Alicia Hollowell
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Alicia Kay Hollowell is a former four-time NCAA Division I All-American, right-handed softball
pitcher
from Suisun, California. She attended Fairfield High School from 1998-2002. She pitched for the Arizona Wildcats
from 2003-2006, collecting 144 career wins (the fourth most
in NCAA Division I history) and 1,768 strikeouts (the sixth most
in NCAA Division I history). She currently holds the Arizona Wildcats
records for career wins, strikeouts and strikeout ratio. Hollowell once held the NCAA Women's College World Series
strikeout record, and won the 2006 NCAA Softball World Series title. She was drafted by the Arizona Heat
in the National Pro Fastpitch
but went on to play for the Akron Racers
in 2007, leading them to the championship series before serving as an alternate for the Olympic softball team in 2008. For her collegiate career, Hollowell is one of five pitchers to win 100 games, strikeout 1,000 batters, keep a -1.00 ERA and average double digit strikeouts.
struck out 48 batters (the fourth best high school outing) for Lakewood.)
Hollowell also holds the Fairfield High School records for strikeouts in a career and strikeouts in a season. She earned the MVP Award all four years of her high school career, as well as being named First-Team All-State and All-Conference. She was also named the Gatorade State Player of the Year for 2001–2002, the Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year for 2002, and the State Player of the Year for 2002.
Finally, for Hollowell's career she currently ranks top-5 with national high school records in strikeouts (2,238, first place); season strikeouts (641 & 636 in 2000 and 2001); perfect games (14); no-hitters (43); shutouts (111) and ERA (0.08).
. She also earned Pac 10 "Newcomer of The Year" along with all-conference honors and a First Team All American selection.
Hollowell led the team to a No. 1 seed at the World Series with her 38-3 win-loss record. In her debut at the Women's College World Series
, Hollowell pitched all of Arizona's games and left with a 2-2 record, falling in the semifinals. In her third game against California Golden Bears
she struck out 17 in a 3-2 loss, her best showing at the WCWS until 2006. Hollowell was also a WCWS All-Tournament Team honoree.
Her season total of 394 strikeouts topped the school record of 366, set by Jennie Finch
the previous season; her total of 40 wins also broke Nancy Evans' previous school rookie record of 36 and was the best total nationally in 2003.
, a 6–0 win over the Indiana Hoosiers
on March 6. She struck out career best 20 of 21 batters faced to break Jennie Finch
's single-game school record of 19 from April 17, 2002. In doing so, she also set the NCAA second-most strikeout record for a regulation game. That season, Hollowell broke her own school records for strikeouts and wins with 508 and 41 respectively. Her strikeout ratio of 12.1 led the NCAA Division I.
The perfect game
was just the third in University of Arizona
history, and the first since April 18, 1993; Hollowell was also only the second pitcher in UA history to throw a perfect game
, as the preceding two had both been pitched by Susie Parra, in 1992 and 1993.
Alicia earned Pac 10 "Pitcher of the Week" honors 5 times, for the weeks of February 17-February 23, February 24-March 1, March 2-March 8, March 16-March 22 and May 11-May 16. Hollowell also repeated all-season honors including Pac-10 "Pitcher of The Year" and being one of three finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.
's school record of 1,028 career strikeouts in a 1-0 win over Baylor Bears
on February 27. On April 2, she won her 100th career game in a 4-2 victory over the California Golden Bears
.
Arizona and Hollowell made it back to the World Series but a title remained elusive. In game three, Cat Osterman
and the Texas Longhorns waged an 11-inning battle where Hollowell was brought in to relieve starter Leslie Wolfe and the two combined for 30 strikeouts (a new WCWS record for combination strikeouts) before Arizona was sent home. Tracy Compton and Lisa Ishikawa of UCLA and Northwestern
respectively held the record at 28 from 1984.
