HOUSTON (KTRK) -- An American athlete is making history and it's all happening right here in Houston.Professional softball player Monica Abbott is the first woman on a United States sports team to sign a seven-figure contract.The $1 million deal will be spread over the life of a six-year contract with the Houston-based Scrap Yard Dawgs.Abbott won a silver medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and threw the first perfect game in the history of the Olympics.