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Arendsen, a native of Holland, Mich., was a gold medalist at the 1979 Pan American Games and a silver medalist at the 1983 Pan Am Games. She was a pitcher on the Pioneer team that won the 1979 AIAW/ASA Women's College World Series. During her career at TWU, she received two of her three Broderick Awards as the nation's top collegiate softball player. In addition, she was a two-time AIAW All-American. Arendsen's 15-year career with the Raybestos Brakettes included three world and nine national titles. She struck out 4,038, including baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson in an exhibition contest after the 1981 Olympic Festival in Syracuse on national television network ABC where she blew 15 pitches by him. The 1980 California State-Chico graduate was a member of the National Team Selection Committee for the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Softball Teams. Arendsen held coaching  positions at Yale, Mississippi State and Oregon (2002-09) and currently works as a financial advisor in Eugene, Oregon.