After Big Summer For Softball, Ali Aguilar Ready To Lead A Young U.S. Team Into Pan Am Games
Aguilar, who recently began a side career as a teacher, is one of five players back from the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team.
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Athlete Bio#
Age
54
Hometown
Long Beach, CA
Education
Saint Joseph High School (Long Beach, Calif.) UCLA
Personal
- Daughter of Emilia and Antonio Fernandez
- Played both softball and basketball while attending UCLA
- Was the first softball player to win the Honda-Broderick Cup in 1993, given to the most outstanding collegiate female athlete in all sports
- Established an Olympic single-game strikeout record with 25 in a round-robin game at the Olympic Games Sydney 2000
- Posted a .545 batting average, an Olympic record, during the Olympic Games Athens 2004
- Coaches softball at her alma mater, UCLA
- Has two sons, Antonio and Cruz.
Olympic Experience
- 3-time Olympian; 3-time Olympic medalist (3 gold)
- Olympic Games Athens 2004, gold (Team - Women)
- Olympic Games Sydney 2000, gold (Team - Women)
- Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, gold (Team - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2002 – gold (Team - Women)
- Years of participation: Team - Women 1994, 1998, 2002
- Medals: 3 (3 gold)
- Gold – 2002 (Team - Women); 1998 (Team - Women); 1994 (Team - Women)
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.