Hollowell again earned all-season honors from both the Pac-10 and the NCAA.
to tie Britni Sneed LSU Tigers
and Sarah Dawson ULM Warhawks
for 6th place on the all-time Division I wins list; on February 26, she beat Long Beach State 49ers
to pass Sneed and Dawson and take sole possession of 6th place. She then beat the Baylor Bears
in five innings on March 10 to record her 124th win and tie Nancy Evans' school record for fifth place on the all-time list. Two days later, she beat Baylor again to pass Evans and take over 5th place. Her 125th victory also gave her the career wins record for the Arizona Wildcats
.
On April 14, Hollowell and Arizona State Sun Devils sophomore Katie Burkhart
dueled for 10 innings, combining for the NCAA Division I single-game 4th most combined strikeouts at 15 and 22 respectively for a total of 37; Arizona lost 4-2. The total now stands 5th all-time.
Hollowell recorded her 130th and 131st career wins on April 30, beating Washington 2-0 and 10-1 to tie and surpass Keira Goerl (UCLA Bruins
) for 4th place on the all-time list as well as ownership of the Pac 10 career record. She picked up her 140th career win, beating the Oregon State Beavers
3-2 in 9 innings on opening day at the Women's College World Series
to pass Rhonda Wheatley for sole possession of third place for all-time wins.
In games two and four at the WCWS, Hollowell beat Cat Osterman
2–0 (the first time in her career) and Monica Abbott
6–0 behind a 14-strikeout, two-hit shutout that eliminated Tennessee. The two pitchers and their teams defeated and eliminated the Wildcats the year prior at the World Series.
She won her 143rd career game by shutting out the Northwestern Wildcats
8-0 in Game One of the NCAA WCWS Championship on June 5. She won her 144th career game in a second consecutive shutout against Northwestern, 5-0, to finish her college career by winning the 2006 NCAA World Series crown, along with the Most Outstanding Player award and another WCWS All-Tournament selection. Hollowell struck out 13 batters (matching fellow Wildcat Parra's 7-inning 1994 championship record and setting it in the new format's deciding game) to reach a total of 64, crackingDebbie Doom
's previous series record of 62 from 1982. Hollowell would graduate with the distinction of being the first pitcher in the top-10 NCAA Division I strikeouts list to claim a national title; it was the 7th championship for the University of Arizona
.
Hollowell earned her final all-season honors and was again a finalist for National Player of The Year to accompany 4 no-hitters.
, Champions Cup and the World University Games in September. Altogether Hollowell collected 111 strikeouts, 0.96 ERA in 79.2 innings pitched. Her 62 K's at Canada Cup
remains a team-high record. She also recorded a perfect game
at University Games, at the time it was the second for any USA Team.
In 2005 Hollowell was named to the National USA Softball Team for the summer. She recorded 6 strikeouts in 3.2 innings, allowing no earned runs at the ISF World Cup of Softball
. Team USA earned the silver medal.
Again Hollowell made the roster after her senior season with the Wildcats and pitched 6 more strikeouts allowing no earned runs in 5-inning win at the World Cup. She brought home her first gold medal in late 2006.
The 2007 season with Team USA, Hollowell did not play in any games but won both at World Cup and the Pan American Games
.
During the Bound 4 Beijing Tour, Hollowell held a 4-0 record with 42 strikeouts, 0.00 ERA in 23 innings and 8 appearances on the mound. She was later named an alternate for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Senior Draft, the 5th overall pick by the now defunct Arizona Heat
. Hollowell took time to finish her studies at Arizona and serve as a Undergraduate Assistant Coach before she eventually signed on with the Akron Racers
for the 2007 season.
Following her tryout at the USA National Women's Softball camp for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Hollowell made her professional debut on June 21, 2007 against the Rockford Thunder and fellow USA teammate and college rival Cat Osterman
; she struck out 12 batters in the 7-inning win. Posting a 6-5 record, 70 strikeouts in 70.1 innings pitched with 15 runs on 50 hits and 18 walks issued, Hollowell led her team to second place in the regular season standings and a spot at the Championship Series. The Racers lost both of their starting games, including one to championship runner-up Rockford Thunder.
hired her as an assistant coach.
Hollowell was named to ESPN Rise's All-Decade Team in 2009.
