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Women in Baseball Week 2024 was a blast! Mark your calendar for WIBW2025, July 20-26 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 #WIBW2025 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.

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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 – #ReadBaseball – celebrates the books, writers, and libraries that record, preserve, and honor our history.

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
  • Encourage your local library or bookstore to participate
  • Spotlight your organization’s materials that document women in baseball
  • Share your local history of women in baseball
  • Grab a t-shirt from our friends at Bonfire

Share your events and experiences online! Add #WomeninBaseballWeek and #ReadBaseball to share your chapter to the story.

2025 Events

Here are a few of the events scheduled for this year’s celebration!

Events throughout the year will be posted here. If you have a Women in Baseball event to share, contact us at info@womeninbaseballweek.org


2025

 

East Tennessee Historical Society: Home Runs & Home Teams: A History of the National Pastime in Tennessee (Knoxville, TN, USA) March – September, 2025

Home Runs & Home Teams provides an overview of the national pastime as it has played out in the Volunteer State. For every story included in the exhibition, there are hundreds more–from players to pennants, from bat makers to bat boys–that could have been shared. So as you “round the bases,” think about your connections to the game, your ties to the past. What does baseball mean to you and to your community? What baseball stories should libraries and museums preserve to share with future Tennesseans?
Let’s play ball! More info at Home Runs & Home Teams.


BaseballBiz On Deck: Womens Baseball Heritage Trail with Ryan Woodward of IWBC (Online) April, 2025

If you build it they will . . . find it on the Women’s Baseball Heritage Trail. Baseball History on your road trips – Ryan Woodward shares some of the stories and women of this iconic trail website. Listen at BaseballBizOnDeck.


Worcester Public Library: Chasing A Dream – The Story of Girls & Women in Baseball (Worcester, MA, USA) April, 2025

The traveling exhibit, called ‘Chasing a Dream – the Story of Girls and Women in Baseball’ is now available to view at the Worcester Public Library until April 30. With artifacts dating back to 1859, WooSox President Dr. Charles Steinberg said the exhibit is an important reminder of the ways in which women contributed to the game’s storied history.

Among the items included in the exhibit, there are items used in the film ‘A League of Their Own’, historic photos, and more recent mementos from the U.S. Women’s National Baseball Team founded in 2004.

The exhibit is a partnership between the WooSox, United Way of Central Massachusetts and the Worcester Public Library Foundation. More information at Chasing A Dream


Baseball Australia: 2025 Women’s Baseball Championship (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) April 13 – 19, 2025

Two of the most coveted titles in Australian baseball is up for grabs in April, 2025. From April 13-19, six open women’s teams (16+) and five youth women’s sides (U16) from across the country will compete in Melbourne. For schedules, stats, and broadcast links, visit 2025 AWC


Baseball Australia: 2025 Youth Women’s Baseball Championship (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) April 15 – 19, 2025

Two of the most coveted titles in Australian baseball is up for grabs in April, 2025. From April 13-19, six open women’s teams (16+) and five youth women’s sides (U16) from across the country will compete in Melbourne. For schedules, stats, and broadcast links, visit 2025 AWC


SABR Clyde Sukeforth Chapter: Meeting with Lynn Ames (Online) April 21, 2025

Lynn’s Book: Out at the Plate: The Dot Wilkinson Story

It’s not simply that Dot is one of the most decorated women’s softball players, bowlers, and athletes of all time and the only living original player from the three-time-world-champion PBSW Phoenix Ramblers softball team (1933–1965). Nor is it the length of her time here on Earth—a century and counting—although any of these things by themselves would be impressive.

Register on Zoom.


MLB Grit: Girls ID Tour 2025 (Washington, DC, USA) April 27, 2025

Major League Baseball and USA Baseball will host five stops on the 2025 MLB Grit: Girls ID Tour. Each MLB Grit event is a one-day workout for female baseball players that serves as an opportunity for MLB and USA Baseball staff to identify talent for elite girls baseball development events throughout the year. There is no cost to participate.

For more information or to register, visit MLB Grit.


