baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...H Hit (baseball)In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....R ER Earned runIn baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...BB Base on ballsA base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...SO StrikeoutIn baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....ERA Earned run averageIn baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...2002 36 8 51 40 27 17 3 304⅓ 130 43 36 62 554 0.83 2003 32 6 40 36 27 18 0 242⅔ 72 18 13 39 488 0.38 2005 30 7 42 33 31 22 0 272⅔ 68 23 14 48 593 0.36 2006 38 4 47 39 36 28 2 286.0 78 19 17 43 630 0.41 TOTALS 136 25 180 148 121 85 5 1105⅔ 348 103 80 192 2,265 0.5065
- Rockford Thunder
YEAR W L GP Games pitchedIn baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while...GS Games startedIn baseball statistics, games started indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he faces the first opposing batter...CG Complete gameIn baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...Sh ShutoutIn team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....SV Save (sport)In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers...IP Innings pitchedIn baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...H Hit (baseball)In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....R ER Earned runIn baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...BB Base on ballsA base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...SO StrikeoutIn baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....ERA Earned run averageIn baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...2007 4 6 12 10 6 2 0 70⅓ 30 15 12 29 126 1.19
Athletic accomplishments
- 2,265 career NCAA Division I strikeoutsNCAA Division I Softball career strikeouts listThere are currently 64 pitchers and 59 records in the 1,000 Strikeout Club:-Progression:Shawn Andaya broke the original strikeout record by Amy Unterbrink during her 1987 campaign. Michele Granger struck out her 1,235th batter on February 22, 1993 shutting out the Northwestern Wildcats 8-0...
(2nd all-time) - 14.34 strikeouts per 7 innings NCAA (1st all-time)
- 136 career NCAA Division I winsNCAA Division I Softball career wins listThere are currently 64 pitchers and 29 records in the NCAA Division I 100 Wins Club:-Progression:Debbie Nichols won her 140th career game defeating the ULL Ragin’ Cajuns 3-1 on April 7, 1990, besting Rhonda Wheatley's original record. Courtney Blades passed Nichols for her 150th win pitching a...
(6th all-time) - 0.5065 ERA NCAA (1st all-time)
- 85 career NCAA Division I shutouts (tied-2nd all-time)
- 25 career Big 12 Pitcher of the Week awards (1st all-time)
- 20 career NCAA Division I no-hitters
- 10 career NCAA Division I perfect games
- 4 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Awards (1st all-time)
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