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Jennie Lynn Finch: A Brief Biography
On September 3 1980, Jennie Lynn Finch was born in La Mirada, CA. She followed her love for softball and started playing when she was five. She played all the way through high school. Then off to university of Arizona and finally to the USA national team while also playing for the Chicago Bandits. She broke some records during her career. One of the best broken records by her was a 60 game winning streak.

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