Jennie Finch

Jennie Finch-Daigle

Finch in June 2008
Personal information
Birth name Jennie Lynn Finch
Born September 3, 1980
La Mirada, California
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Spouse(s) Casey Daigle
Sport
Sport Softball

Jennie Lynn Finch (born September 3, 1980),[1] who occasionally uses her husband's surname Daigle,[2] is an American, former collegiate All-American, right-handed hitting softball pitcher and first-baseman originally from La Mirada, California. She pitched for the Arizona Wildcats, the USA national softball team[3] and the Chicago Bandits.[4] Finch won the 2001 Women's College World Series and helped lead Team USA to the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics[5] and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] Time magazine described her as the most famous softball player in history.[3] In 2010, Finch retired from softball to focus on her family. In August 2011 she started work as a color analyst for ESPN doing National Pro Fastpitch and college softball games.[6][7]

Early Years

Finch was born in La Mirada, California. Finch has two older brothers, Shane and Landon. She began playing softball at age five[2] and pitching at age eight.[8] Her father was her first pitching coach. Growing up, Finch was a bat girl for the University of California, Los Angeles.[9] At La Mirada High School, Finch lettered four times in softball and twice each in basketball and volleyball.[10] As a senior, she was the captain of all three sports.[1] As a sophomore, she was an All-California Interscholastic Federation Division II choice in softball[10] and All-Suburban League selection.[10]

University of Arizona

Finch began her career by achieving a career high in doubles and throwing her first career no-hitter during the NCAA tournament on May 21, 1999 vs. the Texas State Bobcats.[11] Though they made the World Series, Finch and the Wildcats were eventually eliminated by the DePaul Blue Demons on May 29.[12]

For her sophomore year, Finch was named a 2000 NFCA First Team All-American and First Team All-Pac 10.[13][14][15] She also threw 3 no-hitters and led the Wildcats in home runs and slugging percentage and achieved a career best in hits and batting average. Finch began the year with a 21 consecutive game win streak; in a 10–2 run-rule over the Southern Miss Golden Eagles on February 6 to a shutout win over Cal State Northridge Matadors on April 13.[16] After suffering her only losses in back-to-back games, Finch finished the year 8–0 starting a new streak with an April 29 victory vs. the Oregon Ducks that would span the next two seasons.[17] Finch's 29th win, a World Series victory over the No. 1 seeded Washington Huskies, began a 35 scoreless inning streak, after allowing runs in the fourth inning she shutout the team the rest of the way for a 4–2 margin on May 27.[18]

As a junior in 2001, Finch was again named First Team for the NCAA and the conference, adding the Pitcher of The Year award.[19][20][21] She would also hoist the Honda Sports Award for Softball Player of The Year.[22] Finch's season ERA, wins and shutouts were and still do rank top 10 for the school. Along with a no-hitter and career highs in WHIP and RBIs, Finch opened the season with 31 consecutive scoreless innings spanning 6 wins that combined with the innings from her last game in 2000, was a career best 35 before being snapped in the second inning by a leadoff home run vs. McNeese State Cowgirls on February 24.[23] On March 30, Finch hit two home runs and a double in an 11–1 romp of the Oregon Ducks to drive in a career best 9 RBIs, which tied her third all-time in the NCAA for a single game.[24]

Finch and the Wildcats were the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament and made it to the World Series for a third straight year with Finch on the mound. She recorded victories over the California Golden Bears and the Oklahoma Sooners to reach the finals. In a 1–0 shutout of the UCLA Bruins, Finch set an NCAA record with a perfect season capped with the National Championship. Finch also had a hit in the game and was named MVP for the series.[25] The victory extended her win streak to 40 consecutive games along with the 8 to end the 2000 season.

