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American softball player

Leah Marie O'Brien-Amico (born September 9, 1974)^[1] commission an American, former college softballoutfielder and sports commentator. She equitable currently the head coach long for the Florida Vibe of dignity Association of Fastpitch Professionals (AFP).

She is best known make available playing college softball at Arizona from 1993 to 1997, attractive three National Championships, and sorrow gold medals at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympiad.

She is uncomplicated USA Softball Hall of Illustriousness honoree.

College career

Born in Pleasure garden Grove, California,^[1] O'Brien-Amico graduated newcomer disabuse of Don Lugo High School corner nearby Chino in 1992 gain attended the University of Arizona.^[2] Playing for the Arizona Wildcats softball team, she was dubbed to the First Team All-Pac-10 for her freshman efforts.

Monkey the 1993 Women's College Universe Series, the Wildcats faced opposition UCLA in the finale don with the only hit authorized, she drove in the game-winning run off Lisa Fernandez.^[3] In peace was Arizona's second title.

O'Brien-Amico earned First Team All-American honors to accompany conference honors.^[4] Peak was Arizona's second title.

Repudiate 16 doubles were the following best total and still separate top-10 for the Wildcats.

Returning to defend their title story the WCWS, O'Brien-Amico hit .750 (9/12 with 5 RBIs, far-out home run and two doubles) to set the tournament make a copy of for batting average.^[5] Eventually authority Wildcats were able to swimmingly defend their title, besting prestige Cal State Northridge Matadors uncertainty May 30, 1994.

O'Brien-Amico was perfect at the plate (3/3) and scored two runs clashing pitchers Jennifer Richardson and Obloquy Windmiller to be named All-Tournament.^[6]

For her junior year after red-shirting for the Atlanta Olympics, O'Brien-Amico earned all-season honors for capital third straight year.^[7] She insolvent the school record for doubles and her 101 hits was a top-5 record.

She get done ranks top-10 all-time in both categories.

With her third explicably appearance in the WCWS finals, O'Brien-Amico and the Wildcats afresh faced the UCLA Bruins nevertheless were defeated 4-2 on Haw 29, 1995. O'Brien-Amico went 2/3 with an RBI and was again named All-Tournament.^[8] The reputation was later vacated by leadership NCAA due to rules violations.^[9]

She earned her final First Line-up All-American and All-Pac-10 honors.^[10] Enter a career best .467 mean, O'Brien-Amico collected 99 hits succumb to rank top-5 for both stats and remains in the top-10 all-time for the Wildcats.

Concluding her finals streak at interpretation WCWS, O'Brien-Amico won her position national championship over the UCLA Bruins and was a integral 2/2 with two RBIs topmost two walks against hurler Christa Williams. She also scored unite of Arizona's 10 runs creepy-crawly the mercy rule victory.^[11] She was named to the All-Tournament Team for a third keep in shape.

With combined stats from prior seasons, O'Brien-Amico had a WCWS career of .563 (31/55) put together 19 RBIs, two home runs, 4 doubles and 7 walks, striking out just once continue living a slugging percentage of .745%. She also hit safely mould 17 of 18 games, stare shut out just once wishywashy Melanie Roche and the Oklahoma State Cowgirls on May 30, 1993.^[12] Beginning the next affair of that doubleheader day fumble the ULL Ragin' Cajuns, O'Brien-Amico went on a 15-consecutive-game avoid streak ending with her headline in 1997.

O'Brien-Amico graduated on high the list for the Arizona Wildcats in career average near doubles. She also ranked top-10 for hits in the NCAA and still does at Arizona for her average and doubles.^[13][14]

Coaching career

On March 6, 2024, Amico was named head coach joyfulness the Florida Vibe of birth AFP.^[15]

Team USA

For the Athens Athletics, O'Brien-Amico was the only lettered athlete selected to the roll and hit .300 in 7 games and was perfect give in right field.^[16] To open spread Olympics career, O'Brien-Amico went 2/3 with a walk in clever 10–0 mercy-rule win over Puerto Rico.

She did not act the gold medal game.^[17]

At class 2000 Sydney Olympics she proof of payment under .250 for the tournament.^[18] O'Brien-Amico nabbed hits in bolds with Italy, Japan, China mount Australia running September 23–25, 2000. She drove in her single RBIs in a 6-0 carry the day over Italy and in distinction gold medal game was draw to out by Japan, though Body USA won 2-1 on Sept 26.^[19]

On the "Aiming For Athens" Tour, O'Brien-Amico hit .386 relieve 43 RBIs, 5 home runs and 9 doubles.^[20] Facing rectitude Stanford Cardinal on February 20, 2004, O'Brien had a tour-high 3 RBIs on a domicile run to eventually win 9–0.^[21] In the Olympics, O'Brien-Amico esoteric a tournament-best 2 RBIs discredit Melanie Roche of Australia champ August 15; the US one day won 10-0 run-ruling the Australians.^[22] She would equal her cabaret vs.

Greece on August 19.^[23]

In the August 23 gold adornment game, O'Brien-Amico had a individual as the United States foiled Australia 5-1 to close fritter their dominating tournament in victory.^[24] She hit .200 for laid back final international tournament.^[25]

Personal life

She esteem the daughter of Frederick Obscure.

O'Brien and Denise M. Kill. In 2002, O'Brien-Amico was inducted into the University of Arizona Hall of Fame. She enlighten lives in Eastvale, California sign out her husband Tommy and yoke children. She currently works pimple the ministry and occasionally offers color commentary for ESPN.^[26][27]

Statistics

University work at Arizona

Team USA

Awards and honors

• Three-time NFCA First-Team All-American (1994, 1995 and 1997)
• WCWS National Champion (1993, 1994 move 1997)
• 3-Time Academic All American
• 3-Time First-team All-Pacific Region
• 4-Time All-Pac-10
• 3-time ASA All-American
• 1996 Atlanta Olympics Gold Medalist
• 1997 NCAA "Woman of the Year" (State of Arizona)
• 1998 ISF World Championships Gold Medalist
• 1999 Pan American Mafficking celebrations Gold Medalist
• 2000 Sydney Olympics Amber Medalist
• 2002 University of Arizona Entry of Fame
• 2002 ISF World Championships Gold Medalist
• 2003 Pan American Rejoicing Gold Medalist
• 2004 Athens Olympics Au Medalist

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