Alicia Hollowell, no. 44 of the Arizona Wildcats

Alicia Kay Hollowell (born Feb 29, 1984) is a American athlete who was born in Suisun, California and attended Fairfield High School from 1998 to 2002; her parents are Doug and Suzanne Hollowell, and her siblings are Doug Jr., Bryan, Erica and Caroline. She pitched for the University of Arizona Wildcats from 2003 to 2006, collecting 144 career wins (the third most in NCAA Division I history) and 1,762 strikeouts (the third most in NCAA Division I history). She currently holds the University of Arizona Wildcats records for career wins and career strikeouts, as well as the NCAA Softball World Series strikeout record, and the 2006 NCAA Softball World Series title. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suisun City (pronounced suh SOON) is a city located in Solano County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The University of Arizona (UA or U of A) is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NCAA womens softball champions Division I 1982 UCLA 2-0 (8 inn. ...

Fairfield High School

Alicia holds the high school record for most strikeouts in a single game with 61 in a 30-inning game against Woodland High School that started on May 25, was suspended, then concluded four days later on the 29th; she took 364 pitches to accomplish the feat, five more than opposing pitcher Kelly Anderson, and gave up just 10 hits. Her performance bettered DeeDee Weiman's previous record of 53 strikeouts in a 29-inning game between Cerritos Gahr High School and Lakewood St. Joseph High School in 1986; in that same game, Lisa Fernandez struck out 48 batters (the fourth best high school outing) for Lakewood. May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... Lisa Fernandez, born February 22, 1971, in New York City, is a renowned softball pitcher of Cuban-Puerto Rican descent who established an Olympic record in softball with 25 strikeouts as a member of the United States Women Olympic Softball Team. ...

Hollowell also holds the Fairfield High School records for strikeouts in a career and strikeouts in a season. She earned the MVP Award all four years of her high school career, as well as first-team all-state honors and first-team all-conference honors. She was also named the Gatorade State Player of the Year for 2001-2002, the Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year for 2002, and the State Player of the Year for 2002.

2003: Freshman Year

Hollowell pitched two no-hitters in her opening season; one against Wisconsin, and one against Oregon State. Her season total of 394 strikeouts topped the school record of 366, set by Jennie Finch the previous season; her total of 40 wins also broke Nancy Evans' previous school rookie record of 36. ...

2004: Sophomore Year

Alicia threw three no-hitters, including one perfect game, in her second season, and broke her own school records for strikeouts -- with 508 -- and wins -- with 41; in her perfect game, a 6-0 win over Indiana on March 6, she struck out 20 of 21 batters she faced to break Finch's single-game school record of 19 strikeouts from April 17, 2002. March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ...

The perfect game was just the third in University of Arizona history, and the first since April 18, 1993; Hollowell was also only the second pitcher in UA history to throw a perfect game, as the preceeding two had both been pitched by Susie Parra, in `92 and `93. April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Alicia earned Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors five times, for the weeks of February 17 to February 23, February 24 to March 1, March 2 to March 8, March 16 to March 22, and May 11 to May 16. The Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. ...

2005: Junior Year

Hollowell threw eight no-hitters, including four perfect games, in her first 15 starts of the 2005 season. She also passed Jennie Finch's school record of 1,028 career strikeouts in a 1-0 win over Baylor University on February 27. On April 2, she won her 100th career game in a 4-2 victory over the University of California; she won her 110th career game in an 8-inning 2-1 victory over Oklahoma State University on May 22, tying Jenny Voss for 12th place on the all-time NCAA Division I career wins list. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. ... Oklahoma State University Logo The Oklahoma State University System comprises of five educational instututes across Oklahoma. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ...

2006: Senior Year

Alicia won her 120th career NCAA Division I game on February 25, beating Ohio State 5-1 to tie Britni Sneed (LSU) and Sarah Dawson (Louisiana-Monroe) for 6th place on the all-time NCAA Division I wins list; on February 26, she beat Long Beach State 10-0 in five innings to pass Sneed and Dawson and take sole possession of 6th place. She then beat Baylor University 12-4 in five innings on March 10 to record her 124th win and tie Nancy Evans (Arizona) for fifth place on the all-time list; two days later, she beat Baylor again, 11-1 in six innings, to pass Evans and take over fifth place. Her 125th victory also gave her the career wins record for the University of Arizona Wildcats. February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ...

Hollowell recorded her 130th and 131st career wins on April 30, beating Washington 2-0 and 10-1 to tie and surpass Keira Goerl (UCLA) for fourth place on the all-time list. On May 27, she beat LSU 14-5 for her 139th win, tying her with Rhonda Wheatley for third place on the career wins list; on June 1, she picked up her 140th career win, beating Oregon State 3-2 in nine innings to pass Wheatley for sole possession of third place. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ...

She won her 143rd career game by shutting out Northwestern 8-0 in Game One of the NCAA Women's College Softball World Series on June 5. She won her 144th career game in a second consecutive shutout against Northwestern , 5-0 to finish her college career by winning the 2006 NCAA Women's College Softball World Series; Alicia struck out 13 batters to reach a total of 64, breaking Debbie Dune's previous World Series record of 62 from 1982. It was the seventh World Series title for the University of Arizona. June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... NCAA womens softball champions Division I 1982 UCLA 2-0 (8 inn. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Career statistics

University of Arizona Wildcats

In baseball, a pitcher is credited with a win (or W) when, in a game won by his team, he is the teams pitcher at the time that his team takes a lead that it does not relinquish for the remainder of the game. ... In baseball, a pitcher is credited with a win (or W) when, in a game won by his team, he is the teams pitcher at the time that his team takes a lead that it does not relinquish for the remainder of the game. ... In baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by GP) is the number of games in which a pitcher appears. ... In baseball statistics, games started (denoted by GS) is credited to a pitcher who throws the very first pitch to the opposing team of a single game. ... In baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game himself, without the benefit of a relief pitcher. ... In team sports, a shutout (sometimes a clean sheet in soccer) refers to a game in which one team wins without allowing the opposing team to score. ... To save in a sport means to stop a goal or to maintain the lead. ... In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is in the game. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Runs or running is a music slang term for ad libbing and expanding on a musical note with ones voice. ... In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable (i. ... In baseball statistics, a base on balls (BB), also called a walk, is credited to a batter and against a pitcher when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. ... In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K, K-S, or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. ... In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ...

Athletic accomplishments

• 1,762 career NCAA Division I strikeouts (3rd all-time)
• 144 career NCAA Division I wins (3rd all-time)
• 13 career NCAA Division I no-hitters
• 5 career NCAA Division I perfect games