South Bend Cubs: All-American Girls Professional Baseball Day (South Bend, IN, USA) April 27, 2025

Join us April 27th for All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Night at Four Winds Field! The South Bend Cubs will wear special jerseys that honor the legacy of the South Bend Blue Sox. Presented By The History Museum
For tickets, visit: https://bit.ly/4hIjBj7

Vicksburg District Library: My Heroines Didn’t Wear Capes, They Wore Baseball Uniforms (Vicksburg, MI, USA) May 2-29, 2025
 

Remember the movie-A League Of Their Own; honored the female baseball players from the All American Girls Professional Baseball League? A very rare public display, of baseball memorabilia from that league, will be at the Vicksburg District Library from May 2 – 29.

Display includes artifacts such as: Game used bat from 1954, three finger baseball gloves from 1950’s, baseball programs, numerous autographed items, etc. Educational in nature, a delight for ANY baseball fan. The first time this collection is on public display. Click here for more info. 


Sutter County Museum: ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues (Yuba City, CA, USA) February 8  – May 4, 2025
 
Developed in collaboration with the National Museum of American History, the ¡Pleibol! exhibit examines how generations of Latinos/as have helped make the game what it is today. From youth and community teams to the Major League, the exhibition reveals how baseball brings people together regardless of race, class, or gender. These inspirational baseball stories reflect larger themes in American history that connect us all, on and off the diamond. For details, visit Pleibol

See Her Be Her: Screening Event (Washington, DC, USA) May 3, 2025
 
The 2025 12-city SEE HER BE HER Tour will coincide with the Major League Baseball season, kicking off in February when pitchers and catchers report, and concluding in the fall, when a World Series champion is crowned. Each tour stop will include a screening followed by a Q&A with a panel of women baseball experts and book signing of Grassroots Baseball’s companion book, “See Her Be Her.” Proceeds from ticket and book sales will benefit Little League International’s “Girls with Game” program to increase opportunities for girls in baseball. All students, eight years of age and older, will be admitted free of charge. Visit See Her Be Her for details. 

The Ohio Village Diamonds: Game vs. Local Club Sheridan Youth Softball (Glenford, OH, USA) May 4, 2025
Sunday May 4th 2:00 p.m. vs Local Club Sheridan Youth Softball at Lions Club Park 108 Pearl Street Glenford Ohio 43739. For more information, visit The Ohio Village Diamonds on Facebook

See Her Be Her: Screening Event (New York, NY, USA) May 4, 2025
 
The 2025 12-city SEE HER BE HER Tour will coincide with the Major League Baseball season, kicking off in February when pitchers and catchers report, and concluding in the fall, when a World Series champion is crowned. Each tour stop will include a screening followed by a Q&A with a panel of women baseball experts and book signing of Grassroots Baseball’s companion book, “See Her Be Her.” Proceeds from ticket and book sales will benefit Little League International’s “Girls with Game” program to increase opportunities for girls in baseball. All students, eight years of age and older, will be admitted free of charge. Visit See Her Be Her for details. 

Hubert V. Simmons Museum of Negro Leagues Baseball: Ladies of the Negro League Presentation (Owing Mills, MD, USA) May 7, 2025
This week-long celebration will feature a variety of events all aimed at commemorating the history of Negro Leagues Baseball. The schedule also includes a spotlight on women in the Negro Leagues, a special Joe Gans exhibit, Discovery Theater’s “Black Diamond” play, and a gathering with former Orioles players. For more information, visit SMNLB

Women’s Pro Baseball League: Tryouts Registration Deadline (Online) May 7, 2025
Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) tryouts will be held in July and August of 2025. To be eligible for an invitation to a WPBL tryout, please complete and submit this form by May 7, 2025 at 11:59pm ET, even if you have filled out a prior WPBL form.

Womanspace: Bloomfest 2025: A Spring Artisan Market (Rockford, IL, USA) May 10, 2025
 

Saturday, May 10, 2025, 10:00 am–4:00 pm, on the Womanspace Campus

Bloomfest is an artisan market full of locally-made goods and includes a plant sale, kids’ crafts & activities, food & beverage trucks, live music, and community art projects. SPoRT Makeup and Apparel will be on hand with exciting new products and your favorite Rockford Peaches gear. For details, visit Bloomfest.


