MONICA ABBOTT: TENNESSEE LEGEND GENERAL 2013 PREVIEW STAFF LADY VOLS OPPONENTS
The scream of delight from Abbott in the background tells the whole story. On May 6, 2007, at Tyson Park in Knoxville, Tenn., the 6-3 lefthander struck out Alabama’s Charlotte Morgan to end the first inning. The K was number 2,266 in her illustrious career to break the record of former Texas and U.S. pitcher Cat Osterman who was in attendance working for ESPN.
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On the night of her receiving the prestigious Women’s Sports Foundation’s “Team Sport Athlete of the Year” trophy, Abbott stopped to pose for a picture with Carol, the wife of former UT President John Petersen, tennis legend Billie Jean King and Tennessee Women’s Athletics Director Joan Cronan.
At the annual Women’s College World Series, Abbott was presented with the prestigious USA Softball National Player of the Year award after a season during which she won 50 games and struck out 724.
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