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Lisa
Fernandez

HometownLong Beach, California
CollegeUCLA – 1995
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olympic Experience
  • 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist – Set Olympic record of highest batting average, .545; Pitched in gold medal game
  • 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist – Established an Olympic single-game strikeout record with 25 in a round-robin game; Set ERA record at 0.47
  • 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist – 1-1 record and 0.33 ERA

world championship experience
  • 2002 World Championship Gold Medalist
  • 1998 World Championship Gold Medalist – 5-1 record and 0.00 ERA
  • 1994 World Championship Gold Medalist – Recorded a 4-0 record including a perfect game and no hitter
  • 1990 World Championship Gold Medalist – 2-0 record and 0.00 ERA

Career Highlights
  • 2003 Pan American Games Gold Medalist
  • Finalist for the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Flo Hyman Memorial Award in 2001
  • Finalist for Women’s Sports Foundation’s ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ & AAU Sullivan Award in 2000
  • 1999 Pan American Games Gold Medalist – 3-0 record and 0.00 ERA
  • 1991 Pan American Games Gold Meda

    Lisa Fernandez

    Hall Of Fame Bio #


    Lisa Fernandez is a three-time Olympian and three-time gold medalist, leading the U.S. softballteam as a pitcher and third baseman. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, Fernandez starred at UCLA as a three-time Honda Award recipient. A four-time All-American, she led the Bruins to two national championships and is a two-time winner of the Sportswoman of the Year Award. Fernandez won her first Olympic gold medal at the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 and would go on to win two more gold medals at the Sydney 2000 Games and the Athens 2004 Games. Fernandez established Olympic records with 25 strikeouts in a game and the best batting average for a single tournament (.545). She pitched in three consecutive gold-medal games and continues to hold the UCLA records for career shutouts, WHIP and winning percentage. Throughout her career, Fernandez won three Pan American Games gold medals, four world championships and the James E. Sullivan award for the best amateur athlete in the country.

    Lisa Fernandez

    American Olympic gold medalist

    For the politician, see Liza Fernandez Rodriguez.

    Fernandez in 2006

    Full nameLisa Maria Fernandez
    Born (1971-02-22) February 22, 1971 (age 53)
    Long Beach, California, U.S.
    EducationUCLA ('95)
    Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)

    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 ex

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