Baseball Heritage Museum: Have a Catch with Mom at League Park on Mother’s Day (Cleveland, OH, USA) May 11, 2025
 

Stop by the Baseball Heritage Museum before your take mom out for the rest of her day and “Have a Catch” on Cleveland’s historic League Park! Donuts and juice will be available while supplies last. While we encourage you to bring your own baseballs and gloves, we will have limited quantities of each available if you need them.

Moms and kids under 9 free.

Donation does not include admission into museum, however admission to the museum is always free for members. If you aren’t already a member, please consider joining. More at BHM.


Fort Wayne Tincaps: Fort Wayne Daisies Night (Ft. Wayne, IN, USA) May 17, 2025

The TinCaps are hosting a tribute night to the Daisies on Saturday, May 17 (6:35 p.m.) as the TinCaps play the West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers affiliate). The TinCaps will be wearing special Daisies-themed jerseys and hats for this game. During the evening, fans also can expect to see former players from the Daisies and other All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) teams in attendance. Family and friends of AAGPBL alumni from other teams are also invited to reach out to the TinCaps. For more information and tickets visit TinCaps.


The Ohio Village Diamonds: Game vs. Gahanna Bananas (Gahanna, OH, USA) May 17, 2025
Saturday May 17th 10:00 a.m. vs Gahanna Bananas (doubleheader with The Ohio Village Muffins at Jefferson Elementary 136 Carpenter Road Gahanna Ohio 43230. For more information, visit The Ohio Village Diamonds on Facebook

Midway Village Museum: Rockford Peaches Playdate (Rockford, IL, USA) May 24, 2025
 

Game Location: Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road, Rockford, IL
Bring your family to Midway Village on Saturday, May 24. Gates open at 10:00 am (1:00 pm game time). Admission includes entrance to the Victorian Village and the Museum Center, where you can also see the Rockford Peaches exhibit. Families are encouraged to dress up like the 1940’s too! Light concessions will be available, as well as Peaches merchandise. We have bleachers, but lawn chairs are welcome!

Tickets and more info at Peaches Playdate.


Eastern Women’s Baseball Conference: Diamond Classic (Purcellville, VA, USA) May 24-25, 2025

As the nation’s longest running adult women’s baseball tournament, the Diamond Classic has come to represent all that athletics should-skill, dedication, sportsmanship, and fun.

This year’s tournament’s highlights:

May 24th – May 26th 2025
Purcellville, Virginia
Fireman’s Field
Franklin Park Fields
We invite anyone to come check out some of the best women’s baseball in the country. Schedule coming soon. Teams scheduled to compete this year: 4-game guarantee-medal games to be played Monday. Visit Diamond Classic for details.


The Ohio Village Diamonds: Game vs. Local Club (Westerville, OH, USA) May 25, 2025
Sunday May 25th 6:00 p.m. vs Local Club at Westerville Field of Heroes 325 North Cleveland Avenue Westerville Ohio 43082. For more information, visit The Ohio Village Diamonds on Facebook

“Maria Pepe Little League Baseball® Legacy Series: A Girls with Game Experience” (Williamsport, PA, USA) June 6 – 8, 2025
 

The weekend-long event will once kick off with an opening evaluation clinic on Friday, June 6, and following the clinic, the 96 registered players will be divided into eight teams for the weekend’s event. Teams will play a minimum of three games each over the course of the weekend, with games being held in both Howard J. Lamade and Volunteer Stadiums.

More details at Maria Pepe Series.


AAGPBL: Emmy Dedication and Film Screening: Field of Dreams (Pleasant Prairie, WI, USA) June 7, 2025
 

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4:00 PM Doors open
4:15 PM Autograph signing by AAGPBL Players Jeneane Lesko,
Mary Moore & Dolly Ozburn
4:45 PM Remarks from AAGPBL Players Jeneane Lesko, Mary
Moore & Dolly Ozburn, and Uniquely Wisconsin
producer, Regan Ernst
5:15 PM Documentary screening
5:30 PM Museum tour
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More details at AAGPBL Dedication.


