Monica Abbott stands 6-foot-3 and rockets the ball toward the plate at speeds of more than 70 mph. She still holds the NCAA records for career wins, shutouts and strikeouts.

On the softball diamond, Monica Abbott is a living legend. An NCAA standout for Tennessee and a 2008 Olympian, the 35-year-old left-hander remains one of the best pitchers in the world in the 12th ...

Why Monica Abbott decided it was right time to retire Abbott is one of the handful of players whose careers lasted into her late 30s. Her career has spanned 20 years, and she could have kept ...

What was Monica Abbott's record in college? As you can see on the chart above, Abbott was 189-34 in her collegiate career. Those 189 wins leads the entire NCAA, still to this day.

Why Monica Abbott decided it was right time to retire. Abbott is one of the handful of players whose careers lasted into her late 30s. Her career has spanned 20 years, ...

Salinas native and one of the greatest softball players of all time, Monica Abbott, announced her retirement on Tuesday. "It feels good to leave on my own terms and to also know that I left the ...

Monica Abbott, considered one of the greatest softball pitchers ever, calls the Olympics the pinnacle of her sport. Now based in Kansas City, she recounts her experience, including two silver medals.

Monica Abbott will announce her retirement Tuesday morning, ending a career that began as a 12-year-old for the Salinas Storm, ending with a pair of Olympic silver medals and numerous college ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee softball legend and former Olympic pitcher Monica Abbott returned to Knoxville to promote her new book, "Rise and Shine: The Monica Abbott Story" and make ...

Monica Abbott, who grew up in Salinas, a place she calls a big city that thinks it’s a small town, or vice versa, started playing softball with the Salinas Salad Bowl Bobby Sox, a softball ...

Monica Abbott pitched a three-hit shutout and recorded seven strikeouts for the Lady Vols. She also made an offensive contribution against Nebraska as she hit a two-run home run in the second inning.

Two-time Olympic silver medalist Monica Abbott, who lives in Lee's Summit, hosted her Elite Speed Camp for the nation's top high school softball pitchers in early August in the Kansas City area.