| Hometown | Long Beach, California |
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| College | UCLA – 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 Medalist
Collegiate Highlights
- Was the first softball player to win the Honda-Broderick Cup in 1993
- Three-time Honda Award winner for softball
- Led UCLA to two NCAA WCWS Titles (1990, 1992)
- Four-time First-team NFCA All-American
- Three-time Pac-10 Player of the Year
- NCAA Top VI Award, presented to the top six senior student athletes in all divisions
Get to Know…
- Coaches softball at her alma mater, UCLA
- Favorite teams: LA Dodgers, LA Angels
- Favorite vacation spot: Vegas, I like to play table games
- Favorite TV shows: Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Medium, Ghost Whisperer, Sports Center and sports on T.V
- Favorite food: Chicken nachos
- Hobbies: My hobbies have changed over the years and now revolve around my son Antonio. I like to show him new things. It’s amazing to see life through his eyes. I also like to watch movies and play golf.
- Favorite book: I don’t really have a favorite book, but my favorite author is Mary Higgins Clark.
Hall of fame bio
Lisa Fernandez is a three-time Olympian and three-time gold medalist, leading the U.S. softball team 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.
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