Jennie Finch

Jennie Finch: Biography in Details

Who is Jennie Finch?

Jennie Finch is an American former baseball pitcher.

She is a famous collegiate All-American right-handed softball pitcher. During her playing career, she played for the Arizona Wildcats, the Chicago Bandits, and the USA national softball team.

In 2001, she won the Women’s College World Series. She also won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with team USA. At present, she is working as a color analyst for ESPN.

Jennie Finch: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity, Nationality

Jennie Finch was born on 3 September 1980, in La Mirada, California, USA. Her nationality is American but her ethnicity is Caucasian.

Her birth name is Jennie Lynn Finch. Talking about her family, She is the daughter of Doug Finch (father) and Bev Finch (mother). She has two brothers named Shane Finch and Landon Finch.

During her early life, Jennie Finch was coached by her father. Jennie began playing softball during her childhood age. She began pitching at the age of eight.

In which school did Jennie Finch attend?

For high school, she attended La Mirada High School, where she played baseball, basketball, and volleyball. During her senior days at school, she became the captain of all three sports.

After that, she enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles, for her education there she played baseball for the University’s team. Shortly, she joined the University of Arizona.

While at the university, Jennie Finch was the first baseman and three-time All-American pitcher for Arizona Wildcats. In 2003, she graduated with a degree in communications from the University of Arizona.

While playing for Arizona Wildcats, she won the Women’s College World Series in 2001. That same year, she was named First Team for the NFCA and the conference.

In addition, Jennie Finch won the Pitcher of The Year award. As a senior, she won Pitcher of The Year and Honda Player of The Year.

Jennie Finch: Professional Life and Career

Jennie Finch began playing baseball at a professional level in 2004. In 2004, she won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with team USA.

She also represented Team USA and won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. As a club player, she played for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) softball league.

 In 2005, she won the NPF’s Co-Pitcher of the Year award. In 2010, she showed an incredible game against the Akron Racers. She announced her retirement from softball on July 20, 2010.

In 2002, ESPN named Jennie the Best Dressed woman at the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards. People magazine named Finch one of its “50 Most Beautiful People” in 2004. The following year, she modeled for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.  She has made several appearances on TV shows such as The Real Housewives of Orange County, Pros vs Joes on Spike TV, and McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade.

Jennie Finch began working as a color analyst for ESPN in August 2011.  She covers National Pro Fastpitch and college softball games.

How much does Jennie Finch earn?

Jennie Finch has a net worth of $1.5 million as of 2021 and her salary is $150,000/year.

Rumors and Controversy

Rumors are that Jennie will be joining MLB as a youth softball ambassador in mid-2017. She has been a straight person in her life.

Everybody loves her for her work and she has not been in any controversy in her entire life.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Jennie Finch is 6 Feet tall and she weighs 77 kg. Her body measurements are 36-26-36 inches.

She has blue eyes and brown hair. Her dress size is 5 (US) and her shoe size is 8 (US).

Social Media

Jennie Finch is active in social media. She uses Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

She has over 424k followers on her Facebook account, around 483k followers on her Instagram account, and over 166.6k followers on her Twitter account.

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