Olympic medalist
Jennie Finch
Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Women's Softball
Olympic Games
Gold	Athens 2004	Team Competition

Jennie Finch (born September 3, 1980), or occasionally using her husband's name, Daigle, is an American softball player. She is widely regarded as the most famous softball player of all time.^[1] As of 2004, she is a pitcher for USA Softball, and pitched on the team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Softball is a team sport popular especially in the United States. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Softball Stadium in the Helliniko Olympic Complex from August 14 to 23. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Sean Casey Daigle (born April 4, 1981 in Lake Charles, Louisiana) is a pitcher with the Arizona Diamondbacks. ... Softball is a team sport popular especially in the United States. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the player in baseball. ... The United States womens national softball team is the national team of the United States. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ...

Early years

Born in La Mirada, California, Finch has been playing softball since she was five years old and has been pitching since she was eight. At La Mirada High School, Finch lettered four times in softball, and twice each in both basketball and volleyball. (As a senior, she was the captain of all three sports.) As a sophomore, she was an All-CIF Div. II choice in softball and an All-Suburban League selection, which was quite a great honor for her. Her dad, Doug Finch, was her first pitching coach. He is also the inventor of the Finch Windmill, an arm conditioning device that has been selling successfully for over 15 years. Motto: Dedicated to Service Location of La Mirada in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1960-03-23 [2] Government  - Mayor Steve Jones [1]  - City Manager Andrea Travis Area  - City  7. ...

College career

Finch played softball for the University of Arizona. She was a three-time All-American pitcher and first-baseman and "Honda Award" winner for the Player of the Year as a member of the Wildcat softball team. Her jersey number -- #27 (the date of her parents' first date) -- was retired by the University of Arizona on May 9, 2003 at Hillenbrand Stadium. She recorded 24 wins in her freshman season; 29 wins in her sophomore season; 32 wins (and no losses) in her junior season to set an NCAA record; and 24 wins in her senior season, to amass a career total of 109 victories which was the 12th most at the time. She has since been passed by Alicia Hollowell, Monica Abbott, Cat Osterman, Tara Penney, Keira Goerl, Brooke Mitchell, Jamie Southern, and Kristen Schmidt, and tied by Jessica Sallinger. 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, United States. ... Alicia Hollowell, no. ... Monica Cecilia Abbott (born July 28, 1985) is an American athlete who was born in Salinas, California and attended North Salinas High School from 2000 to 2004; her parents are Bruce and Julie Abbott, and her siblings are Jessica (born 1984), Jared (born 1988) and twins Bina and Gina (born... Cat Osterman in 2006 WCWS Catherine Leigh Cat Osterman (born April 16, 1983) is an American athlete and was one of the pitchers on the USA Womens Softball Team which won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...

She also struck out a total of 1,028 batters, the 23rd most at the time.

The 2004 Olympics

Finch had a 2-0 win/loss record in the 2004 Athens, Greece, Summer Olympics, striking out 13 batters in eight innings while giving up only one hit, one walk, and no runs at all. Her pitching helped lead the American team to the gold medal.

Pros vs Joes

Jennie Finch appeared on season one of Pros vs Joes on Spike TV along with Bill Romanowski, Dan O'Brien, Muggsy Bogues, and Bo Jackson. Her appearance marked a first for the show, as the first woman to appear on the show. Pros vs Joes is an American physical reality game show. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... William Thomas Romanowski (born April 2, 1966 in Vernon, Connecticut) is a former American football player. ... Daniel Dion (Dan) OBrien (born July 18, 1966 in Portland, Oregon) is an American decathlete. ... Tyrone Curtis Bogues (born January 9, 1965, in Baltimore, Maryland), better known as Muggsy Bogues, is a retired American professional basketball point guard and former head coach of the now-defunct Charlotte Sting of the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Vincent Edward Bo Jackson (born November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, Alabama) is an American athlete and a former multi-sport professional. ...

