• In her senior year at La Mirada High School, Jennie was captain of the basketball, volleyball and softball teams.
• As a freshman at Arizona in 1999, Jennie was named honorable mention All-Pac-10.
• Jennie wears #27 in honor of her parents, commemorating the date they met. Arizona officially retired her jersey in 2003.
• In 2003, Jennie beat out Anna Kournikova as ESPN’s Hottest Female Athlete of the Year.
• A poll by Sports Business Daily ranked Jennie second to Michael Phelps in terms of marketability among 2004 Olympic athletes.
• Jennie’s husband, Casey, was subjected to a humorous hazing ritual in 2004. His Arizona teammates forced him to don a blonde wig and a replica of one of Jennie’s uniforms before boarding a team flight.
• During the 2004 Olympics, LeBron James bragged to the media that he could hit Jennie. Everyone who heard him thought he was crazy.
• Jenny and Casey held their wedding ceremony at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California and then went to the Santa Ana Performing Arts & Event Center for the reception. The attendance was reported at 200.
• A pair of Jennie’s game-used, autographed shoes sold on eBay for $1,600.
• The big leaguers Jennie has struck out include Albert Pujols, Mike Piazza and Larry Walker. Barry Bonds stood in against her but refused to swing, and Alex Rodriguez wouldn’t even get in the batter’s box.
• Jennie was a Communications major and Special Education minor at Arizona.
• Jennie’s favorite hobby is shopping.
• Jennie was once named one of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People.
• Jennie has worked with Cal Ripken at his summer baseball camp.
• Jennie has two dogs, a miniature Yorkie named Prada and a teacup poodle named Hershey (whose sister was “Kisses”).
• Jennie’s ultimate dinner party would include Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan and Jesus.
• Jennie modeled for SI’s annual swimsuit issue in 2006.
• Jennie aand teammate Lauren Bay shared Pitcher of the Year honors for the National Pro Fastpitch Softball League in 2005.
• Jennie was once named one of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People.
• Jennie helped Team USA win the Japan Cup in the fall of 2006.
• Jennie was a background singer in ESPN’s 2007 Fantasy baseball commercial.
• In 2007, Jennie met Geena Davis, the star of her favorite movie (A League of Their Own) at the Billie Jean King Awards.

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