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Jolene Henderson
USSSA Pride – No. 54
Pitcher
Born: (1991-11-14) November 14, 1991 (age 33)[1]
Elk Grove, California
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
NCAA: 2010, for the California Golden Bears
Team USA: 2014
NPF: 2015, for the Texas Charge
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • NPF Cowles Cup Champion (2018)
  • 2× NPF Pitcher of the Year (2018, 2019)
  • All-NPF Team (2019)
Medals
Women's softball
Representing  United States
World Cup of Softball
Gold medal – first place 2014 Irvine Team

Jolene Nicole Henderson (born November 14, 1991) is an American, former collegiate All-American, professional All-Star, right-handed hitting softball pitcher and first baseman who is currently a softball assistant coach. Originally from Elk Grove, California, she was a starting pitcher for the California Golden Bears from 2010 to 2013. She is the career leader in wins for the Golden Bears and was a four-time All-Pac-12 selection. A former National Pro Fastpitch Pitcher of the Year, she was drafted third overall in 2013 and currently ranks among the top-10 in career wins, ERA, WHIP, and fielding percentage in the league. She played for the independent team, the USSSA Pride.[2] She also played for the United States women's national softball team in 2014.[3][4]

Early life

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Henderson played softball at Sheldon High School, graduating in 2009.[5][6]

College career

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Henderson began her college career by being named a Second Team All-Pac-12 selection. She debuted on February 12, striking out two batters in a loss to the Texas A&M Aggies.[7] On May 21, she pitched a perfect game against the Bucknell Bison, striking out 10 in five innings.[8]

In her sophomore season, she was named First Team All-Pac-12, Pitcher of the Year, and a National Fastpitch Coaches' Association First Team All-American.[9] She set a school record with 40 wins and also set career bests in strikeouts, ERA, shutouts, and innings pitched, helping her achieve a conference pitching Triple Crown. Henderson also threw two no-hitters. The Bears returned to the Women's College World Series led by Henderson, winning a game before losing to the Florida Gators on June 4.[10]

As a junior, Henderson again received identical honors from the Pac-12 conference and the NFCA.[11] She also achieved a career best in strikeout ratio (8.2) and batting average. On March 13, Henderson suffered a 10-inning loss to the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine but struck out a career best 16 batters.[12] She helped the Bears to a No. 1 seed and reach the semifinals of the World Series before being eliminated on June 3 by the eventual champions, the Alabama Crimson Tide.

As a senior, Henderson again earned First-Team conference honors and was named to the NFCA Second Team.[13] Henderson posted her best season WHIP, RBIs, and home runs, and tossed a no-hitter. In a victory against the Indiana Hoosiers on February 10, she began a 25-consecutive-win streak that was halted by the Arizona Wildcats on April 3.[14] During the streak, she pitched 167.1 innings, allowing 93 hits, 16 earned runs, and 28 walks while striking out 170 batters for a 0.67 ERA and 0.72 WHIP, holding opponents to a .158 batting average. In a win that season, she defeated the UC Davis Aggies for her 100th career win.[15] During the streak, on March 6, Henderson ended a victory over the Pacific Tigers by holding them scoreless for the final 1.2 innings, which began a streak where she did not allow a run for 42.1 consecutive innings before the Syracuse Orange scored a run in the 5th inning of another win on March 15.[16] Across the 7 games within this scoreless streak, Henderson allowed 12 hits and 5 walks, struck out 40 batters, and totaled a 0.40 WHIP. In another win during her streak, she struck out 15 Sacramento State Hornets for a career high in a regulation game.[17]

Henderson graduated as the Cal career wins leader and ranked among the top five in strikeouts, shutouts, and innings pitched.[18] She also ranked among the top 10 in both the Pac-12 and NCAA Division I for her victories, ranking fourth and ninth respectively.[19][20] In 2013, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in American Studies.[21]

Team USA (2014)

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Henderson joined the United States women's national softball team in 2014.[3][4] She helped the squad win a gold medal in the World Cup of Softball that year.[6]

After the World Cup of Softball that year, she played professionally in Japan for a team named Denso.[6]

National Pro Fastpitch

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Texas Charge (2015)

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On January 27, 2015, Henderson became the first player to sign in franchise history for the new Texas Charge (then called the “Dallas Charge”). In her debut on June 15, Henderson pitched a game allowing six hits in a 4–1 win against the USSSA Pride. In a loss to the Pennsylvania Rebellion on July 14, Henderson struck out a career best 10 batters.[22]

USSSA Pride (2016–present)

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On May 10, 2016, the USSSA Pride signed Henderson to a three-year contract.[23] She has played for them since 2016. In 2017, Henderson began a win streak by posting three victories to end the year.

