Monica Abbott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Monica Abbott

softball player

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1985

Place of Birth: Santa Cruz, California, United States

Profession: softball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Monica Cecilia Abbott (born July 28, 1985) is an American athlete who pitched for the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team from 2004 to 2007.
In 2008, Abbott participated in the Beijing Olympics with Team USA.
On May 4, 2010, she and catcher Shannon Doepking were traded by the Florida Pride to the Tennessee Diamonds in exchange for pitcher Cat Osterman and catcher Megan Willis. During her senior season in college, she set the record for the most strikeouts in a Division I softball season and became the NCAA Division I Softball all-time leader in career wins, strikeouts, shutouts, innings pitched, games started and games pitched.
She was the recipient of the 2007 Honda Sports Award for the Top Collegiate Softball Player in the country and was named the 2007 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.
She was also named the 2007 Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year.