Over the past five years, the number of girls playing baseball has risen at all levels of the game. More women than ever are rostered for NCAA programs—most notably, Olivia Pichardo, who became the first woman to play for an NCAA Division 1 program.
Kelsie Whitmore’s signing with the Staten Island Ferryhawks made her one of the first women to play men’s professional ball since Tony Stone began her career in 1946.
Right on the heels of wrapping up the largest girl’s baseball tournament in the US, Baseball For All (BFA) and agency Impakt Partners have joined forces to empower young women in the sport with a new campaign.
Concepted and directed by award-winning filmmaker Carrie Stett (First Down and Title IX: 37 Words that Changed America of Accomplice Media, this campaign, titled “A Letter To My Younger Self,” celebrates the dreams of girls in the sport.
“Baseball For All is thrilled to work with Impakt Partners to share the stories of girls who love baseball and the power we have when we defy the naysayers and follow our dreams,” says Justine Siegal, PhD, and founder of Baseball For All. Watch below:
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“I remember how it felt as a kid to want to play but to be left out because I was a girl. As we get older, we start to listen to these societal messages, so this is a reminder to ignore the noise and keep trailblazing,” Whitmore says. “I’m excited to work with Baseball for All and Impakt Partners, who are champions of women’s sports.”
The organization was founded by Justine Siegal, PhD, the first woman to coach professional men’s baseball (Brockton Rox, 2009), and the first female to coach for a MLB Organization (Oakland A’s, 2015, Instructional league).
Featured in hundreds of media outlets including Newsweek, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, MLB.com, and the New York Times, Baseball for All is the definitive resource for media looking for answers and thoughts on girls and women playing the sport.
