13 Facts About Lisa Fernandez

Lisa Maria Fernandez was born on February 22,1971 and is an American former softball player and current associate head coach at UCLA.

Lisa Fernandez is the general manager of the Talons for the inaugural 2025 season of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League.

Lisa Fernandez played college softball at UCLA as a pitcher and third baseman, and is a three-time medal winning Olympian with Team USA.

Lisa Fernandez continues to hold the UCLA records for career shutouts, WHIP and winning percentage.

Lisa Fernandez established an Olympic record in softball with 25 strikeouts in a game as a member of the United States women's national softball team.

Lisa Fernandez's father emigrated from Cuba, where he played baseball, and her mother was of Puerto Rican descent.

Lisa Fernandez tried out as a pitcher her coach told her that she would never make it because she didn't have the right size and build.

At St Joseph High School, Lisa Fernandez joined her school's girls' softball team and together with her teammates won the CIF Championship.

Lisa Fernandez was a three-time winner of the Pac-12 Player of the Year award, and four-time winner of the Honda Sports Award for softball, and became the first softball player to win the Honda-Broderick Cup in 1993, given to the outstanding collegiate female athlete in all sports.

In 1990, Lisa Fernandez won a gold medal at the ISF World Championship.

Lisa Fernandez was inducted into the Baseball Reliquary's Shrine of the Eternals in 2019.

Lisa Fernandez married Michael Lujan in 2002 and gave birth to their sons Antonio in 2005, and Cruz in 2008.

Lisa Fernandez is currently an assistant coach for the women's softball team at UCLA.