For a final season, Finch was named 2002 First Team for the NCAA and the Pac 10 conference as well as Pitcher of The Year and Honda Player of The Year.[26][27][28] Finch tossed 3 no-hitters and broke the season strikeouts record, while her wins and shutouts were and remain top-10 school records. Beginning on February 9 vs. the Cal State Fullerton Titans, Finch matched her own record of 35 consecutive scoreless innings that was broken in a 13–1 mercy win over the Northern Iowa Panthers on February 23.[29][30]

Finch set several records in single games beginning with a new NCAA record by winning her 51st consecutive game.[31] A near-capacity crowd filled Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium and chants of "Jennie" echoed throughout the crowd in the 6–0 victory over Cal State Northridge.[31] Finch said, "It's significant and it's nice. But it doesn't even come close to the team goal of winning a national championship."[31] For one of her no-hitters, Finch posted her 100th career victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on March 14.[32] Later on March 24, she struck out 15 ULL Ragin' Cajuns for a career best in regulation; the Wildcats won, 7–2.[33] On April 17, Finch won a 1–0 shutout in 9-innings and struck out 19 Oklahoma Sooners to tie a then school record.[34] The Wildcat then beat the UCLA Bruins by one run on April 6 to start the year 20–0 and set an NCAA record with 60 striaght wins dating back to the 2000 season, as Finch would lose her next decision.[35] To open a return trip to the WCWS as defending champion, Finch shutout the Nebraska Cornhuskers and ended the game with her 1,000th career strikeout.[36] In the semifinals of the World Series, Finch hit her 50th career home run off Leslie Malerich to score the winning run and help herself beat the FSU Seminoles in 11 innings.[37] The Wildcats suffered a 6–0 loss in the championship to the California Golden Bears.

Finch left the program the career leader in strikeouts, shutouts, innings pitched and tied for no-hitters (8), while ranking in the top-10 in most other pitching categories. She also was top-10 in home runs, RBIs and walks; she remains top-10 in several pitching and the walks all-time lists.[38] She currently is 7th in winning percentage (0.881%) for a career in the NCAA.[39]

Her jersey number 27 (the date of her parents' first date)[40] was retired by the University of Arizona in a pre-game ceremony at Hillenbrand Stadium on May 9, 2003.[41]

2004 Olympics

Finch had a 2–0 win–loss record in the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, striking out 13 batters in eight innings while giving up only one hit, one walk and no runs.[42] Her pitching helped lead the American team to the gold medal.[40]

2008 Olympics

The U.S.A. team started its bid for a fourth straight gold medal at the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing with Finch pitching four no-hit innings in an 11–0 victory over Venezuela.[43] Finch then pitched 5 shutout innings in a 7–0 victory over Chinese Taipei[44] and two more shut out innings in a 9–0 victory over China.[44] However, the U.S. lost 3–1 to Japan in the final game and came home with a silver medal.[45] After the loss, Finch said, "I feel like we let USA softball down. Many women have worn this uniform, and accepted nothing but gold."[45] Along with baseball, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided in 2005 to drop softball from the Olympics, making 2008 possibly the last time the sport is played in the Olympics.[46] A crusader for softball's reinstatement for the 2016 Olympics, Finch said "It deserves to be an Olympic sport."[47] After the final game, Finch said "Over 140 countries play this game. ... you don't have to be six-four. You don't have to be 200 pounds. We have all different shapes and sizes. The sport tests so many athletic abilities, from hand-eye coordination, to speed, to agility, to quickness. We're finally at the pinnacle, we've finally been established. Please don't take this away."[45]

National Pro Fastpitch

Finch pitched for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) softball league. She was named NPF's Co-Pitcher of the Year in 2005, sharing the award with teammate Lauren Bay. She also threw her first career no-hitter in a win over the Stratford Brakettes that same year.[48][49] On May 29, 2007, in a 1-0 12-inning loss to the Rockford Thunder, Finch struck out 17 and combined with Cat Osterman for a total of 41 strikeouts to set a single game record for the combined total.[50] Finch holds the league's season ERA crown, which she set that same year. She pitched a perfect game for the Bandits in 2009 against the Philadelphia Force[4] and another perfect game on July 9, 2010 against the Akron Racers.[51] That year, Finch was named All-NPF.[52] The Chicago Bandits played their home games in Elgin, Illinois, where Finch has many fond memories.