Akron Racers
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
from Suisun, California. She attended Fairfield High School from 1998-2002. She pitched for the Arizona Wildcats
Arizona Wildcats
-Athletic program:The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pacific-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah...
from 2003-2006, collecting 144 career wins (the fourth most
NCAA Division I Softball career wins list
There are currently 64 pitchers and 29 records in the NCAA Division I 100 Wins Club:-Progression:Debbie Nichols won her 140th career game defeating the ULL Ragin’ Cajuns 3-1 on April 7, 1990, besting Rhonda Wheatley's original record. Courtney Blades passed Nichols for her 150th win pitching a...
in NCAA Division I history) and 1,768 strikeouts (the sixth most
NCAA Division I Softball career strikeouts list
There are currently 64 pitchers and 59 records in the 1,000 Strikeout Club:-Progression:Shawn Andaya broke the original strikeout record by Amy Unterbrink during her 1987 campaign. Michele Granger struck out her 1,235th batter on February 22, 1993 shutting out the Northwestern Wildcats 8-0...
in NCAA Division I history). She currently holds the Arizona Wildcats
Arizona Wildcats
-Athletic program:The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pacific-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah...
records for career wins, strikeouts and strikeout ratio. Hollowell once held the NCAA Women's College World Series
Women's College World Series
The Women's College World Series is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States. The tournament format consists of two four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket then compete in a best-of-three title game series...
strikeout record, and won the 2006 NCAA Softball World Series title. She was drafted by the Arizona Heat
Arizona Heat
The Arizona Heat is a women's softball team based in Tucson, Arizona. From the 2004 season, it played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch. The team's home games were played at historic Hi Corbett Field....
in the National Pro Fastpitch
National Pro Fastpitch
National Pro Fastpitch , formerly the Women's Pro Softball League , is the only professional women's softball league in the United States. The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001. The NPF revived the league in 2004 and currently features four teams: USSSA Pride, Akron Racers, Chicago...
but went on to play for the Akron Racers
Akron Racers
- 2010 :The following is the Racers 2010 home schedule:* Thursday, June 24 * Friday, June 25 * Saturday, June 26 * Sunday, June 27 * Thursday, July 1 * Friday, July 2 * Saturday, July 3...
in 2007, leading them to the championship series before serving as an alternate for the Olympic softball team in 2008. For her collegiate career, Hollowell is one of five pitchers to win 100 games, strikeout 1,000 batters, keep a -1.00 ERA and average double digit strikeouts.
Fairfield High School
Alicia holds the national high school record for most strikeouts in a single game with 61 in a 30-inning game against Woodland High School that started on May 25, was suspended, then concluded four days later on May 29; she took 364 pitches to accomplish the feat, five more than opposing pitcher Kelly Anderson, and gave up just 10 hits. (Her performance bettered DeeDee Weiman's previous record of 53 strikeouts in a 29-inning game between Cerritos Gahr High School and Lakewood St. Joseph High School in 1986; in that same game, Lisa FernandezLisa Fernandez
For the politician, see Liza Fernandez RodriguezLisa Fernandez is a right-handed softball pitcher of Cuban-Puerto Rican descent. She established an Olympic record in softball with 25 strikeouts in a game as a member of the United States Women's team.-Early years:Lisa's father immigrated from Cuba,...
struck out 48 batters (the fourth best high school outing) for Lakewood.)
Hollowell also holds the Fairfield High School records for strikeouts in a career and strikeouts in a season. She earned the MVP Award all four years of her high school career, as well as being named First-Team All-State and All-Conference. She was also named the Gatorade State Player of the Year for 2001–2002, the Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year for 2002, and the State Player of the Year for 2002.
Finally, for Hollowell's career she currently ranks top-5 with national high school records in strikeouts (2,238, first place); season strikeouts (641 & 636 in 2000 and 2001); perfect games (14); no-hitters (43); shutouts (111) and ERA (0.08).
2003: Freshman Year
Hollowell pitched two no-hitters in her opening season, the first coming on February 8 vs. Wisconsin BadgersWisconsin Badgers
The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This NCAA Division I athletic program has teams in football, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, track and field, rowing, golf, and softball...
