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5'
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Class
Senior
Hometown
Pueblo,
Colorado
Last School
Pueblo West High School
Roster Years
2007-2010
Career Summaries
One of the best pitchers in BYU softball history, Christie Zinanti's name is all over the BYU pitching records. She broke many records during her time as a Cougar. Zinanti was a consistent all-MWC player. In 2009, she won MWC Pitcher of the Year. She has one solo no-hitter and one combined no-hitter to her name, both coming in 2009. Check out the season summaries tab for more information.
Personal
- Parents are Bob and Debbie Zinanti
- Attended Pueblo West High School
- Also lettered in basketball three years and golf two years
- Mentioned in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd in Jan. 2005
- Sports hero is Derek Jeter
- Has one brother
Before BYU
- Back-to-back State Champion in 2004-2005 at Pueblo West HS
- Named State Tournament MVP both years
- 2004 all-Colorado Pitcher of the Year and 4A Player of the Year
- 2005 all-Colorado and 4A Pitcher of the Year
- Four-time first-team all-conference
- Three-time first-team all-state
- All-state honorable mention freshman year
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2007
- Became just the second pitcher in program history to record a 20-win season
- Recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts against University of Utah on April 27
- Second in the MWC with 20 total wins
- First in the MWC with 10 wins in league-play
- Named to MWC All-Conference Team
- Two-time Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week for the weeks of April 17 and May 1
Sophmore Year
2008
- Was a significant contributor to a BYU pitching staff that held a 2.20 ERA and kept opponents to a .187 batting average
- Made 31 appearances, starting in 21 games tossing 8 complete games a 2 shutouts
- Held an 11-8 record in 117 innings pitched with a 3.53 ERA
- Struck out a season-high 11 batters against Drake on Feb. 29
Junior Year
2009
- MWC Pitcher of the Year
- Ranks 44th in the nation for ERA
- Threw the first half of a combined no-hitter against then No. 21 Fresno State on March 5, striking out seven in five innings
- Struck out a career-best 11 batters on three different occasions against the University of Kansas on Feb. 20, North Dakota on March 28 and the UNLV Rebels on April 17
- Threw 10 innings aainst Ball State in the Cougars' 5-4 victory
- Threw a complete game no hitter March 28 against North Dakota
- Named MWC Pitcher of the Week twice
- Set a personal single-season best with 207 strikeouts
- All-MWC selection
- Ranks in the No. 1 position in BYU all-time wins, strikeouts and innings pitched
- Recorded her second 20+ win season with 21, with only three others sharing that achievement in BYU all-time history
Senior Year
2010
- Played in 27 games, starting 19
- Finished as the second winningest pitcher in BYU history with 63 wins
- Also finished second in BYU history with 524 strikeouts
- Has pitched the most innings in school history at 572.2
- Was second in the MWC in opposing batting average (.217) and fifth in the MWC in strikeouts (91)
- Pitched 7 innings with 7 strikeouts, 6 walks, 1 hit and 1 earned run in a win over New Mexico (5/1) on Senior Day
- In game one of a doubleheader against Idaho State (4/27), pitched 6 innings, struck out 8, walked 5 and gave up 3 hits and no runs in the win
- Pitched a complete-game win with 2 earned runs, 6 hits and 7 strikeouts against Cal Poly (2/26)
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year