See Her Be Her: Screening Event (Philadelphia, PA, USA) June 8, 2025
 
The 2025 12-city SEE HER BE HER Tour will coincide with the Major League Baseball season, kicking off in February when pitchers and catchers report, and concluding in the fall, when a World Series champion is crowned. Each tour stop will include a screening followed by a Q&A with a panel of women baseball experts and book signing of Grassroots Baseball’s companion book, “See Her Be Her.” Proceeds from ticket and book sales will benefit Little League International’s “Girls with Game” program to increase opportunities for girls in baseball. All students, eight years of age and older, will be admitted free of charge. Visit See Her Be Her for details. 

Pawtucket Slaterettes: Slaterettes Classic (Pawtucket, RI, USA) June 14 – 15, 2025
 

Come celebrate over 50 years of the oldest all girls and women’s baseball league in the U.S. – the Pawtucket Slaterettes. This New England summer tournament is being held in the beautiful state of Rhode Island. Registration and more information available at Slaterettes.


Baseball Heritage Museum: Leslie Heaphy (Cleveland, OH, USA) June 21, 2025
 

With Paid admission to the Baseball Heritage Museum: Join us for a presentation by noted historian, author, and professor Leslie Heaphy on Eugene Bremer and the pitching staff of the 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes.

These presentations are always free for museum members. If you aren’t already a member, please consider joining. More at BHM.


SABR: 53rd Annual Convention (Irving, TX, USA) June 25  – 29, 2025
 

Join us in Texas this summer for SABR’s 53rd annual convention on June 25-29, 2025, at the Westin DFW Airport hotel! Conference and hotel registration for SABR 53 is now available below. Click here for complete details on SABR 53 Early-Bird Registration and optional sessions.

The annual SABR convention, which is open to all baseball fans, includes top featured speakers from around the baseball world — front office executives, players, managers, scouts, journalists, historians, and analysts — innovative panel discussions, groundbreaking research presentations, ballgames, the SABR Trivia Contest, and most of all, the opportunity to make and renew baseball friendships over the course of this exciting and memorable event.


Ontario Mega Girls Baseball: 2025 OMG Baseball Tournament (Etobicoke, ON, Canada) June 27  – 29, 2025
 
Join us for Ontario’s ONLY All-Girls Exhibition Baseball Tournament. Register as a team, partial team, or individual.

Join us June 27-29 for an unforgettable experience of camaraderie, spirited competition and fun! OMG is open to all girls regardless of ability or team affiliation.
⚾️ 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U age divisions
⚾️ 3-game Guarantee!
⚾️ Evening BBQ
⚾️ Swag, giveaways, prizes, and more!
Registration is quick and easy.
For more info, visit rybl.com/mega.


Old Fort Baseball Co.: Vintage Baseball Showcase (Fort Wayne, IN, USA) June 28, 2025
 
The Indianapolis Blues and the Hillsdale People will face off in the 2nd Annual Vintage Baseball Showcase hosted by Old Fort Baseball Co. Played using 1864 rules, this one-of-a kind event that will showcase vintage style uniforms, period authentic equipment to allow the fans to step back in time to see how America’s Game began.
 
The Vintage Baseball Showcase will take place on June 28, 2025 at 2 PM at Lawton Park in downtown Fort Wayne. This is a free event and is open to the public. It’s a family friendly event, complete with food vendors, giveaways and activities for all fans of all ages.
 

Baseball Australia: 2025 Australian Little League Girls Division (Redcliffe, QLD, Australia) July 8 – 12, 2025
The Australian Little League Girls Division Championship returns for 2025 at Redcliffe, Queensland. For stats, schedules, and more information, visit ALLGD.

The Ohio Village Diamonds: Game vs. Local Club (Mechanicsburg, OH, USA) July 12, 2025
Saturday July 12th 3:00 p.m. vs Mechanicsburg (doubleheader with Muffins) Goshen Memorial Park South Parkview Road Mechanicsburg Ohio 43044. For more information, visit The Ohio Village Diamonds on Facebook

The Ohio Village Diamonds: Game vs. Indianapolis Blues (West Lafayette, IN, USA) July 19, 2025
Saturday July 19th 1:30 p.m. vs Indianapolis Blues at Prophetstown State Park West Lafayette Indiana 47906. For more information, visit The Ohio Village Diamonds on Facebook

The Ohio Village Diamonds: Game vs. Brewmasters and Deep River Grinders (Hobart, IN, USA) July 20, 2025
Sunday July 20th 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. vs Brewmasters and Deep River Grinders, 9410 Old Lincoln Highway Hobart Indiana 46342. For more information, visit The Ohio Village Diamonds on Facebook

Baseball For All: Nationals 2025 (Sparks, NV, USA) July 21 – 25, 2025
 

We are proud to be hosting the 10th annual BFA Nationals, the largest girls’ baseball tournament in the United States, at Golden Eagle Sports Complex in Sparks, Nevada—just outside of Reno.

