Catherine Leigh Osterman (Cat Osterman) is a retired American softball pitcher originally from Houston, Texas.
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Osterman was born in Houston, Texas to parents Gary and Laura Osterman and she started playing softball in first grade before quitting to play soccer and basketball.
Osterman found her way back to the diamond in fifth grade, when she was filling in as a backup pitcher for a little league team.
Osterman was a collegiate four-time All-American and six-time professional All-Star.
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Osterman holds the Big 12 Conference pitching Triple Crown for her career wins, ERA, and strikeouts, as well as shutouts, no-hitters, WHIP, and perfect games; she also holds the NCAA Division I record for strikeout ratio (14.34).
In the National Pro Fastpitch, Osterman was drafted #1 and is the career leader in strikeout ratio (10.90) and no-hitters (6).
Osterman is also one of NCAA’s five pitchers to strikeout 1,000 batters with 100 wins, an ERA of under 1.00, and averaging double digit strikeouts.
Osterman has been named #3 Greatest College Softball Player and the No. 1 pitcher in NCAA history.
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