

"Four years ago today he invited me to 'go out with him and some friends'," the softballer wrote in an Instagram post in November of 2018. The pair reportedly dated during college but broke up before Osterman's softball career took off.

You are an incredible man, and I'm lucky to be loved by you, today and every day." To continue to make our life the one of our dreams. My vow to you, today and every day is to pour love into you, and to open my soul to accept yours," the athlete wrote in a sweet post in February this year. "He and my stepdaughter are extremely supportive," she told People magazine earlier this month.Ī post shared by Cat Osterman OLY Valentine's Day my love. Osterman has described Ashley as an "amazing father and devoted husband" and credits him for his ongoing support. The couple married in September of 2016, according to a tribute Osterman made on their wedding anniversary. Osterman and her husband, Joey Ashley, along with his daughter, Bracken, live in San Antonio, Texas, according to her website. She was also named Pitcher of the Year in 20.
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She played for the Rockford Thunder in 20 and the USSSA Pride for six seasons, winning four league titles in the process as well as a championship series MVP.
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In 2015 Osterman completed her last season in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) League. She has tallied an impressive 2,265 strikeouts in her NCAA Division I career, and holds the record for the best strikeout ratio record in the NCAA. Osterman had retired from playing professionally the year before and was coaching at Texas State University when she heard the news, meaning she left retirement to participate in the Games.Īs softball is unlikely to be an Olympic sport at the Paris 2024 Olympics, this may be Osterman's last hurrah.Īt 6'2'', Osterman is a three-time National Player of the Year and is regarded as one of the best pitchers of all time. In 2016, the IOC announced softball was returning to the Tokyo Olympics, as the game is extremely popular in host country Japan. She struck out 832 batters in 425.2 innings. In her 10-year career with Team USA, Osterman held a 59-4 record with 0.38 ERA. However, softball was dropped from the Olympics after 2008 due to lack of popularity. Team USA took home the gold in 2004 and finished with the silver medal in 2008. Osterman pitched for the USA National Team from 2001 to 2010, appearing in the 20 Olympics. Pitcher Cat Osterman delivers a pitch against China during the women's preliminaries softball game at the Fengtai Softball Field on Day 10 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on Augin Beijing, China.
