Taryne Mowatt-McKinney is an Assistant Coach for the University of Arizona Softball Team. She played softball collegiately as a pitcher for Arizona from 2005-2008, was a member of 2 National Championship teams in 2006 & 2007, played in 4 Women's College Softball World Series, won 2 ESPYs, and played professionally from 2008-2013. Taryne talks about growing up in Corona, California, how she got into softball, how she became a pitcher, and her pitching coach being Jennie Finch's father, Doug Finch. She details her great career at Corona Santiago High School with over 1,200 strikeouts, her recruiting process, and why she chose Arizona. She discusses playing behind Alicia Hollowell her first 2 seasons, being a Designated Hitter and hitting a home run in the 2006 WCWS, starting her Junior year, and the incredible 2007 WCSW where she pitched every game, broke multiple records, and was the MVP as Arizona won the National Championship. Taryne then talks about winning 2 ESPYs, her Senior year where they were in a bit of a rebuild, her professional career highlights, and how she got into coaching thanks to her younger sister. She describes her time coaching at Cal Baptist, Ole Miss, and getting her dream job as the pitching coach at Arizona where she made the 2019 WCWS this time on the coaching side.
