34 Facts About Alicia Hollowell

Alicia Hollowell played college softball at Arizona Wildcats softball from 2003 to 2006, collecting 144 career wins and 1,768 strikeouts, both top-10 NCAA career records.

Alicia Hollowell currently holds the Arizona Wildcats records for career strikeouts, shutouts and innings pitched, in addition to the Pac-12 Conference wins and strikeout ratio records.

Alicia Hollowell was drafted fifth overall by the Arizona Heat in the National Pro Fastpitch but went on to play for the Akron Racers in 2007, leading them to the championship series before serving as an alternate for the United States women's national softball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Alicia Hollowell's performance bettered DeeDee Weiman's previous record of 53 strikeouts in a 29-inning game between Cerritos Gahr High School and Lakewood St Joseph High School in 1986; in that same game, Lisa Fernandez struck out 48 batters for Lakewood.

Alicia Hollowell holds the Fairfield High School records for strikeouts in a career and strikeouts in a season.

Alicia Hollowell earned the MVP Award all four years of her high school career, as well as being named First-Team All-State and All-Conference.

Alicia Hollowell earned Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year along with all-conference honors and a First-Team All-American selection.

Alicia Hollowell tied the school season record for shutouts, a career best.

Alicia Hollowell broke her own school records for strikeouts and wins with career bests 508 and 41 respectively.

Alicia Hollowell repeated all-season honors including Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year for achieving the pitching Triple Crown, leading the conference in wins, ERA and strikeouts.

The perfect game was just the third in University of Arizona history, and the first since April 18,1993; Alicia Hollowell was only the second pitcher in UA history to throw a perfect game, as the preceding two had both been pitched by Susie Parra, in 1992 and 1993.

Alicia Hollowell threw 8 no-hitters, three of them perfect games, within her first 16 starts of the 2005 season.

Alicia Hollowell again earned all-season honors from both the Pac-10 and the NCAA, as a Second Team honoree.

Alicia Hollowell led the conference in ERA for a second consecutive season.

Arizona and Alicia Hollowell made it back to the World Series but a title remained elusive.

In game three for the Wildcats, Cat Osterman and the Texas Longhorns waged an 11-inning battle where Alicia Hollowell was brought in to relieve starter Leslie Wolfe, and the two combined for 30 strikeouts before Arizona was sent home.

Alicia Hollowell earned her final all-season honors and was again a finalist for National Player of the Year to accompany four no-hitters and a career best WHIP.

Alicia Hollowell struck out 13 batters to reach a total of 64, cracking Debbie Doom's previous series record of 62 from 1982, the total still ranks third.

Alicia Hollowell is the wins and strikeout ratio queen for the newly named Pac-12 and ranks top-10 in virtually every other career pitching record.

Alicia Hollowell was selected early in 2004 to the USA Elite Team and competed at Canada Cup, Champions Cup and the World University Games in September.

Altogether Alicia Hollowell collected 111 strikeouts, 0.96 ERA in 79.2 innings pitched.

Alicia Hollowell recorded a perfect game at University Games, at the time it was the second for any USA Team.

In 2005 Alicia Hollowell was named to the National USA Softball Team for the summer.

Alicia Hollowell recorded 6 strikeouts in 3.2 innings, allowing no earned runs at the ISF World Cup of Softball.

Again Alicia Hollowell made the roster after her senior season with the Wildcats and pitched 6 more strikeouts allowing no earned runs in 5-inning win at the World Cup.

Alicia Hollowell brought home her first gold medal in late 2006.

The 2007 season with Team USA, Alicia Hollowell did not play in any games but won both at World Cup and the Pan American Games.

Alicia Hollowell was later named an alternate for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Alicia Hollowell was drafted in the first round of the 2006 National Pro Fastpitch Senior Draft, the 5th overall pick by the now defunct Arizona Heat.

Alicia Hollowell took time to finish her studies at Arizona and serve as an Undergraduate Assistant Coach before she eventually signed on with the Akron Racers for the 2007 season.

Alicia Hollowell rejoined the Arizona Wildcats in 2011 in an operational role.

Alicia Hollowell was promoted to Assistant Coach in the later half of the 2012 season and aims to continue her efforts.

Alicia Hollowell was named to ESPN Rise's All-Decade Team in 2009.

Alicia Hollowell was inducted into the University of Arizona's Athletic Hall of Fame on November 4,2011.