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| Full name | Christa Lee Williams | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 8, 1978 Houston, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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Christa Lee Williams-Yates (born February 8, 1978) is an American, former collegiate three-time All-American, two-time Gold Medal winning Olympian, retired three-time pro All-Star, right-handed hitting softball pitcher originally from Houston, Texas. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a gold medal with the American team. Four years later at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she won her second gold medal. Williams-Yates began her college career with the UCLA Bruins in 1997 before transferring to play softball with the Texas Longhorns (1998–99). Joining in its inaugural year, she played three years in the National Pro Fastpitch with the Texas Thunder (2004–06) and still ranks top-10 in career wins, strikeouts, ERA among other records. In 2018, Williams-Yates was named to the USA National Softball Hall of Fame.[1] Currently, Williams-Yates teaches high school softball in Kingwood, Texas.
- ^ "Some of softball's Finest inducted Into National Softball Hall of Fame At 38th Annual Induction Ceremony". Teamusa.org. October 27, 2018. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.