DePaul Coach Pitches No-Hitter in Beijing

By Benjy Lipsman in News on Aug 13, 2008 4:20PM

Team USA's softball team extended its overall Olympic winning streak to 16 games with the help of Cat Osterman's no-hitter, shutting out Australia 3-0 in a rematch of 2004's gold medal game.

Osterman, when not competing with Team USA, serves as an assistant coach for DePaul's softball program, and lives in Lincoln Park. She joined the program in 2007 after finishing her illustrious career at the University of Texas in '06.

USA Softball Player of the Year three times while in college, she was the first overall pick in the 2006 National Pro Fastpitch draft and is currently on the Rockford Thunder roster. Of course, she's not the only softball star with Chicago ties -- teammate Jennie Fitch pitches for the Chicago Bandits.

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