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This from MLB-Mike Axisa:
History was made Friday night. Genevieve Beacom, a 17-year-old left-hander for the Melbourne Aces, made her Australian Baseball League debut and became the first woman to pitch for a professional team in Australia. She pitched around a leadoff error and a walk in a scoreless inning in Melbourne's loss to Adelaide Giants (ADL 7, MEL 1).
"If anyone tries to push you to do something you don't want to do, push you to softball or play a sport that you 'should' be playing, don't listen," Beacom said after the game (video link). "Do what you want to do and just know that if you work hard enough, you can definitely make it somewhere. It's not impossible. You can see it can be done."
Beacom showed an impressive fastball/curveball combination in her one-inning outing, and her mechanics and mannerisms on the mound look positively Jon Lester-ian.
History was made Friday night. Genevieve Beacom, a 17-year-old left-hander for the Melbourne Aces, made her Australian Baseball League debut and became the first woman to pitch for a professional team in Australia. She pitched around a leadoff error and a walk in a scoreless inning in Melbourne's loss to Adelaide Giants (ADL 7, MEL 1).
"If anyone tries to push you to do something you don't want to do, push you to softball or play a sport that you 'should' be playing, don't listen," Beacom said after the game (video link). "Do what you want to do and just know that if you work hard enough, you can definitely make it somewhere. It's not impossible. You can see it can be done."
Beacom showed an impressive fastball/curveball combination in her one-inning outing, and her mechanics and mannerisms on the mound look positively Jon Lester-ian.