Jennie Finch in Nashville for Diamonds-Bandits Series

Softball superstar Jennie Finch pitched a complete game shutout on Thursday night, her first day in Nashville for the Diamonds-Bandits series, a four-game series that ends on Sunday.

Finch before pitching in the Bandits-Diamonds game

Finch is of course perhaps the most famous softball player in the world. She's been a member of the USA National Team since 2003 and has become the face of women's pro and amateur softball in the US.

Finch, 30, is a fierce competitor and a charismatic spokesperson for softball and women's athletics.

Originally from So Cal, Finch's family means everything to her. She is married to MLB pitcher Casey Daigle (Astros) and has a two-year-old son. Her parents and two older brothers are very special to her as well.

"I owe everything I am and everything I have to my family," writes Finch on the USA website. "I am, and will forever be, grateful for their love and support."

The Bandits interim coach says that what makes Finch so special is her spirit.

"I think what separates her is her spirit," said Mike Steuerwald, "It's amazing to see her do so much to promote softball, even while having a family and everything."

This week was packed for Finch. She was in Anaheim for the All-Star Celebrity Classic, part of the MLB All-Star week, then flew to Nashville on Thursday morning, and pitched a complete game win Thursday night.

Tennessee Diamonds Softball

Monica Abbott speaks to some fans before a game

Nashville's newest pro sports team is the Tennessee Diamonds, the women's pro fastpitch softball team.

The Diamonds are one of four teams in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) women's softball league.

There are four teams this year in the NPF: USSSA Pride (based in Florida); Chicago Bandits; Akron Racers; and the Tennessee Diamonds.

The League was founded in 1997 and has made a resurgent comeback as of late. The league used to have six teams.

The league definitely boasts the top women's softball players in the nation and the world, most of them recent college grads who play in the summer and often coach during the school year.

The Diamonds have two former Tennessee stars- pitcher Monica Abbott and catcher Shannon Doepking, both former UT college stars.

Abbott is one of the greatest college softball pitchers of all time. She is originally from Salinas, California, in Monterey County on the Pacific Ocean.

The Diamonds roster and every NPF squad is full of softball stars, most of them from NCAA powerhouse programs across the nation.

The Diamonds have players from coast to coast and from virtually every major NCAA conference- the SEC, ACC, Big 12, PAC-10 and more.