Media

Finch signing autographs

In 2002, ESPN called Finch the "runaway winner" of the Best Dressed competition at the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards.[53][54]

In 2003, Finch received the most votes in an ESPN online poll as the most attractive female athlete.[53]

In 2004, People magazine named Finch one of its "50 Most Beautiful People", the only female athlete in the list.[55] "This is truly amazing to be recognized by People magazine for this honor," Finch said.[55] "It is really special to be included among some of the most famous and beautiful people in the world. I still have a hard time believing that I was selected as part of this group."[55]

Finch has modeled swimwear for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in 2005.[40][56] Finch was offered lucrative contracts to disrobe for Playboy and Maxim magazine, but turned them down.[57]

This Week in Baseball signed Finch as a co-host.[57] In a segment called the Jennie Challenge, Finch pitches to Major League Baseball players and often strikes them out.[57] In softball, the mound is closer to home plate than baseball and Finch's pitches are the equivalent of a 98 mph pitch.[57] "Some big-timers refuse to face her," Cal Ripken, Jr. says. "Many feel it could be embarrassing."[57] In an interview with ESPN, Finch explained, "I was throwing them mostly rise balls and change-ups. They've never seen a pitch like that, you know? With the closer distance from the mound, I think it really surprises them how fast the pitch gets there. And especially with the rise – when they're used to that over-the-top release point – there is nothing else like it. The ball movement throws them off."[58]

In the 2004 Pepsi All-Star Softball Game, Finch struck out Albert Pujols, Mike Piazza and Brian Giles.[59] "I never touched a pitch," said Giles.[42] "Her fastball was the fastest thing I've ever seen, from that distance. It rises and cuts at the same time."[42]

In 2006, Finch appeared in Season One of Pros vs Joes on Spike TV, a show in which sports stars compete with ordinary people.[60][61] She was the first woman to appear on the show.[61]

Finch appeared on an episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County.[62]

In 2008, Finch was featured as a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice where she selected International Breast Cancer Research Foundation as her charity.[63][64] She was fired by Donald Trump in the fourth week of the season.[65]

In 2008, Finch also served as the Grand Marshal of the nationally televised McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade in downtown Chicago.[66]

Finch pitched for the National League in the 2010 Legends and Celebrities Softball Game, at Angel Stadium[67] and the 2011 game at Chase Field.[68]

In 2011, Finch co-authored Throw Like a Girl: How to Dream Big and Believe in Yourself, with Ann Killion. The book is a collection of life lessons Jennie learned growing up playing sports.[69] On November 6, 2011, just four and a half months after giving birth to son Diesel, Finch finished the New York Marathon with a time of 4:05:26, raising $30,000 for the New York Road Runners Youth Program.[70]

Personal life

Finch married then-Major League Baseball pitcher Casey Daigle on January 15, 2005.[71] Daigle proposed to Finch on the softball field at the University of Arizona, her alma mater.[71] According to Finch, "He blindfolded me and took me to the mound and said, 'You have been the queen of the diamond for four years. Now I want you to be the queen of my heart.'"[71] They have two sons; Ace Shane, born on May 4, 2006[5] and Diesel Dean, born on June 19, 2011.[72] Finch welcomed her daughter Paisley Faye on January 12, 2013.[73] Finch is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers.[8]

Finch is a Christian. Finch turned down large financial offers to appear in magazines like Playboy because of her Christian faith, saying she wanted to be a role model for young women. Finch has spoken about her faith saying, "It’s so important to find hope in [Jesus] and live for a higher purpose: to share about Him."[74][75]

