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Finally, along with Lawrie in 2009 with 49 strikeouts at the WCWS and Andaya in 1987 also with 49 at the WCWS, Jennie Finch (279 & 26 strikeouts at WCWS in 2001), Jocelyn Forest (379 & 33 strikeouts at WCWS in 2002), Keira Goerl (342 & 44 strikeouts at WCWS in 2003; 276 & 22 strikeouts at WCWS in 2004), Jennie Ritter (417 & 60 strikeouts at ...
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 perfect game against the Arizona Wildcats at the Women's College World Series on May 25, 2000. [106]
She was one of the first NCAA Division I pitchers to accomplish a sub-1.00 ERA for a four-year career [68] Debby Day and Christy Larsen were the first to pitch their entire careers from 43 ft., whereas all others prior to the 1988 season pitched from 40 ft. distance to the mound.
With the 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament kicking off, ... With the 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament kicking off, here's a look at why college pitchers throw underhand, and why it differs from baseball: ...
The underhand pitch was the original baseball pitch. Originally created as a sport for baseball players to maintain dexterity in the off season, softball gained so much popularity, it became its own sport. In 1991, women's softball was added to the roster of the 1996 Summer Olympics. [3]
The Sooners teed off on Texas pitching Wednesday in an 8-3 Game 1 win over their Big 12 rivals. Oklahoma is now a win away in the best-of-three series from clinching its eighth NCAA softball ...
[2] [4] (The Big 12 did not hold a softball tournament during the 2011 to 2016 seasons.) Texas has made 22 total appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 26 seasons of varsity competition through the end of the 2023 season, reaching the Women's College World Series (WCWS) seven times (1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2022, 2024) and the super ...
The rule has gained attention in recent years in college softball, as Oklahoma has put together perhaps the best three-year stretch in college softball history. The Sooners have won three ...