Grabbed this from her bio when she coached at VT. A 2008 graduate of Virginia Tech, Tincher led the Hokies to their first College World Series appearance in 2008 and was a recipient of the Lowe’s Senior Class award. She was twice named a first-team All-American and won college softball’s top honor as national player of the year in 2008. During her senior season, she recorded a no-hitter against the USA Olympic Softball team, which ended Team USA’s 185-game pre-Olympic win streak. She was also a three-time Academic All-American and winner of a NCAA Top VIII post-graduate scholarship after graduating with a 3.84 GPA in finance from the prestigious Pamplin School of Business. She was a 2008 finalist for the ESPY award honoring the College Female Athlete of the Year and one of five finalists for the Honda-Broderick Cup, which is awarded to the NCAA’s top female athlete. She won a gold medal at the 2006 World University Games in Taiwan. While pitching for the orange and maroon, the Eagle Rock, Virginia, native went 123-35 over four years with a 0.78 ERA and 2,149 strikeouts - the third most in NCAA history of softball at any level. She is one of only two players in NCAA history to record 600 or more strikeouts in two different seasons and she led the nation in ERA her junior and senior years. Tincher also led the nation in strikeouts her final year and tossed 14 solo no-hitters, including two perfect games, in NCAA competition while compiling 120 double-digit strikeout games for her career, including 42 of 16 or more. ** Edited by VT_AD at 2/27/2025, 3:22:31 PM