Cat Osterman pitches final game in storied softball career that included Olympic gold
The sport of softball bade farewell to one of its great pitchers this week as Cat Osterman played her final game.
The left-hander surrendered no earned runs but suffered the loss as her USSSA Pride team fell to the Chicago Bandits, 1-0, in the National Pro Fastpitch championship in Hoover, Ala., on Monday night.
“Obviously, everybody can’t have a storybook ending,” she said in a news conference. “It’s been a hell of a ride. ... I can’t complain.”
From 2001 to 2010 while playing for the national team, Osterman amassed a 59-4 record with a 0.38 ERA, helping the U.S. win an Olympic gold in 2004 and a silver in 2008. She also played on world championship squads in 2006 and 2010.
The 32-year-old Houston native will now devote herself to working as an assistant coach at Texas State University.
“I don’t regret a single day of my career,” she said.
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