Women in Baseball Week 2022 is coming! Join in July 24-30, 2022 wherever you are, anytime during the week. How? That’s up to you! If you are involved with baseball yourself, post on your favorite social media site using #WomeninBaseballWeek and #WIBW2022 in your posts. If you are part of a team, museum, library, historical society, or other group that have local women who have left their mark on baseball in your region, share their contributions with the world.
About
Women in Baseball Week is an annual, worldwide event recognizing the value, diversity, and cultural significance of women in baseball. Women play a vital role in all aspects of the sport north, south, east and west–-help us celebrate each one! Tournaments, teams, libraries, museums, and individuals will join the International Women’s Baseball Center to recognize women’s contributions to baseball around the globe.
This year’s theme – A Year to Hustle – is dedicated to Shirley “Hustle” Burkovich, a champion, inspiration, and friend to the worldwide baseball community. A Year to Hustle reminds us all to stay active, to follow through on goals, create more opportunities, and make up for recents years of lost time. Let’s work smart, play hard, and dedicate a Year to Hustle.
While recent years have seen more women on the field, behind the plate, and in the broadcast booth, this momentum can only be sustained with everyone’s investment in working together, all around the world. By joining forces and supporting those with similar goals, we create more opportunities, expand youth participation, and encourage a culture that places women at the center of the world’s best sport. This is the week to celebrate those efforts! Share your story and join those worldwide who step up to the sport for a stronger tomorrow.
How you can participate:
- Promote your team and playing opportunities
- Highlight your participation in baseball with a photo or story
- Learn about the history of women in baseball
- Spotlight your organization’s materials that document women in baseball
- Share your local history of women in baseball
Share your events and experiences online! Add #WomeninBaseballWeek and #AYeartoHustle to share your chapter to the story.
2022 Events
Here are a few of the events scheduled for this year’s celebration!
Events throughout the summer will be posted here. If you have a Women in Baseball event to share, contact us at info@womeninbaseballweek.org









The Details:
Saturday, June 4th
9:00am – 4:00pm
Lionel Courchene Park, Surrey
Ages 6-8 & 9-12
2 games each
Skills sessions
Autographs from Team BC & Canada players



Attending an Identification Camp is your first step in representing our beautiful province at Westerns or Nationals. From there, athletes are invited to attend the Provincial Selection Camp, from which teams will be selected in the 14U, 16U, and 21U age categories.
Athletes must attend ONE of the following dates to be considered for the Provincial Camp:
May 26 – Burnaby
May 28 – Kelowna
May 29 – Kamloops
June 1 – Victoria
June 9 – Burnaby
June 15 – Duncan
Head to https://baseball.bc.ca/highperformance for registration and full details.
Baseball For All: Bay Area Girls Baseball Clinic (Livermore, CA, USA) June 18, 2022
Bay Area girls baseball clinic scheduled for Saturday, June 18th for 2 age groups. For more information or to register, visit Girls Baseball Camp.


SABR & IWBC Women in Baseball Conference: Call for Papers Deadline June 27, 2022
This year’s conference theme is “Title IX and Women’s Baseball: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are and Where We’re Headed.” Topics can focus on anniversaries such as: Title IX (50th), Marie Pepe (50th), umpires (Bernice Gera 50th), A League of Their Own (30th), the Colorado Silver Bullets (25th anniversary of final season); or any other ideas related to women’s baseball are welcome for individual oral and poster presentations. Please submit abstracts of approximately 200 words, along with contact information and a short biography, by June 27, 2022, to Leslie Heaphy at Lheaphy@kent.edu.








Since 2015, we’ve welcomed girls from all over the U.S., Canada, Australia, France, and South Korea to compete in this one-of-a-kind tournament—a unique opportunity for girls in baseball to be surrounded by hundreds of others who love the game just as much as they do.
We are proud to provide our players both with state of the facilities and experiences are unique to the BFA Nationals, including:
5 game guarantee (for 12U – 18U)
Exclusive player swag
Opening Ceremonies
Official meet and greets with former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
Over 70% female representation in umpiring crew
In 2022, we will also be adding another age division and are excited to offer even more girls an opportunity to continuing playing:
10U (46/60), 12U (46/60), 12U (50/70), 14U (54/80), 14U (60/90), 16U (60/90), 18U (60/90)
NEW: College Division
Registration is now OPEN for BFA Nationals 2022. All players must register individually.

A schedule for the five-game series and additional event detail will be announced at a later date.




The organizers of the NINE Spring Training Conference are proud to announce the inaugural 9 ONLINE Virtual Baseball Conference. Like our annual spring meeting, this inter-disciplinary conference will feature presentations on a wide range of baseball topics–but conveniently brought to you online. This conference is an opportunity for researchers, especially graduate students, to present and receive feedback on works-in-progress. Registration is $40. Student Registration is $25. For more information visit 9 ONLINE.

Rainbow Sandals AAGPBL and AGB Present: All-American Women’s Baseball Classic Tournament (Sarasota, FL, USA) November 19-22, 2022

Shirley “Hustle” Burkovich
Shirley Burkovich was a former infielder, outfielder and pitcher who played from 1949 -1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She was signed to play at age 16 and was nicknamed “Hustle” for her boundless intensity on the field, as she filled in at every position except catcher. After baseball she worked for Pacific Bell Telephone for 30 years and was an active collaborator in different projects of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Players Association.
For the past 30 years, it would be hard to miss Shirley supporting and advocating for girls and women in baseball at events like the Women’s Baseball World Cup, Baseball For All Nationals. or the Red Sox Women’s Fantasy Camp. She was a founding member of the International Women’s Baseball Center, served as its Treasurer, and was instrumental in bringing countless events and playing opportunities back to Rockford, where she played professionally in 1951.
This year’s theme – A Year to Hustle – is dedicated to Shirley “Hustle” Burkovich, a champion, inspiration, and friend to the worldwide baseball community. A Year to Hustle reminds us all to stay active, to follow through on goals, create more opportunities, and make up for recents years of lost time. Let’s work smart, play hard, and dedicate a Year to Hustle.
More Resources – Celebrate Shirley’s amazing and get inspired to continue her important work by learning from the following recommendations.
Books:
The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary by W. C. Madden (1997) ISBN-13: 978-0786403042
The All-American Girls After the AAGPBL: How Playing Pro Ball Shaped Their Lives by Kat D. Williams (2017) ISBN-13: 978-0786472352
The Sweet Spot Presents Baseball Pioneers: True Stories of Guts and Glory As Told By Pioneering Men and Women of the Game by Jon Leonoudakis, Kelly Holtzclaw (2018) ISBN-13: 978-0998919317
Interviews / Oral Histories:
Grand Valley State University: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Collection: Shirley Burkovich (2009)
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum: Shirley Burkovich – Sports Stories Baseball (2017)
MassHistorical: Panel Discussion: The All-American Girls: Women in Professional Baseball (2018)
Hall of Very Good: Women in Baseball Week Shirley Burkovich (2019)
Coach Baseball Right! Episode 7: Interview with Shirley Burkovich former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (2019)
Tributes / Articles:
Shirley Burkovich Family Celebration of Life (2022)
Films:
A League of Their Own (1992)
The Sweet Spot – A Treasury of Baseball Stories: Episode 6 Maybelle Blair & Shirley Burkovich: Baseball Pioneers from “A League of Their Own” (2016)
A Team of Their Own: The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (2018)
Hardball: The Girls of Summer (2019)
Contact
Women in Baseball Week, developed by Ryan Woodward, is a project of the International Women’s Baseball Center. Contact Ryan at info@womeninbaseballweek.org.