Olivia Pichardo Becomes First Woman To Play a Division I Baseball Game

Olivia Pichardo, a freshman pinch hitter at Brown University, wrote her name into the collegiate sports history books when she became the first woman to play in an NCAA Division I baseball game.

Pichardo, who is of Dominican descent, stepped up to the plate at the bottom of the ninth inning during a game against Bryant University. Although she grounded out to first base, Pichardo said she was glad to connect with the ball on her first at-bat. Read More