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Olivia Pichardo becomes first woman to homer in NY wood bat league
Olivia Pichardo becomes first woman to homer in NY wood bat league
Olivia Pichardo of the @saghbrwhalers made HCBL history yesterday becoming the first female in the HCBL to hit a home run in Game 2 of a doubleheader in Westhampton. pic.twitter.com/TzR6kBwvxp
And this summer, while playing in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League -- a wood bat circuit that's featured future MLB All-Stars like Corbin Burnes and Josiah Gray -- she's produced another first. In the best way possible.
During Game 2 of a doubleheader in Westhampton over the weekend, Pichardo cranked a dinger to deep right field -- the first by a female player in HCBL history.
Her Sag Harbor teammates couldn't hold back their excitement, celebrating like she had just hit a walk-off home run in the World Series.
This was just days after Pichardo pitched in the league's All-Star Game. She's given up zero earned runs in four regular-season appearances this year. Her coach recently told the East Hampton Star she's "one of our better arms out of the bullpen.”
Pretty awesome for a kid from Queens who's routinely been told to give up on the sport she loves. It all seems to just fuel her even more.