Career and life

Jennie Finch married Minnesota Twins pitcher Casey Daigle on January 15, 2005, at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 6, 14, 29, 34, 42 Name Minnesota Twins (1961–present) Washington Nationals/Senators (1901-1960) Other nicknames The Twinkies Ballpark Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 1982-present Metropolitan Stadium (1961-1981) Griffith Stadium (1911-1960... Sean Casey Daigle (born April 4, 1981 in Lake Charles, Louisiana) is a pitcher with the Arizona Diamondbacks. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crystal Cathedral The Crystal Cathedral is a Christian megachurch in the city of Garden Grove, in Orange County, California. ... Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove Garden Grove is a city centrally located in northern Orange County, California, United States. ...

Finch and Daigle welcomed a son Ace on May 4, 2006. After an induction because Finch was overdue, Ace Shane Daigle was born in Tucson, Arizona. is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Induction is a way of artificially bringing on labour in a woman. ... Tucson (pronounced ) is the seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles (98 km) north of the U.S.-Mexico border. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ...

Finch defeated Anna Kournikova in an ESPN online poll as the most attractive female athlete. Like Kournikova, Finch has modeled swimwear for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in 2005-06. Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (Russian: Анна Сергеевна Курникова ( ), Anna Sergeevna Kurnikova; born June 7, 1981) is a retired Russian professional tennis player and model. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Caroline Murphy, 2005 The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is an issue published annually by Sports Illustrated magazine which features models in swimsuits. ...

Finch has appeared on various talk shows promoting softball and the US Olympic Team, and also hosts a segment on the TV program This Week in Baseball. Her "This Week in Baseball" segment often features her pitching to major-league baseball players, using a softball and pitching from the same distance she would in a softball game. Finch usually strikes out the baseball players by using her 71 mph riseball that is equivalent to a fastball of nearly 100 mph in baseball, where the pitcher's rubber is 17.5 feet farther away than in softball. This Week in Baseball is a weekly television program, originally designed to show highlights of the previous weeks Major League Baseball action. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... This article is about the sport. ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... A riseball is a pitch thrown by a pitcher in fastpitch softball. ...

She was offered a lucrative contract to appear nude for Playboy magazine, but commented to the press on August 14, 2004, that the offer was not going to tempt her. She said that she would "rather be a role model for young girls." She also said that "muscles on women are beautiful, but my personal decision is to stay away from those things; to stay away from that." She once appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated wearing a tank top and a mini skirt. For other uses, see Playboy (disambiguation). ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses of Muscle, see Muscle (disambiguation). ... The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ... A man wearing a sleeveless shirt. ... The miniskirt is a skirt whose hemline is a ways above the knees (generally from ten to twenty centimetres above knee-level). ...

Finch currently works for ESPN. She also pitches for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch Softball League[1]. She was named the NPF's Co-Pitcher of the Year in 2005, sharing the award with teammate Lauren Bay. The Chicago Bandits are a womens softball team based in Lisle, Illinois. ... National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), formerly the Womens Pro Softball League (WPSL), is the only professional womens softball league in the world. ... Lauren Bay (born August 9, 1981 in Trail, British Columbia) is a Canadian softball pitcher. ...

Jennie was featured as a contestant on the new celebrity edition of The Apprentice. She was fired by Donald Trump on January 24, 2008.

Her family has also invented machines and for the common softball player to learn techniques such as pitching, and how to become better at them. These inventions have been very successful for Jennie and for her family as well.

Finch recently appeared on an episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County, which aired December 18, 2007. The Real Housewives of Orange County is a reality television program on the Bravo network. ... is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Career statistics

La Mirada High School

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United States National Team

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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. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ... In Major League Baseball history, Ty Cobb had a record 4,191 hits (later revised to 4,189) by 1928; Pete Rose would surpass it 57 years later, and finish with 4,256 career hits. ... 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. ... Rashad Eldridge of the Oklahoma Redhawks walks to first base after drawing a base on balls. ... For the typographical mode indicating deleted text, see Strikethrough. ... In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ...

External links

• The Official Jennie Finch Website
• Jennie Finch at the Internet Movie Database
• U.S. Olympic Team bio ... with features, tips, photos, video
• ESPN.com: Who's Hottest? Finch vs. Anna
• Sports Illustrated cover

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References

Awards
Preceded by Anna Kournikova	ESPN Hottest Female Athlete 2003	Succeeded by Heather Mitts