Monica Abbott

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Monica Abbott

Monica Cecilia Abbott (born July 28, 1985) is a 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 1992). She is the starting pitcher for the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers; she has currently amassed 139 wins (the fourth most in NCAA Division I history) and 1,716 strikes (the fourth most in NCAA Division I history).

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[edit] 2004: Freshman year

Monica threw four no-hitters, including one perfect game, in her freshman season.

She struck out 582 batters to set a new NCAA freshman record, surpassing University of Texas Longhorn pitcher Cat Osterman's 2004 total of 554. She was also the first Lady Vol ever named to the First All-American team.

[edit] 2005: Sophomore year

[edit] 2006: Junior year

On February 19, Monica won her 100th game in a 13-1 victory over the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine, becoming the 40th pitcher in NCAA Division I history to record her centennial win (Cat Osterman beat her to the plateau by nine days).

On April 11, she won her 120th (2-0) and 121st (5-2) games in a doubleheader against Austin Peay, tying and passing both Sarah Dawson (Louisiana-Monroe) and Britni Sneed (LSU) for seventh place on the all-time wins list (following Osterman by 14 days). One April 16, she won her 124th game in a 3-1 win over Ole Miss, tying Nancy Evans (Arizona) for sixth place, and trailing Osterman by two days; on April 18, Monica won her 125th game in a 7-0 win over South Carolina to pass Evans for sixth place.

On May 6, Monica won her 130th game in a 4-0 win over LSU, tying her with Keria Goerl (UCLA) and Cat Osterman for fifth place (seven days after Osterman); on May 11, she passed Goerl and Osterman with her 131st win, a 6-0 victory over Florida, to take sole possession of fifth place. Abbott and Osterman continued to jostle for placement through the end of May; on May 27, Osterman won her 135th game to tie Abbott for fifth place once more, on the same day that Alicia Hollowell won her 139th game to tie Rhonda Wheatley for third place.

On May 28, Abbott won her 136th game, three days before Osterman would win her 136th (and final) game, pulling ahead for good; On June 4, Monica won her 139th game, a 1-0 win over the Arizona Wildcats, to tie Rhonda Wheatley for fourth place on the all-time wins list.

[edit] The Cy Young of women's softball

[edit] 2007: Senior year

[edit] Awards

  • 2000 North Salinas High School MVP
  • 2000 North Salinas High School Freshman of the Year
  • 2000 All League Pitcher of the Year
  • 2000 All County Pitcher of the Year
  • 2000 All Central Coast Section Co-Pitcher of the Year
  • 2001 North Salinas High School MVP
  • 2001 North Salinas High School Sophomore of the Year
  • 2001 All League Player of the Year
  • 2001 All County Player of the Year
  • 2001 All Central Coast Section Player of the Year
  • 2002 North Salinas High School Junior of the Year
  • 2002 Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area Player of the Year
  • 2002 San Jose Mercury Player of the Year
  • 2002 All League MVP
  • 2002 All County MVP
  • 2002 All Central Coast Section MVP
  • 2003 North Salinas High School MVP
  • 2003 North Salinas High School Player of the Year
  • 2003 Canada Cup 18-Under MVP
  • 2003 Large School State Player of the Year
  • 2003 All League MVP
  • 2003 All League Pitcher of the Year
  • 2003 All Central Coast Section MVP
  • 2003 All Central Coast Section Pitcher of the Year
  • 2003 All County MVP
  • 2003 Cal-Hi Softball Athlete of the Year
  • 2004 First Team All-American Pitcher of the Year
  • 2004 SEC Freshman of the Year
  • 2004 SEC Pitcher of the Year
  • 2005 First Team All-American Pitcher of the Year
  • 2005 SEC Co-Pitcher of the Year

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] United States National Team

YEAR W L GP GS CG Sh SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA
2004 5 1 8 5 3 2 1 32.0 19 4 2 3 46 0.44
2005 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 7.0 6 4 4 2 8 4.00
2006 == == == == == == == == == == == == == ==
TOTALS 7 1 10 7 3 2 1 39.0 25 8 6 4 54 1.08

[edit] University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers

YEAR W L GP GS CG Sh SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA
2004 45 10 59 47 44 24 4 352.0 165 72 52 57 582 1.03
2005 50 9 69 56 47 34 3 392.0 162 37 29 45 603 0.52
2006 44 10 62 51 42 25 4 345.2 186 64 47 48 531 0.95
2007 == == == == == == = ===.= === == == == === =.==
TOTALS 139 29 190 154 133 83 11 1089.2 513 173 128 150 1716 0.8223

[edit] Athletic accomplishments

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