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The new women’s pro leagues in baseball and fastpitch softball are both fun, both promising—but also very different. The WPBL is a bat signal to prospective players that women’s baseball exists, while the AUSL aims to propel softball to the big time.
Featuring Amira Hondras, Meggie Meidlinger, Sabrina Robinson and Justine Siegal from the Women's Pro Baseball League, and Cheri Kempf and Morgan Zerkle from the Athletes Unlimited Softball League.
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