Retirement

On July 20, 2010, Finch announced her retirement from softball to focus on her family.[6] "I just feel like it gets harder and harder every year with Ace getting older and time away from my husband and even family events such as birthdays and friends' weddings and things that I've always just missed out on because of softball," Finch said in an interview with the Associated Press.[6] Said Finch, "This whole career has been way more than I ever even imagined or dreamed. The opportunities that I'd be able to enjoy and appreciate and be a part of, it's been incredible."[6] In her final start with the US National Team, Finch struck out 12 and only allowed three singles including two infield ones.[76] She continued playing with the Chicago Bandits until the National Pro Fastpitch season ended in August.[76] Finch was the most dominant and recognizable softball pitcher of her era.[6][76] Combined with her pitching skills, Finch's beauty and charm landed her a place in the mainstream[6] to become a pop culture icon.[76] "She set the standard for softball in a new era of being able to be feminine and play this sport," U.S. outfielder Jessica Mendoza said.[6] "Not that you have to be feminine to play this sport, but I see hundreds of thousands of little girls now with glitter headbands, hot pink bats, makeup. ... when I was growing up, it wasn't like that."[6] According to Mike Candrea, her coach at Arizona and through two Olympics, "Jennie has transformed this sport, touched millions of young kids in many different ways – whether it's fashion, whether it's the way she plays the game – but through it all she's been very humble."[76] A Chicago Tribune editorial commented, "She leaves with a spotless personal reputation, an intent to keep promoting softball, and the knowledge that she has inspired other girls and women who play for the love of the game."[77]

Career Statistics

United States National Team
Year W L GP GS CG Sh SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2001 2 0 5 2 2 2 0 17.0 1 1 1 0 23 0.41 0.06
2002 6 0 9 7 5 4 0 40.1 22 6 4 7 41 0.69 0.72
2003 7 1 11 8 5 3 1 47.2 11 4 2 6 78 0.29 0.36
2004 15 0 28 16 7 7 1 100.1 20 4 3 16 208 0.27 0.36
Olympics 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 8.0 1 0 0 1 13 0.00 0.25
2005 4 1 7 5 3 2 0 26.0 16 5 4 6 34 1.08 0.84
TOTALS 36 2 62 40 23 19 2 239.1 71 20 14 36 397 0.42 0.44
University of Arizona
Year W L GP GS CG Sh SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1999 24 8 34 30 26 11 0 202.1 158 70 60 64 179 2.08 1.10
2000 29 2 31 24 24 13 0 194.0 102 25 22 53 204 0.79 0.80
2001 32 0 32 29 27 19 0 207.0 102 19 16 45 279 0.54 0.71
2002 34 6 43 39 36 22 1 273.1 136 46 38 82 366 0.97 0.80
TOTALS 119 16 140 122 113 64 1 876.2 498 160 136 244 1028 1.08 0.84
University of Arizona
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1999 68 192 16 47 .245 34 7 0 14 82 .427% 16 36 3 4
2000 68 188 38 63 .335 48 16 0 10 121 .643% 28 35 0 0
2001 67 198 37 62 .313 57 11 2 11 110 .555% 24 25 0 0
2002 67 190 43 59 .310 56 16 0 8 115 .605% 37 36 1 1
TOTALS 270 768 134 231 .301 195 50 2 43 428 .557% 105 132 4 5
NPF Chicago Bandits
YEAR W L GS CG Sh SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2005 14 0 15 8 2 1 95.0 46 17 12 20 114 0.88 0.69
2006 1 0 2 0 0 0 6.2 4 1 1 1 8 1.13 0.80
2007 7 2 8 7 1 0 66.2 16 4 1 10 119 0.10 0.39
2009 7 2 8 3 2 2 49.0 12 17 12 23 61 1.71 0.71
2010 7 4 == == == == 73.0 == == 19 23+ 89 1.82 ==
TOTAL 36 8 +33 +18 +5 +3 290.1 +78 +39 45 +77 391 1.08 +0.61
La Mirada High School[10]
Year W L GP GS CG Sh SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA
TOTALS 50 12 4 445.0 784 0.15

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