Vicky Galindo

Vicky Galindo
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamWest Valley
ConferenceCoast
Biographical details
Born (1983-12-22) December 22, 1983 (age 40)
Union City, California
Playing career
2002West Valley
2003–2005California
2005–2007Chicago Bandits
2009–2013Chicago Bandits
Position(s)Third base, second base
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006California (undergrad. asst.)
2007–2009San Jose State (asst.)
2010–presentWest Valley
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team competition

Victoria Noel Galindo-Piatt (born December 22, 1983), commonly known as Vicky Galindo, is an American, former collegiate All-American, medal-winning Olympian, three-time professional All-Star, softball player and current head coach at West Valley College.[1][2][3][4][5] An infielder at second and third, Galindo played college softball at West Valley and later for California in the Pac-12 Conference, helping them to back-to-back national runner-up finishes at the 2003 and 2004 Women's College World Series.[6][7][8] She was drafted to the Chicago Bandits of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) winning two championships. She also played for the United States women's national softball team, winning a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9][10]

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  2. ^ "2005 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  3. ^ "2012 AWARD WINNERS" (PDF). Profastpitch.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "2013 AWARD WINNERS" (PDF). Profastpitch.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Vicky Piatt". Westvalley.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  6. ^ "2020 Golden Bears California Record Book" (PDF). Calbears.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  7. ^ "California WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  8. ^ "California WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  9. ^ "2008 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  10. ^ "Victoria Galindo". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved 2021-03-03.