. She also earned Pac 10 "Newcomer of The Year" along with all-conference honors and a First Team All American selection.
Hollowell led the team to a No. 1 seed at the World Series with her 38-3 win-loss record. In her debut at the Women's College World Series
Women's College World Series
The Women's College World Series is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States. The tournament format consists of two four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket then compete in a best-of-three title game series...
, Hollowell pitched all of Arizona's games and left with a 2-2 record, falling in the semifinals. In her third game against California Golden Bears
California Golden Bears
The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 29 varsity athletic programs and various club teams of the University of California, Berkeley...
she struck out 17 in a 3-2 loss, her best showing at the WCWS until 2006. Hollowell was also a WCWS All-Tournament Team honoree.
Her season total of 394 strikeouts topped the school record of 366, set by Jennie Finch
Jennie Finch
Jennie Lynn Finch , who occasionally uses her husband's surname Daigle, is a former American softball player who pitched for the USA national softball team and the Chicago Bandits. Finch helped lead Team USA to the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
the previous season; her total of 40 wins also broke Nancy Evans' previous school rookie record of 36 and was the best total nationally in 2003.
2004: Sophomore Year
Holowell threw three no-hitters, including one perfect gamePerfect game
A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base. Thus, the pitcher cannot allow any hits, walks, hit batsmen, or any opposing player to reach base safely for any...
, a 6–0 win over the Indiana Hoosiers
Indiana Hoosiers
The Indiana Hoosiers are the athletic teams for the Bloomington campus of Indiana University . Athletic teams sponsored by IU Bloomington include cross country, track, baseball, golf, tennis, rowing, volleyball, soccer, football and basketball...
on March 6. She struck out career best 20 of 21 batters faced to break Jennie Finch
Jennie Finch
Jennie Lynn Finch , who occasionally uses her husband's surname Daigle, is a former American softball player who pitched for the USA national softball team and the Chicago Bandits. Finch helped lead Team USA to the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
's single-game school record of 19 from April 17, 2002. In doing so, she also set the NCAA second-most strikeout record for a regulation game. That season, Hollowell broke her own school records for strikeouts and wins with 508 and 41 respectively. Her strikeout ratio of 12.1 led the NCAA Division I.
The perfect game
Perfect game
A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base. Thus, the pitcher cannot allow any hits, walks, hit batsmen, or any opposing player to reach base safely for any...
was just the third in University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
history, and the first since April 18, 1993; Hollowell was also only the second pitcher in UA history to throw a perfect game
Perfect game
A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base. Thus, the pitcher cannot allow any hits, walks, hit batsmen, or any opposing player to reach base safely for any...
, as the preceding two had both been pitched by Susie Parra, in 1992 and 1993.
Alicia earned Pac 10 "Pitcher of the Week" honors 5 times, for the weeks of February 17-February 23, February 24-March 1, March 2-March 8, March 16-March 22 and May 11-May 16. Hollowell also repeated all-season honors including Pac-10 "Pitcher of The Year" and being one of three finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.
2005: Junior Year
Hollowell threw 8 no-hitters, four of them perfect games, in her first 15 starts of the 2005 season. She also passed Jennie FinchJennie Finch
Jennie Lynn Finch , who occasionally uses her husband's surname Daigle, is a former American softball player who pitched for the USA national softball team and the Chicago Bandits. Finch helped lead Team USA to the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
's school record of 1,028 career strikeouts in a 1-0 win over Baylor Bears
Baylor Bears
Baylor Bears refers to the sports teams of Baylor University. Baylor's men's sports teams are nicknamed the Bears, and some women's teams are nicknamed the Lady Bears. Student athletes participate in the NCAA's Division I, and Baylor is the only private school in the Big 12 Conference...
on February 27. On April 2, she won her 100th career game in a 4-2 victory over the California Golden Bears
California Golden Bears
The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 29 varsity athletic programs and various club teams of the University of California, Berkeley...
.
