Photos: UA sports Throwback Thursday Jennie Finch
Jennie Finch, former UA softball superstar, attended the UA from 1999-2002. Finch was honored with the Pitcher of the Year award and the Honda Sports Award for Softball Player of The Year in 2001, and helped the Wildcats win a National Championship the same year. Finch is also a two-time Olympian, playing on the 2004 and 2008 USA softball team. The USA team won a gold medal in 2004.
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UA pitcher Jennie Finch pitching in the first game against Nebraska on May 23, 2002, in which she gave up only 3 hits.
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Arizona's bench welcomes Jennie Finch after she homered in the 11th inning on May 26, 2002, for the go ahead score against Florida State.
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UA's pitcher Jennie Finch winds up on May 26, 2002, on her way to striking out 17 Seminoles and advancing the Cats to the Championship game against Cal.
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UA pitcher Jennie Finch pitching in the first game against Nebraska on May 23, 2002, in which she gave up only 3 hits.
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UA pitcher Jennie Finch pitching in the first game against Nebraska on May 23, 2002, in which she gave up only 3 hits.
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Jennie Finch of the UA wildcats pitches during the 5th inning play against the UCLA Bruins at Hillenbrand Stadium on April 7, 2002.
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Jennie Finch of the UA wildcats pitches during the 5th inning play against the UCLA Bruins at Hillenbrand Stadium on April 7, 2002.
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Jennie Finch of the UA wildcats pitches during the 5th inning play against the UCLA Bruins at Hillenbrand Stadium on April 7, 2002.
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Members of the UA Softball team from left to right, Courtney Fossatti (22), Jennie Finch (27), and Leneah Manuma (9) show their excitement as they watch Lovieanne Jung make her way around the bases after her home run game-winning hit in the last inning of their game against UCLA. UA beat UCLA with this bottom of the seventh hit 3 to 2 at Hillenbrand Stadium on April 6, 2002.
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UA pitcher Jennie Finch in the fourth inning against Alabama on April 4, 2002.
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UA pitcher Jennie Finch throws to first base for an out in the first inning of the Wildcats' 8-2 win over No. 13 Alabama on Feb. 1, 2002.
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Arizona pitcher Jennie Finch (27) celebrates with third baseman Jackie Coburn (77) and catcher Mackenzie Vandergeest on May 25, 2002, in a continuation of a second-round game in the Womens College World Series in Oklahoma City.
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UA softball players congratulate pitcher Jennie Finch (27) after the second third inning against University of Louisiana-Lafayette on March 24, 2002.
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UA's Jennie Finch runs toward first base in a game against Louisville on Feb. 15, 2002.
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UA's Jennie Finch against Northridge on Feb. 24, 2002.
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UA's Jennie Finch smiles with her teammates before their game against Northridge on Feb. 24, 2002.
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University of Arizona's Jennie Finch is bombarded with hugs from (clockwise from bottom left) Helene Brown, Mallory Kimble, Katja Rundel and Sophia Atchison, at The Beginning School where Finch was visiting on Oct. 29, 2001, in Tucson, Ariz.
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President Bush gets a UA jersey from softball player Jennie Finch, left, in the East Room at the White House on March 12, 2002, in Washington during an event with NCAA champions. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert)
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UA pitcher Jennie Finch, right, gets a pep talk from catcher Lindsey Collins during Finch's no hitter against Nebraska on May 21, 2000. The Wildcats pummeled the Cornhuskers during the NCAA championship game held at Hillenbrand Stadium.
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Arizona pitcher Jennie Finch pitched Arizona's first postseason no-hitter in their NCAA tournament regionals game against Southwest Texas State on May 21, 1999.
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Wildcats' Jennie Finch slides into second base against the Sundevils' Missy Hixon off of her own hit during the fourth inning at Farrington Stadium on April 25, 2001.
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UA softball pitcher Jennie Finch fires the ball during the Wildcats victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers on May 21, 2000.
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UA pitcher Jennie Finch winds up for the pitch Sunday against a Cal batter on April 22, 2001. The Wildcats played a double-header against the Bears, winning both games at Hillenbrand Stadium.
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UA pitcher Jennie Finch winds up for the pitch Sunday against a Cal batter on April 22, 2001. The Wildcats played a double-header against the Bears, winning both games at Hillenbrand Stadium.
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UA pitcher Jennie Finch throws against Texas Tech University during the second round of the NCAA tournament at Hillenbrand Stadium on May 18, 2001.
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UA pitchers Becky Lemke, left, and Jennie Finch are wiping tears away as they stand next to each other on May 28, 2000, as the team gets their trophies for winning their region and coming to the series.
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UA pitcher Jennie Finch pitches against UMass on May 19, 2000.
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Becky Lemke, left, and Jennie Finch, two UA softball pitchers, on Feb. 17, 2000.
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Jennie Finch watches to see if she has hit a home run during a game in which the Wildcats beat the Saint Peter's College Peahens from Jersey City, New Jersey, 4-2 at Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium during the NCAA Division I Softball Championship on May 17, 2001.
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Pitcher Jennie Finch walks back to first base after conferring with Becky Lemke who pitched the first game of the double-header against the Washington Huskies on May 8, 1999. Finch pitched the second game.
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UA softball team members Jennie Finch, left, and Leneah Manuma share a laugh while the team was signing autographs after the cats game against Oregon State on April 29, 2002.
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UA's Jennie Fench threw a no hit, no run game against Central Arizona College in the first softball game of a double-header on Jan. 29, 2002. The UA won 8-0 and ended early due to the 8 run rule.
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Arizona coach Mike Candrea takes Jennie Finch out of the game in the top of the 7th inning on May 27, 2002.
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Mike Candrea gives Jennie Finch a hug after the UA loss to Cal in the championship game on May 27, 2002.
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Arizona pitcher Jennie Finch throws against Cal in the championship game on May 27, 2002.