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Born
Jennie Finch was born in La Mirada, California. To her parents Doug and Bev, whom already had two boys Shane and Landon. Jennie's hometown was close to Dodger Stadium. -
First Team
Jennie joined her first t-ball team at her hometown. She was 5 when she joined. She has been playing softball ever since. -
Pitching
Jennie was 8 years old and just started pitching. Her first pitching coach was her own father Doug Finch. She was also a bat girl for the University of Caifornia. -
Athlete of the year
She was named the La Mirada Female Athlete of the Year in 1998. In her four-year high school softball career, she posted a record of 50 wins and 12 losses, with four saves, six perfect games, 13 no-hitters, and 14 one-hitters. In 445 innings, she struck out 784 batters. She was chosen by Jump Magazine as the #1 high school recruit. -
Award
When Jennie was 21 she recieved pitcher of the year award. Finished the season 32-0, the NCAA record for wins in a season without a defeat. 2001 Honda Award Winner – Nation’s Best Player. -
Outstanding Player
Jennie holds the NCAA record for consecutive wins with 60 in a row. In her freshman and sophomore years, she was named the NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player. She was a First-Team All-Pac-10 member three years and was named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year her junior and senior years. In 2001, she established an NCAA record for a 32-0 pitching season. -
#27
When not pitching, Jennie served as a first baseman or designated player. She recorded a batting average of .309, with three grand slams and 11 home runs. Her jersey number, #27, was retired by the university in 2003 at a ceremony in Hillenbrand Stadium. Jennie received a degree in communications from the university -
Strikeouts
In 2006 Jennie set a record for most strikeouts ever on her team. Threw 49 strikeouts in a team-high 31.0 innings pitched, allowing only nine hits. -
Olympics
Jennie had a record of 2-0 at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She struck out 13 batters in eight innings while giving up only one hit, one walk, and no runs to help lead her team to a gold medal. -
Marriage
On January 15, 2005, Jennie married Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Casey Daigle. "It blows you away," her father says, "that the little girl with the gap between her front teeth — and one arm longer than the other — can become this." "A lot of my [athlete] friends are married to nonathletes, and they almost talk more about what happens on the field than Casey and I do," Finch said. "It's kind of ironic." -
Sports Illustrated
In 2005 and 2006 she appeared on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition and was also seen on season one of Pros vs Joes on Spike TV. She was the host of This Week in Baseball. -
Ace Shane
The couple welcomed their first son, Ace Shane, on May 4, 2006. He is now almost 6 years old. He also now has a little brother named Diesel Dean Daigle. -
Olympics
Jennies team went 11 and 0 wins. This was their second year of olympics. They did very good. -
Jennie Retires
On October 19, 2010 Jennie Finch retires. After soo many years of playing what she loves most.. Jennie Finch must continue her life as a mom, a daughter, and a wife. -
Diesel Dean
Jennie Finch delivered her and Casey Daigle‘s second son, Diesel Dean Daigle, on Sunday, June 19 at 10:25 p.m. Diesel weighed in at 8 lbs., 2 oz. and is 22¼ inches long. He joins big brother Ace Shane, 5, at home.