Arizona and Hollowell made it back to the World Series but a title remained elusive. In game three, Cat Osterman
Cat Osterman
Catherine Leigh "Cat" Osterman , is an American athlete and was one of the pitchers on the USA Women's Softball Team which won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics....
and the Texas Longhorns waged an 11-inning battle where Hollowell was brought in to relieve starter Leslie Wolfe and the two combined for 30 strikeouts (a new WCWS record for combination strikeouts) before Arizona was sent home. Tracy Compton and Lisa Ishikawa of UCLA and Northwestern
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
respectively held the record at 28 from 1984.
Hollowell again earned all-season honors from both the Pac-10 and the NCAA.
2006: Senior Year
Hollowell won her 120th career NCAA Division I game on February 25, beating Ohio State BuckeyesOhio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports...
to tie Britni Sneed LSU Tigers
LSU Tigers
The LSU Tigers are the athletic teams of Louisiana State University. They participate in the NCAA's Division I, in the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity sports . Its official team nickname is the Fighting Tigers and the school mascot is Mike the Tiger...
and Sarah Dawson ULM Warhawks
ULM Warhawks
The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks are the sports teams of the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 14 sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's track and field, women's tennis, and...
for 6th place on the all-time Division I wins list; on February 26, she beat Long Beach State 49ers
Long Beach State 49ers
'An NCAA Division I member, Long Beach State has 18 sports teams and plays competitively in baseball, cross country, softball, track and field, women's tennis, and women's soccer, as well as both men's and women's basketball, volleyball, water polo and golf teams...
to pass Sneed and Dawson and take sole possession of 6th place. She then beat the Baylor Bears
Baylor Bears
Baylor Bears refers to the sports teams of Baylor University. Baylor's men's sports teams are nicknamed the Bears, and some women's teams are nicknamed the Lady Bears. Student athletes participate in the NCAA's Division I, and Baylor is the only private school in the Big 12 Conference...
in five innings on March 10 to record her 124th win and tie Nancy Evans' school record for fifth place on the all-time list. Two days later, she beat Baylor again to pass Evans and take over 5th place. Her 125th victory also gave her the career wins record for the Arizona Wildcats
Arizona Wildcats
-Athletic program:The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pacific-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah...
.
On April 14, Hollowell and Arizona State Sun Devils sophomore Katie Burkhart
Katie Burkhart
Katherine Burkhart is an American softball pitcher who plays for the USA Softball team. Burkhart plays professionally in the United States for the USSSA Pride in the NPF in addition to playing in Japan.-College career:...
dueled for 10 innings, combining for the NCAA Division I single-game 4th most combined strikeouts at 15 and 22 respectively for a total of 37; Arizona lost 4-2. The total now stands 5th all-time.
Hollowell recorded her 130th and 131st career wins on April 30, beating Washington 2-0 and 10-1 to tie and surpass Keira Goerl (UCLA Bruins
UCLA Bruins
The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I...
) for 4th place on the all-time list as well as ownership of the Pac 10 career record. She picked up her 140th career win, beating the Oregon State Beavers
Oregon State Beavers
The Oregon State Beavers is a name shared by all sports teams at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. The Beavers are part of the Pacific-12 Conference . Oregon State's mascot is Benny the Beaver...
3-2 in 9 innings on opening day at the Women's College World Series
Women's College World Series
The Women's College World Series is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States. The tournament format consists of two four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket then compete in a best-of-three title game series...
to pass Rhonda Wheatley for sole possession of third place for all-time wins.
In games two and four at the WCWS, Hollowell beat Cat Osterman
Cat Osterman
Catherine Leigh "Cat" Osterman , is an American athlete and was one of the pitchers on the USA Women's Softball Team which won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics....
2–0 (the first time in her career) and Monica Abbott
Monica Abbott
Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American athlete who pitched for the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team from 2004-2007. In 2008, Abbott participated in the Beijing Olympics with Team USA...
6–0 behind a 14-strikeout, two-hit shutout that eliminated Tennessee. The two pitchers and their teams defeated and eliminated the Wildcats the year prior at the World Series.
She won her 143rd career game by shutting out the Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats
The Northwestern Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Northwestern University, a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and the only private university in the conference. Northwestern has eight men's and eleven women's Division I sports teams. The mascot is Willie the Wildcat...