We are excited to provide our players and teams with premier facilities and experiences that are unique to the BFA Nationals, including:

5-game guarantee*
Exclusive player swag
Medals for top three teams in each division
Opening Ceremonies
Exclusive access off-field events
Strong female representation in umpiring crew
Even more exciting events to be announced
This year, we are thrilled to offer the following divisions for teams to enter:

More details to come. Games and Opening Ceremonies will take place on July 21, 2025.

Registration not yet open. This is a stay-to-play event. Please email girlsbaseball@baseballforall.com for more information.


Springfield Lucky Horseshoes: 2025 Women’s Baseball Camp (Springfield, IL, USA) July 26, 2025
 

The Springfield Lucky Horseshoes are excited to be hosting its first Women’s Baseball Camp to benefit Wooden it Be Lovely on Saturday, July 26th. The camp will be from 10am-1pm and your registration will include a camp t-shirt, complimentary lunch, certificate, and a ticket to the ‘Shoes game on Saturday, July 26th. More info here


The Ohio Village Diamonds: Club Match (Columbus, OH, USA) July 27, 2025
Sunday July 27th 2:00 p.m. Club Match at Thompson Park 4250 Woodbridge Road Columbus Ohio 43220. For more information, visit The Ohio Village Diamonds on Facebook

See Her Be Her: Screening Event (Boston, MA, USA) July 29, 2025
 
The 2025 12-city SEE HER BE HER Tour will coincide with the Major League Baseball season, kicking off in February when pitchers and catchers report, and concluding in the fall, when a World Series champion is crowned. Each tour stop will include a screening followed by a Q&A with a panel of women baseball experts and book signing of Grassroots Baseball’s companion book, “See Her Be Her.” Proceeds from ticket and book sales will benefit Little League International’s “Girls with Game” program to increase opportunities for girls in baseball. All students, eight years of age and older, will be admitted free of charge. Visit See Her Be Her for details. 

AAGPBL Players Association: Reunion (Durham, NC, USA) July 31 – August 3, 2025
 

The 2025 Reunion is happening in Durham, NC on Thursday July 31st – Sunday August 3rd, 2025. Players and Associate Members will be enjoying everything from the PNC Triangle Club at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, touring USA Baseball, along with watching the AGB (American Girls Baseball) Classic, autograph sessions and more!

Become an Associate Member and join the reunion fun year after year! It’s easy to join right from the website.

For 2025 reunion questions/inquiries please email reunion committee chair and AAGPBL Board President: Rick Chapman through the contact page.


SABR: 25th Annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference (Louisville, KY, USA) August 7 – 9, 2025
 

Save the date! SABR’s 25th annual Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference will be held on Thursday, August 7 to Saturday, August 9, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky.

All baseball fans are welcome to attend. Registration information will be available at SABR.org/malloy in early 2025.


Chesapeake Girls Baseball: Skylar Kaplan Pioneer Series (Pasadena, MD, USA) August 8 – 10, 2025
 
Register now for the 3rd Annual Skylar Kaplan Pioneer Series Tournament. More details at Chesapeake Girls Baseball

The Ohio Village Diamonds: UA park staff and OHC staff  (Columbus, OH, USA) August 9, 2025
August 9th 2:00 p.m. UA park staff and OHC staff at Thompson Park 4250 Woodbridge Road Columbus Ohio 43220 (field North of tennis courts). For more information, visit The Ohio Village Diamonds on Facebook

WBSC Europe: Women’s European Championship (Hluboká, Hluboká, Czech Republic) August 14 – 17, 2025
 
The Women’s Baseball European Championship 2025 will take place in Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czech Republic, from August 14th to August 17th, 2025. The WBSC Europe Executive Board accepted the bid placed to host the event. Stay tuned for more information at WBSC Europe.

