This continues a countdown to the July 27 start of the Olympics with Southern Arizona moments and figures from previous Games.
Jennie Finch
• Olympics: 2004, Athens; 2008, Beijing
• Local connection: Attended the UA
• Feat: Finch played a major role in softball garnering more national attention, leading the U.S. to a gold medal while pitching in the 2004 Games, finishing with a 2-0 record and allowing just one hit while striking out 13 in eight innings over two starts. Finch's U.S. team won the silver medal in 2008, falling to Japan in the gold medal game. The 2008 Games may be the last time softball appears in the Olympics, as the IOC voted in 2005 to drop the sport, along with baseball, following the 2008 Games.
• Current: Finch works as a broadcaster for ESPN's coverage of softball. She also works as a promoter for various events while raising her two sons with former MLB pitcher Casey Daigle.
