Jennie Finch batting against Monica Abbott

Jennie batting against Monica Abbott 2009 Final 4 NPF Series. Akron, Ohio

[@joeheid4757]

As the great umpire Ron Luciano said once when a batter once asked him why he called a pitch a strike. "It sounded like it."

[@brooksweakley2307]

Both legends

[@annjones575]

that pitch was comin in so fast I couldn't even see it!

[@randytoye6657]

Its from 28 feet...move her back 32 more like MLB and its all different

[@tngerman]

@@randytoye6657 ya think , Sherlock

[@klausmikaelsonsandbarryall2694]

@@randytoye6657 ok? 💀

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@randytoye6657 Even if Abbott moved back that far, you still couldn't hit her pitches. BTW, it's 40' for ages 14 and under. 15 and older it's 43 feet. MLB it's 60 feet 6 inches. No fast pitch softball mound is 28' from home plate, DUMMY

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@tngerman Randy needs to learn correct math skills because he's way wrong.

[@amandacollins4136]

This young lady is amazing! Million Dollar Monica! wow!

[@alex-gx6bs]

i know its 2021 but shes throwing absolute HEAT

[@sergeantmasson3669]

70+ mph.

[@jeneejames9925]

And I’m pretty sure since this was 12+ years ago, she’s pitching from 40 ft not 43… 💨 🔥 Finch was still a prolific hitter especially as a pitcher! I wonder how she adjusted for her next at bats!

[@chelywrightfan1]

I cant believe she reitred either!!! Best pitcher that I have ever seen!! Besides Lauren Bay (only because she is another canuck like me!!!!)

[@Mei-rp6yn]

Found this comment 10 years later- right when she's outta retirement :)

[@haleybm]

"Aww dang it!" I'm sure that has been said countless times by the batters of Monica Abbott.

[@DarthVader20201]

Jennie and Monica really nice to see this

[@jeneejames9925]

I’m pretty sure since this was 12+ years ago, she’s pitching from 40 ft not 43… 💨 🔥 so Finch was still a prolific hitter especially as a pitcher! I wonder how she adjusted for her next at bats!

[@gavinenglish7100]

That pop when the ball hits the mit. eerie

[@kaelynricki2345]

I met her at softball camp this weekend!!!!!

[@hunterw8616]

That's awesome I met the coach of the long horns game at a soft ball camp

[@Nick83Fairfax]

Damn that mound (do they call it the circle?) is close to the plate. I play baseball and have faced Major League pitchers. Those woman have to have incredible reaction time. Impressive.

[@Wes-pq4pl]

You ain't faced no mlb pitchers bud.

[@randytoye6657]

Bro...id rather face a softball pitcher than a major league putcher

[@tabathasheffroth7981]

@@Wes-pq4pl and you know that how?

[@Wes-pq4pl]

@@tabathasheffroth7981 I'm using reason. I also don't believe Santa Claus is real

[@tabathasheffroth7981]

@@Wes-pq4pl All due respect, but the mere fact that you don't believe someone does not make that person a liar.

[@amandarodriguez1605]

Monica is my favorite of all time no lie

[@CmdrPewpeez]

Jennie Finch...no joke....Monica Abbott...no joke

[@JohnDoe-qu7gm]

Well sort of misleading. Finch isn’t exactly known as a hitter.

[@chromasis10]

So? How is it misleading

[@elmoblatch9787]

Career .301 batting average is not too shabby. She was an above average first baseman and hitter.

[@tabathasheffroth7981]

It doesn't say "hitting"...it says "batting". There's a difference.

[@kk2againagain]

Not known as a hitter? Nah. That's why Candrea played her at 1st when she didn't pitch AND she was in the lineup when she did pitch. Oh, and she was a cagey base runner with decent speed. When at the Olympics, she didn't have to hit her position. That team had great hitting all around.

[@ashleybarbaa]

I think Jennie is a really good at pitching and hitting

[@blimpton285]

She was a great pitcher and a decent hitter, but her batting technique isn't always very good. She's out on her front foot most of the time, for example, the home run derby and Zepp videos. Watch current softball stars or MLB players for good form. :)

[@Bidwellz9]

@@blimpton285 softball hitting isnt the same as baseball, watching mlb players wont help in softball

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@blimpton285 MLB hitting is totally different.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Ashley Barba, Jennie couldn't hit Abbott though.

[@deansvenvold1458]

​@@Bidwellz9wrong. Elite softball & baseball hitter mechanics are basically the same.

[@hunterhayes9991]

damn that's fast..

[@mpewitt19]

did anyone notice how hot jennie finch is?

[@celticjay2306]

Abbot is a great picture.

[@hunterw8616]

I KNOW😁😁😁

[@noomegustaqueso]

damnnn i mean i know with the ball blazzin at you it's hard to tell whether it's a strike or not but shit that last rise ball was high and outside, god forbid she swing at the other two right down the middle lol. but hey she's a pitcher, plus monica abbot is amazing, i couldn't do any better

[@jcw9396]

Wish I could pitch one to Jennie

[@mailperson]

I like watching Women's softball on TV, and just as in real life the Women never shut up.

