Jennie Finch Empowerment Award

Softball and the impact of Jennie Finch

The former Olympic gold medalist and National Softball Hall of Famer Jennie Finch is regarded as the most famous softball player ever

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These days, Jennie is busy giving back to the next generation Each year, the Jennie Finch Empowerment Award is given to young female athletes who demonstrate powerful leadership characteristics

Each recipient receives a $10K scholarship and a trip to the World Series

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The 1st 2023 Jennie Finch Empowerment Award recipient is Karley Clark from the Cincinnati Reds RBI team Clark, a catcher who recently finished her junior year of high school, helped her team win districts this year at Fairfield High School in Ohio

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Karley Clark | JFEA winner "I think I've always been very outgoing on my teams ... I love the feel of the cheering on the fence and building my teammates up because they build me up when I'm down too"

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The 2nd 2023 Jennie Finch Empowerment Award recipient is Jada Cooper from the Houston Astros RBI team Cooper is a 3 sport athlete in high school (softball, basketball and volleyball) and her Astros RBI team just won the Nike RBI World Series softball title

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Jada Cooper | JFEA winner "When we moved to Houston and we were struggling a little bit to get back on our feet, we found this program called RaiseUp Families ... They helped us get back on our feet and I was like I want to help other people get back on their feet"

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The 3rd 2023 Jennie Finch Empowerment Award recipient is Kristin White from the DC Elite Nike RBI team White helped lead her DC Elite team to many firsts this summer, including their 1st ever RBI World Series and RBI Championship Game

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Kristin White | JFEA winner "I was like OMG, I don't know I'm still in shock right now ... I already was motivated but this just shows me that hard work does pay off"

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The 4th 2023 Jennie Finch Empowerment Award recipient is Ana Gonzalez from the Texas Rangers Youth Academy Gonzalez has been lauded for the work she does in her community and plans to pursue a career in the sports business

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Ana Gonzalez | JFEA winner "I think a bunch of it comes from my mom, cause she's always been in multiple leadership roles ... commitment just comes from the love of the game, like I genuinely really and truly love it so of course I'm going to go hard at it"

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