8-0 in Game One of the NCAA WCWS Championship on June 5. She won her 144th career game in a second consecutive shutout against Northwestern, 5-0, to finish her college career by winning the 2006 NCAA World Series crown, along with the Most Outstanding Player award and another WCWS All-Tournament selection. Hollowell struck out 13 batters (matching fellow Wildcat Parra's 7-inning 1994 championship record and setting it in the new format's deciding game) to reach a total of 64, crackingDebbie Doom
Debbie Doom
Debbie Doom was a former All-American pitcher for, among others, UCLA Bruins and the United States' National Softball Team just prior to the major boom in the sport's popularity both in America and worldwide...
's previous series record of 62 from 1982. Hollowell would graduate with the distinction of being the first pitcher in the top-10 NCAA Division I strikeouts list to claim a national title; it was the 7th championship for the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
.
Hollowell earned her final all-season honors and was again a finalist for National Player of The Year to accompany 4 no-hitters.
USA National Team
Hollowell was selected early in 2004 to the USA Elite Team and competed at Canada CupCanada Cup
The Canada Cup refers to several types of professional sporting events held in Canada: It is also the previous name of the World Cup of Golf and the World Cup of Hockey.* Canada Cup for men's professional ice hockey* Canada Cup...
, Champions Cup and the World University Games in September. Altogether Hollowell collected 111 strikeouts, 0.96 ERA in 79.2 innings pitched. Her 62 K's at Canada Cup
Canada Cup
The Canada Cup refers to several types of professional sporting events held in Canada: It is also the previous name of the World Cup of Golf and the World Cup of Hockey.* Canada Cup for men's professional ice hockey* Canada Cup...
remains a team-high record. She also recorded a perfect game
Perfect game
A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base. Thus, the pitcher cannot allow any hits, walks, hit batsmen, or any opposing player to reach base safely for any...
at University Games, at the time it was the second for any USA Team.
In 2005 Hollowell was named to the National USA Softball Team for the summer. She recorded 6 strikeouts in 3.2 innings, allowing no earned runs at the ISF World Cup of Softball
World Cup of Softball
The World Cup of Softball is a softball tournament run by the Amateur Softball Association.It is a round robin format, with 6 teams. Each team plays each other once, then the two teams with the best records play in a one-game, winner-take-all championship...
. Team USA earned the silver medal.
Again Hollowell made the roster after her senior season with the Wildcats and pitched 6 more strikeouts allowing no earned runs in 5-inning win at the World Cup. She brought home her first gold medal in late 2006.
The 2007 season with Team USA, Hollowell did not play in any games but won both at World Cup and the Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
.
During the Bound 4 Beijing Tour, Hollowell held a 4-0 record with 42 strikeouts, 0.00 ERA in 23 innings and 8 appearances on the mound. She was later named an alternate for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Professional Career
Hollowell was drafted in the first round of the 2006 National Pro FastpitchNational Pro Fastpitch
National Pro Fastpitch , formerly the Women's Pro Softball League , is the only professional women's softball league in the United States. The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001. The NPF revived the league in 2004 and currently features four teams: USSSA Pride, Akron Racers, Chicago...
Senior Draft, the 5th overall pick by the now defunct Arizona Heat
Arizona Heat
The Arizona Heat is a women's softball team based in Tucson, Arizona. From the 2004 season, it played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch. The team's home games were played at historic Hi Corbett Field....
. Hollowell took time to finish her studies at Arizona and serve as a Undergraduate Assistant Coach before she eventually signed on with the Akron Racers
Akron Racers
- 2010 :The following is the Racers 2010 home schedule:* Thursday, June 24 * Friday, June 25 * Saturday, June 26 * Sunday, June 27 * Thursday, July 1 * Friday, July 2 * Saturday, July 3...
for the 2007 season.
Following her tryout at the USA National Women's Softball camp for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Hollowell made her professional debut on June 21, 2007 against the Rockford Thunder and fellow USA teammate and college rival Cat Osterman
Cat Osterman
Catherine Leigh "Cat" Osterman , is an American athlete and was one of the pitchers on the USA Women's Softball Team which won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics....