[@FusionN24]

I have a question. How come I never heard of her?. Somebody explain to me who she is plz! :)

[@jerihartnett3725]

I'm a big fan I have posters of you and am number 27 to

[@jmaldo68]

There is nothing "soft" about Softball :D

[@Sportslover-vw7nm]

im a pitcher too

[@sadboi5422]

Oh She's a pitcher

[@cyndigonzales8457]

Well I'm a pitcher and I'm just like her at batting,but it gets better

[@alexanunez8619]

Cyndi Gonzales same

[@qwikvr6gti]

i wish i was you jennie finch.

[@yorockyboxerdude]

are you suppost to cross your foot or drag it up?

[@johnnyboi8570]

Can we get a thing that sees how fast that pitch is it looks like 400 mph

[@sergeantmasson3669]

70+ mph.

[@ashleynolan4803]

if you watch alot of college players they stand back in the box because you can watch it break and have a better idea of to swing or not. i played college ball and thats what all our coaches told us to do and Crystl Bustos came out and told us thats what she does and by gosh once we started doin it we was hitting the ball like crazy! ...only time its good to not stand in the back is when your going to bunt and thats just common sense

[@babyrose135]

@mommymegs22 she didnt shes playin in sulphur louisiana all weekend long

[@anvilhead59]

Must have been early in her career. She's not wearing a U of A uniform.

[@sup3rm4nismyh3r0]

she didnt hit of of Monica? woww.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Monica Abbott and Cat Osterman were about equal

[@haleynmayhnm1]

JENNI YOUR THE BEST SOFTBALLL PLAYER EVER! THUMBS UP IF YOU AGREE!

[@MrsPayne912]

Who told you that

[@samsnyder1476]

Both awesome is it just me of did Monica not really wait till Jennie was read to throw the pitch?

[@raytio32]

@SofballChick8 It's not the bat..it's the bat'ter...everyone know's that ;)

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Jennie Finch just got "schooled."

[@missdancerqueen]

ikr i bet that pitcher is a really har pitcher

[@brentperry8297]

well shes 7 feet from the batter

[@stevesilva1425]

Mound is 2 Close

[@elmoblatch9787]

Somewhere along the line, gorgeous heterosexual women started to get into softball. Back in the day, it was dominated by lesbians (not that there is anything at all wrong with that).

[@MrsPayne912]

@jz09ification who told you that??!!

[@chico923]

me 2

[@OFFICIALPERSON13]

this is why she should just pitch

[@silverwolf9642]

Lol that makes no since, considering that everyone has to bat in a game

[@lexxierowell]

SilverWolf there's a designated hitter for a reason though...

[@silverwolf9642]

***** Eh, true, but I don't think that it's really a good idea to just "stick to pitching" and not even try being a good batter. I'm pretty sure Jennie is a good batter, and we shouldn't judge her on only this video, because there are many times to where the best batters strike out.

[@brookesubia1407]

Softball Girl you guys are just haters

[@cameronmuller4533]

Softball Girl no...u cant judge her off of just this video cuz even the best batters strike out

[@amandamendenhall9852]

Lol she made her look silly😂😂

[@cassidybedford7847]

That was the jankyest wind up iv ever seen in my live!

[@hunterw8616]

That's how ur or well that's how she pitches

[@amberclauss4470]

why don't people back up in the box?

[@hunterw8616]

Because they have to stay on the mound so the pitch isn't called illegal

[@bryonweatherford1772]

She is literally standing on the back line of the batters box.

[@peaches_8177]

Sometimes they do it so they hit the pitch before it breaks Incase it’s like a curve or somethin else

[@ThePanchis]

yo me poncho jajajaj :c

[@softballislife1396]

That pitcher pitches in the weirdest way I have ever seen!! Lol just saying

[@hunterw8616]

It's because she's left handed and she goes all the way down to get more power which gives her more speed

[@NoName-iy3bl]

When she goes all of the way down it doesn’t give her more power it’s just personal preference

[@jessewahwah]

A man with batting experience would have crushed that.

[@greghuff3316]

Your full of shit unless you have been practicing against elite softball pitchers and completely throw out anything you know about how to hit a baseball. Softball swing mechanics are significantly different. That ball is coming at you at 70 mph from a release point about 37 feet away and can go up and down left and right almost a foot. That means you have about 0.36 seconds to analyze the pitch and swing. A 100 mph fastball takes about 0.40 seconds to reach the plate. Watch some film of Monica Abbot, Jenny Finch, and others throwing to Major League Baseball top hitters for the first time. Most of them don’t make contact unless they bunt.

[@jessewahwah]

@world champion I asked all 3 of them. I asked Ricky Henderson, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire too. They all agreed with me.

[@gregwitt2796]

fake..

[@ulises6816]

Greg Witt You spend a lot of time and youtube, everything is fake to you, who are unable to see the difference, too bad.

[@gregwitt2796]

fake

[@ulises6816]

Greg Witt you fake.

[@gregwitt2796]

fake

[@jojoanderson512]

I agree