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Hannah Flippen (Softball, USA)
Hannah Flippen attended Utah from 2014 to 2017, starring on the Utes’ softball team. She was the Pac-12 Player of the Year twice in a row in 2016 and 2017 and ranks first all-time for Utah in batting average (.392), hits (263) and runs (197).
The infielder will be a replacement player on the 2020 Olympic squad as softball returns to the Summer Games for the first time since 2008.
Flippen has represented the USA four times: 2018 USA Softball International Cup (bronze medalist); 2017 Pan American Championship (gold medalist); 2017 World Cup of Softball (silver medalist); and 2016 World Cup of Softball.
University of Utah player Anissa Urtez swings at a pitch during a game against Brigham Young University at Miller Park in Provo on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. BYU defeated Utah 4-3.