The Ohio Village Diamonds: Ohio Cup  (Columbus, OH, USA) August 29 – 31, 2025
OHIO CUP
Friday August 29th through Sunday August 31st at Thompson Park 4250 Woodbridge Road Columbus Ohio 43220. For more information, visit The Ohio Village Diamonds on Facebook

New York Girls Baseball: NYGB Regional Tournament (Yaphank, NY, USA) August 31 – September 1, 2026
 
The NYGB Regional tournament brings together teams from across the East Coast and Canada to celebrate our love for the game of baseball, and to remember the sacrifices that girls and women before us have made to open up the sport of baseball to girls.

Lasorda Legacy Park, 350 Sills Rd. #101, Yaphank, NY 11980 (Long Island). The cost per team is $1100. For more information, visit NYGB.


See Her Be Her: Screening Event (Chicago, IL, USA) September 6, 2025
 
The 2025 12-city SEE HER BE HER Tour will coincide with the Major League Baseball season, kicking off in February when pitchers and catchers report, and concluding in the fall, when a World Series champion is crowned. Each tour stop will include a screening followed by a Q&A with a panel of women baseball experts and book signing of Grassroots Baseball’s companion book, “See Her Be Her.” Proceeds from ticket and book sales will benefit Little League International’s “Girls with Game” program to increase opportunities for girls in baseball. All students, eight years of age and older, will be admitted free of charge. Visit See Her Be Her for details. 

See Her Be Her: Screening Event (Austin, TX, USA) September 13, 2025
 
The 2025 12-city SEE HER BE HER Tour will coincide with the Major League Baseball season, kicking off in February when pitchers and catchers report, and concluding in the fall, when a World Series champion is crowned. Each tour stop will include a screening followed by a Q&A with a panel of women baseball experts and book signing of Grassroots Baseball’s companion book, “See Her Be Her.” Proceeds from ticket and book sales will benefit Little League International’s “Girls with Game” program to increase opportunities for girls in baseball. All students, eight years of age and older, will be admitted free of charge. Visit See Her Be Her for details. 
 

National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture: ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues (Chicago, IL, USA) September 6, 2025 – March 15, 2026
 
Developed in collaboration with the National Museum of American History, the ¡Pleibol! exhibit examines how generations of Latinos/as have helped make the game what it is today. From youth and community teams to the Major League, the exhibition reveals how baseball brings people together regardless of race, class, or gender. These inspirational baseball stories reflect larger themes in American history that connect us all, on and off the diamond. For details, visit Pleibol

SABR & IWBC: Women in Baseball Conference (Online) September 19-21, 2025
 

Mark your calendars! The seventh annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference will be held virtually on September 19-21, 2025. This year’s conference — co-sponsored by SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center and hosted by Rockford University — will be a virtual Zoom event. Stay tuned for the Call for Papers announcement and registration links.


See Her Be Her: Screening Event (Denver, CO, USA) September 20, 2025
 
The 2025 12-city SEE HER BE HER Tour will coincide with the Major League Baseball season, kicking off in February when pitchers and catchers report, and concluding in the fall, when a World Series champion is crowned. Each tour stop will include a screening followed by a Q&A with a panel of women baseball experts and book signing of Grassroots Baseball’s companion book, “See Her Be Her.” Proceeds from ticket and book sales will benefit Little League International’s “Girls with Game” program to increase opportunities for girls in baseball. All students, eight years of age and older, will be admitted free of charge. Visit See Her Be Her for details. 

The Ohio Village Diamonds: Hilliard Historical Festival  (Hilliard, OH, USA) September 20, 2025
Saturday September 20th 10:00 a.m. Hilliard Historical Festival 4162 Columbia Street Hilliard Ohio 43026. For more information, visit The Ohio Village Diamonds on Facebook

See Her Be Her: Screening Event (Minneapolis, MN, USA) October 4, 2025
 
The 2025 12-city SEE HER BE HER Tour will coincide with the Major League Baseball season, kicking off in February when pitchers and catchers report, and concluding in the fall, when a World Series champion is crowned. Each tour stop will include a screening followed by a Q&A with a panel of women baseball experts and book signing of Grassroots Baseball’s companion book, “See Her Be Her.” Proceeds from ticket and book sales will benefit Little League International’s “Girls with Game” program to increase opportunities for girls in baseball. All students, eight years of age and older, will be admitted free of charge. Visit See Her Be Her for details. 
 

