by admin | May 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Olivia Taylor made one of the best plays anybody has seen on any level of sport in recent memory, and you know it because you couldn’t miss it this past weekend. Taylor, a senior center fielder for Bear River High School in Utah, made a full-extension leap over...
by admin | May 21, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Someone on Capitol Hill, please explain why the dystopian, reform-resistant NCAA should get one more dime or tax favor from an American electorate that is more than half female. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has remarked that we need to recognize the NCAA “for the civil...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
A Black softball player was forced to cut her hair to remove hair beads in order to keep playing in a high school game in Durham, North Carolina, last month. Two high school umpires approached Nicole Pyles and her Hillside High School coaches in the second...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Before she faced Maya Brady in the close-knit California softball circuit, Delanie Wisz knew plenty about the talented prospect. Brady was going to UCLA, where she committed as a freshman at Oaks Christian. She was also Tom Brady’s niece. She must be really good, Wisz...
by admin | Apr 18, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to pitcher Hope Trautwein of the University of North Texas who pitched a perfect game in softball. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the Houston security guard who racially profiled NWSL soccer star Sarah...
by admin | Apr 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It’s a rare feat in baseball or softball to pitch a “perfect game.” That happens when no opponent reaches base — not by a hit, or a fielding error, or a walk. But pitcher Hope Trautwein of the University of North Texas made history on Sunday by...
by admin | Apr 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It is the dream of every pitcher. All the opposing batters retired in order. A perfect game. But is a perfect game really perfect? After all, a few players will have gotten at least some bat on the ball, even if it was just a pop-up or a groundout. Read...
by admin | Apr 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
She didn’t know all she’d done, at least at first. Sure, Hope Trautwein knew she’d had a good day in the pitcher’s circle. A very good day. She’d been throwing darts all afternoon for her college softball team, the “Mean Green” of the University of North Texas,...
by admin | Mar 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Tom Brady’s social media has been more active since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback won his seventh Super Bowl last month. Over the weekend, he used his Twitter account to hype his niece, Maya Brady, a slugging redshirt freshman on the UCLA Bruins...
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