The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
06.02.2005 | Softball
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Texas junior left-handed pitcher Cat Osterman (Houston, Texas) earned the third Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America honor - and the second first-team nod - of her career, the organization announced on ESPN Thursday during the network's coverage of the Women's College World Series. Osterman is one of 54 All-America honorees that filled three teams, and Texas' only selection.
Osterman, who was a first-team All-America honoree in 2003 and a second-team performer as a freshman in 2002, leads the nation in earned run average (0.32) and strikeout ratio (15.5 strikeout per seven innings) as Texas (47-11) has made its way back to the Women's College World Series for the third time in the nine-year history of the program.
She was honored on Wednesday evening as the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year for the second time in her career after already being named Big 12 Pitcher of the Year for the third time in her career. Osterman was also a gold medal winner with the U.S. Olympic softball team as she was the youngest member of the American squad.
Osterman was one of nine Big 12 Conference players chosen for one of the three All-America teams, and is joined on the first team by Texas A&M's Amanda Scarborough and Oklahoma's Heather Scaglione.
Fourth-seeded Texas opens play at the Women's College World Series on Thursday night at 8:30 p.m., taking on 12th-seeded Alabama in a game being aired live on ESPN2.
