When will the first female step onto a major league diamond? Thoughts from a new contributor follow.
Since the passage of Title IX, the number of females participating in intercollegiate sports is now over 207,000. How many of them have ever received a scholarship in baseball? Zero. Until now. At the beginning of this month, a college in Houston, Texas has broken things wide open.
Sarah Hudek, a freshman pitcher at Bossier Parish Community College, is currently the only female college baseball player in the United States and is the first woman to ever receive a baseball scholarship.