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Jennie Finch Profile |
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Birth Date: September 3, 1980
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Birth Place: La Mirada, California, USA
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Birth Name: Jennie Lynn Finch
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Height: 6'0"
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Biography |
Jennie Finch or occasionally using her husband's name,
Daigle, is an American softball player who pitched for the
USA softball team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer
Olympics, and is also pitching for USA softball in the 2008
Summer Olympics. Although she is listed on the roster as a
pitcher, Finch sometimes plays first base. She is widely
regarded as the most famous softball player of all time.
Finch has been playing softball since she was five years old
and has been pitching since she was eight. At La Mirada High
School, Finch lettered four times in softball, and twice
each in both basketball and volleyball (as a senior, she was
the captain of all three sports). As a sophomore, she was an
All-CIF Div. II choice in softball and an All-Suburban
League selection. Her dad, Doug Finch, was her first
pitching coach. He is also the inventor of the Finch
Windmill, an arm conditioning device that has been selling
successfully for over 15 years.
Finch married Minnesota Twins pitcher Casey Daigle on
January 15, 2005, at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove,
California.
Finch and Daigle welcomed a son, Ace Shane Daigle, on May 4,
2006. He was born in Tucson, Arizona after an induction
because Finch was overdue. |
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Woman's softball pitcher who has struck out Major League
greats such as Mike Piazza, Albert Pujols and Larry Walker.
Spends 90 minutes a day lifting weights.
Plans to get married to Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Casey
Daigle on October 30, 2004, at the Crystal Cathedral in
Garden Grove, California. They plan to honeymoon in Bora
Bora.
Has two toy poodles named Misty and Hershey, and a Yorkshire
terrier named Prada.
Has two brothers, Shane and Landon, both married.
Parents' names are Doug and Bev.
Graduated from the University of Arizona in Tucson with a
degree in communications (2002)
Graduated from La Mirada High School (1998)
Ranked #96 in Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Brother Shane, married to Danielle, they have a son Reshly.
(April 2006)
Brother Landon, married to Rachel, they have 2 sons Asher &
Athen. (April 2006)
Ranked as #57 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"
special supplement. (2005)
Son, Ace Shane Daigle, born 4 May 2006 at 1:58 pm in Tucson,
Arizona. He weighed 8 lbs, 10 oz, and was 21 inches long. |
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since August 26, 2008