The Cat Comeback: Pitcher aims to rewrite the end of her Olympic story

Following the 2008 loss to Japan in the gold medal game in Beijing, Cat Osterman thought her Olympic run and softball career was over. She went into those Olympics knowing the International Olympic Committee had removed the sport from the next two summer games, which were held in London and Rio de Janeiro.

[@funnykid4012]

Cat I loved you back in the day you were awsome I remember you and Jenny going at it

[@johndee759]

Congratulations!!!! You are so inspiring!

[@russianFB7442]

What a legend

[@xTBrown13x]

Always loved the big Kat

[@IceCream-ey2kg]

The beginning is so elegant

[@user-gm5ku9qc4b]

東京2020で拝見しました。ファンになりました💕

[@KryptonXSupergirl]

Kinda sad that the only time softball is back in the younger players don’t get a chance…

[@PerfectaRhyme]

Well better luck next Olympics

[@barrycard4490]

Congrats Kat, I will be watching you all. GO USA 🇺🇸.

[@timothyjohnson6401]

bi

[@cailynespinosa1414]

I've meet her!

[@scottl.1568]

She'll do....

[@thomaslowes8496]

Go Japan! 🇯🇵

[@jonesstreet192]

texas #1

[@noeltheshemale]

Is she half Mexican? Pretty.

[@SgtDiz]

Awesomest pitcher in the history of the world! Only thing that could’ve made this better would be if she could’ve drug Megan Willis out of retirement with her!

[@dataender96]

Cat is still a babe !

[@Zoigun]

USA still lost! 😆

[@saltynutsman1]

Taking a spot that should be for a younger player

[@Dontgiveup18]

The younger players couldn't beat her. It's The Olympics, it should be the best of the best.

[@saltynutsman1]

@@Dontgiveup18 really? There’s no college players on their level? Then you don’t know softball

[@Dontgiveup18]

I'm not saying they aren't on her level. There are phenomenal softball players out there. They just didn't make the team.

[@deniseavender8589]

Younger pitchers might be throwing harder, as a former D1 softball player, on a team so inferior to Texas lmao, she might not throw the hardest but with her spin, movement and ball placement along with her experience and consistency she has to be one of the hardest pitchers to hit. Abbott has thrown close to 20 mph harder than her but Cat still holds the NCAA strike out record there’s a really good reason for her to make the team. I think her past achievements and how she’s pitched this Olympics proves the reason she was chosen, what younger player could have done much better?

[@saltynutsman1]

@@deniseavender8589 I love softball. But this wasn’t a good team to start with. Poor hitting with aging pitchers that tired at the end. What did this team do to inspire a younger generation, that was my whole point. I would have chosen a younger team that’s all. This was like bringing back Payton Manning to play in the Super Bowl.