During the 2018 season, she was named the NPF Pitcher of the Year and helped lead her team to the Cowles Cup Championship.[21] This contributed to a 14 consecutive win streak that began at the end of the 2017 season. For that streak, Henderson pitched 96.1 innings, allowing 47 hits, 8 earned runs, and 18 walks while striking out 72 batters for a 0.58 ERA and 0.67 WHIP.[24]

During the 2019 season, she was again named the NPF Pitcher of the Year and won back-to-back Cowles Cup Championships with her team, contributing 5 shutout innings in the championship game.[25] On July 1, Henderson defeated the Beijing Eagles with a perfect game.[26]

Coaching career

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On September 25, 2018, Florida Gators softball head coach Tim Walton announced that Henderson would join the team as an assistant coach.[21]

Statistics

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California Golden Bears

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Year W L GP GS CG Sh SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2010 20 10 37 26 20 6 3 185.2 146 66 48 66 192 1.81 1.14
2011 40 10 52 40 36 18 1 333.1 232 67 47 78 333 0.99 0.93
2012 38 4 49 38 36 17 4 282.1 200 60 52 78 332 1.29 0.98
2013 31 11 47 40 32 14 1 286.2 198 72 50 57 267 1.22 0.89
TOTALS 129 35 185 144 124 55 9 1088.0 776 265 197 279 1124 1.26 0.97
Year G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2010 63 127 12 19 .149 23 2 0 2 27 .212% 3 21 3 3
2011 54 92 10 20 .217 23 6 0 0 38 .413% 6 15 0 0
2012 58 67 11 19 .283 17 2 0 2 27 .403% 3 12 0 0
2013 50 113 18 28 .248 25 8 0 6 58 .513% 1 16 1 2
TOTALS 225 399 51 86 .216 88 18 0 10 150 .376% 13 64 4 5
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References

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  1. ^ "Jolene Nicole Henderson". California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jolene Henderson – USSSA Pride". Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "2014". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Jolene Henderson". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Gudel, Jon. "Henderson selected for USA Softball team". Elk Grove Citizen. Retrieved February 11, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b c Bryla, Steven. "Henderson to cap off softball season with run at pro championship". Elk Grove Citizen. Retrieved February 11, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Texas A&M vs California (Feb 12, 2010)". Calbears.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Bucknell vs California (May 21, 2010)". Calbears.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "2011 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Americans". Nfca.org. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "California vs Florida (Jun 04, 2011)". Calbears.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "2012 NFCA Division I All-Americans". Nfca.org. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  12. ^ "Tenth-Inning Hawaii Homer Results in 3–1 Cal Loss". Calbears.com. March 16, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "2013 NFCA Division I All-Americans". Nfca.org. May 29, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  14. ^ "California vs Arizona (Apr 03, 2013)". Calbears.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  15. ^ "California vs UC Davis (Feb 13, 2013)". Calbears.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  16. ^ "California vs Syracuse (Mar 15, 2013)". Calbears.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  17. ^ "California vs Sacramento State (Mar 30, 2013)". Calbears.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  18. ^ "2019 California Softball Record Book" (PDF). Calbears.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  19. ^ "Pac 12 2019 Softball Media Guide". E-digitaleditions.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  20. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  21. ^ a b c "Henderson Joins Gators as Volunteer Assistant". Florida Gators. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  22. ^ "THE REBELLION RALLY IN THE 6TH TO BEAT THE CHARGE, 5–4". Profastpitch. July 14, 2015. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  23. ^ "Pride Solidify Pitching Staff With Signing of Jolene Henderson – USSSA Pride". Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  24. ^ "PENDLEY'S BLAST PACES PRIDE IN NARROW GAME 1 WIN". Profastpitch.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  25. ^ "NPF Awards Banquet Kicks Off 2019 Championship Series". profastpitch.com. August 14, 2019. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  26. ^ "PRIDE WIN AND HENDERSON THROWS PERFECT GAME". Profastpitch.com. July 1, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  27. ^ "2019 Softball Roster Megan Good". Jmusports.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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