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 Lisa Fernandez
Lisa, from Long Beach, Calif., is an energetic
pitcher and makes headlines. During her years at UCLA, she helped lead their
softball team to two NCAA Women's College World Series titles and was a
four-time NCAA All-American. During her senior year, she had an ERA of 0.51 and
a batting average of .510, two records that are expected to be unchallenged for
years.
The ASA named her Sportswoman of the Year
in 1991 and 1992.
Fernandez pitched at Atlanta in 1996 and
ended with a 0.33 ERA, held her opponents to a .111 batting average, allowed no
walks, and had thirty-one strikeouts. More recently in the final (gold medal)
game against Australia at the South Pacific Classic in New Zealand, Lisa was
perfect -- no runs, no hits, no walks, no one got to first base.
Lisa also pitched a one-hitter against
Australia to lead the U.S. to its fourth straight World Championship title in
1998, and she also scored the only run of the game (1-0) when she hit a home run
in the first inning.
Excerpted from A Basic Guide to Softball by
the U.S. Olympic Committee.
© 1998 by Griffin Publishing Group
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© 1998, Griffin Publishing; ISBN:
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