(1971-02-22) February 22, 1971 (age 53) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Education
UCLA ('95)
Height
5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta
Team competition
2000 Sydney
Team competition
2004 Athens
Team competition
2008 Beijing
Team competition (alternate)
Lisa Maria Fernandez[1] (born February 22, 1971) is an American former softball player and current associate head coach at UCLA. She played college softball at UCLA as a pitcher and third baseman, and is a three-time medal winning Olympian with Team USA.
Fernandez starred on both sides of the plate for the UCLA Bruins from 1990 to 1993, and was two-time national champion and four-time first team All-American. She continues to hold the UCLA records for career shutouts, WHIP and winning percentage. She also established an Olympic record in softball with 25 strikeouts in a game as a member of the United States women's national softball team. Additionally, she is noted for having pitched in three consecutive gold medal games, getting a save in 1996, an extra-inning shutout in 2000 before concluding the run by cinching the 2004 medal in a 5–1 victory.[2] Fernandez was named the #1 Greatest College Softball Player and is a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree.[3]
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^"Lisa Fernandez - Famous Softball Player". SoftballPerformance.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
^"DI Softball: Greatest Players". NCAA.com. National Collegiate Athletic Association. May 31, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
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