team. Junior Once again, Abbott was chosen as a first-team Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American as well as a first-team All-South Region choice. She led UT to the WCWS and was chosen as WCWS All-Tournament. Abbott's 531 strikeouts made an unprecedented third year in a row of over 500. Senior Abbott struck out an NCAA Single Season current Record of 724 batters. She had 23 no-hitters and six perfect games and was named the 2007 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year and the Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year award for Team Sports athletes. She also was the 2007 Honda Award Winner. She guided UT to its first SEC title and a berth in the CWS championship, where they lost to top-ranked Arizona in the best-of-three series final. Once again she was named to the all-tournament team. Legacy Abbott set career and single season NCAA records her senior season with 189 victories, 2,440 strikeouts, 112 shutouts, 253 appearances and 1,448.0 innings pitched. She set a Single Season Record in Strikeouts of 724. Abbott was the first pitcher in NCAA Division I history to record 500 strikeouts in all four years of her collegiate career. She was inducted in the Tennessee Athletics hall of fame. She was Tennessee's first softball All-American in school history and was named to the All-Women's College World Series team three times. US National Team Abbott enjoyed tremendous success internationally between 2005 and 2010. She led Team USA to four World Cup of Softball championships, three Canada Cup titles, and gold medals at both the 2006 and 2010 ISF Women's World Championships. Abbott pitched the United States to a gold medal at the 2007 Pan Am Games in Rio. Abbott stepped down from the US Softball National Team in 2010 but returned in 2018 where she helped the USA win another World Championship. She was also a member of the team that won the 2018, 2019 USA Softball International Cup, 2018 & 2019 Japan Cup and 2019 Pan Am Games. 2008 Olympics Abbott was selected for the final 15-person Olympic squad as one of three pitchers. On August 11, 2008, Abbott made her Olympic debut for Team USA, pitching the final inning against Venezuela. Abbott then pitched a 5 inning perfect game, striking out 8, as Team USA defeated the Netherlands 8–0. This was the first perfect game pitched in the Olympics. In pool play, Abbott pitched