; she struck out 12 batters in the 7-inning win. Posting a 6-5 record, 70 strikeouts in 70.1 innings pitched with 15 runs on 50 hits and 18 walks issued, Hollowell led her team to second place in the regular season standings and a spot at the Championship Series. The Racers lost both of their starting games, including one to championship runner-up Rockford Thunder.
Personal
Hollowell has coached at two universities since 2007. That year, she was an assistant at Arizona. In August 2009, the University of California, DavisUniversity of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
hired her as an assistant coach.
Hollowell was named to ESPN Rise's All-Decade Team in 2009.
University of Arizona Wildcats
| YEAR | W | L | GP Games pitched In baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while... |
GS Games started In baseball statistics, games started indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he faces the first opposing batter... |
CG Complete game In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were... |
SHO Shutout In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball.... |
SV Save (sport) In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers... |
IP Innings pitched In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two... |
H Hit (baseball) In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice.... |
R | ER Earned run In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run... |
BB Base on balls A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08... |
SO Strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters.... |
ERA Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine... |
| 2003 | 40 | 5 | 48 | 44 | 38 | 22 | 1 | 297.0 | 138 | 44 | 40 | 74 | 394 | 0.94 |
| 2004 | 41 | 4 | 48 | 44 | 38 | 21 | 1 | 293.2 | 138 | 39 | 33 | 68 | 508 | 0.79 |
| 2005 | 31 | 9 | 48 | 38 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 279.0 | 143 | 54 | 35 | 51 | 446 | 0.88 |
| 2006 | 32 | 5 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 252.1 | 133 | 40 | 32 | 39 | 420 | 0.89 |
| TOTALS | 144 | 23 | 185 | 165 | 146 | 81 | 6 | 1122.0 | 552 | 177 | 140 | 232 | 1768 | 0.87 |
Team USA
| YEAR | W | L | GP Games pitched In baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while... |
GS Games started In baseball statistics, games started indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he faces the first opposing batter... |
CG Complete game In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were... |
SHO Shutout In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball.... |
SV Save (sport) In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers... |
IP Innings pitched In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two... |
H Hit (baseball) In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice.... |
R | ER Earned run In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run... |
BB Base on balls A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08... |
SO Strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters.... |
ERA Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine... |
| 2004 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 79.2 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 111 | 0.96 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 0.00 |
| TOTALS | 13 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 111.1 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 165 | 0.44 |
Akron RacersAkron Racers- 2010 :The following is the Racers 2010 home schedule:* Thursday, June 24 * Friday, June 25 * Saturday, June 26 * Sunday, June 27 * Thursday, July 1 * Friday, July 2 * Saturday, July 3...
| YEAR | W | L | GS Games started In baseball statistics, games started indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he faces the first opposing batter... |
CG Complete game In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were... |
SV Save (sport) In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers... |
IP Innings pitched In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two... |
H Hit (baseball) In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice.... |
R | ER Earned run In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run... |
BB Base on balls A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08... |
SO Strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters.... |
ERA Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine... |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 70.1 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 70 | 1.20 |
Athletic accomplishments
- 1,768 career strikeouts NCAA Division I Softball career strikeouts listNCAA Division I Softball career strikeouts listThere are currently 64 pitchers and 59 records in the 1,000 Strikeout Club:-Progression:Shawn Andaya broke the original strikeout record by Amy Unterbrink during her 1987 campaign. Michele Granger struck out her 1,235th batter on February 22, 1993 shutting out the Northwestern Wildcats 8-0...
- 144 career wins NCAA Division I Softball career wins listNCAA Division I Softball career wins listThere are currently 64 pitchers and 29 records in the NCAA Division I 100 Wins Club:-Progression:Debbie Nichols won her 140th career game defeating the ULL Ragin’ Cajuns 3-1 on April 7, 1990, besting Rhonda Wheatley's original record. Courtney Blades passed Nichols for her 150th win pitching a...
- 17 career no-hitters
- 5 career perfect games