The Sonoma Stompers of the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs will make history by adding two women players to their roster beginning on July 1, per the team's official website.
Kelsie Whitmore, 17, a pitcher/outfielder from Temecula, Calif. and Stacy Piagno, 25, a pitcher/infielder from St. Augustine, Fla.
Congrats to @KelsieWhitmore & Stacy Piagno who have been recruited to play with the @SonomaStompers July 1st! pic.twitter.com/kZimx1jJTG
— WomenBaseballNetwork (@womens_baseball) June 24, 2016
The sponsor of the Stompers? "Godfather" director Francis Ford Coppola's Virginia Dare Winery.