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How did men’s baseball and women’s fastpitch softball get paired up? Here’s the story of the breakup of men’s and women’s softball, and how high schools, universities and the Olympics brought two disparate diamond sports together—propelling softball's growth.
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In the early ‘70s, girls sued Little League for the right to play baseball. And won. So why didn’t women’s baseball take off? One reason is that baseball excluded women. But women’s athletics leaders didn’t go to bat for baseball, either—a choice that was a hundred years in the making.
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While baseball boxed out women in the early 1900s, another fast-growing sport—softball—welcomed them into a world of elite competition, big crowds and long careers. Featuring Hall of Famer Lorene Ramsey, as well as midcentury AAGPBL baseball players.
What happens when a girl decides she loves baseball instead of softball? What happens if she turns out to be great? The stories of MLB draft pick Carey Schueler and former pro pitcher Ila Borders illustrate the challenges women face when they pursue American’s National Pastime.
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Why do people autocorrect to “softball” when they hear about women playing baseball? What are the consequences of boxing women out of the National Pastime? The first season of Uningrained tackles those questions with a deeply reported look at both baseball and softball that features Hall of Famers,…
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