DC Girls Baseball: DMV Series (Ellicott City, MD, USA) October 11 – 12, 2025
 

DC Girls Baseball welcomes teams to our 6th annual DMV Series girls baseball tournament. Please see below details and don’t hesitate to reach out with questions!

Saturday, October 11 – Sunday, October 12, Kiwanis Wallas Park, Elliott City, Maryland

Games are expected to begin on Saturday at 9 a.m. and to conclude on Sunday no later than 3 p.m. (There are no opening ceremonies on Saturday morning.)

More information at DMV Series.


The Ohio Village Diamonds: Hilliard Historical Festival  (Columbus, OH, USA) October 12, 2025
Sunday October 12th 2:00 p.m. Club Match Thompson Park 4250 Woodbridge Road Columbus Ohio 43220 (field North of tennis courts). For more information, visit The Ohio Village Diamonds on Facebook

See Her Be Her: Screening Event (Miami, FL, USA) November 8, 2025
 
The 2025 12-city SEE HER BE HER Tour will coincide with the Major League Baseball season, kicking off in February when pitchers and catchers report, and concluding in the fall, when a World Series champion is crowned. Each tour stop will include a screening followed by a Q&A with a panel of women baseball experts and book signing of Grassroots Baseball’s companion book, “See Her Be Her.” Proceeds from ticket and book sales will benefit Little League International’s “Girls with Game” program to increase opportunities for girls in baseball. All students, eight years of age and older, will be admitted free of charge. Visit See Her Be Her for details. 

 
 

 

Community Champions

The 2023 theme – Community Champions – celebrated those pioneers who leveled the playing field in their own communities. From grassroots efforts through the creation of national and international programs, we honor the champions of our communities by sharing their stories and learning from their example.

Aurora B.

Aurora is a Community Champion. She loves baseball and loves sharing that with others. She always takes the time to help other female players feel more comfortable coming out to play. At the start of this season, while playing catch, she noticed a female opponent at the plate was so scared she was almost in tears. Aurora stopped the game to stand up, look that young lady right in the eye and tell her she deserves to play just like everyone else. She helped calm her opponent and got right back into the game. Aurora hasn’t had it easy without female players in our league to look up to but she has dedicated time to helping other younger females learn to play and stay.


Robbin M.

During a family picnic in the Spring of 1974, Robbin heard loud cheers and boos coming from across the park. As a curious 9-year-old, third-grader, Robbin ran over to observe a game of little league baseball being played. After watching the game for a few minutes, Robbin’s interest was piqued to learn how to baseball. The rest is history as Robbin’s first year of playing little league baseball is told as a memoir in her chapter book for girls.

Breaking Barriers: A Girl’s Dream to Play Baseball with Boys follows Robbin’s journey from a spectator to a team player. Through her struggles to fit in, gain respect, and prove her worth, Robbin learns the true meaning of hard work and dedication. With a strong supporting cast of characters, this book is a heartwarming tale of resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity during a time when societal expectations for girls were set in stone without question.

To learn more about Robbin’s story, read Breaking Barriers: A Girl’s Dream to Play Baseball with Boys


Shirley Burkovich

Shirley Burkovich was a former AAGPBL player, who for decades, supported and advocated 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 and was instrumental in bringing countless events and playing opportunities back to Rockford, where she played professionally in 1951. Everyone who knew her loved her and misses her. 

Learn more about Shirley’s life and career in her own words in a 2017 interview with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum: Shirley Burkovich – Sports Stories Baseball 


Madalynne Dittmar

Madie grew up watching baseball. Then once in high school as a freshmen joined the baseball team as the first girl student manager. In the first year learned how to take care of the field to doing the players stats. While only entering sophomore year helped lead the boys to the first conference win which had not happened in over 5 years. With two more years left is studying so she can apply to manage a college baseball team while still over the summer helping manage a travel baseball team.


Bonnie Hoffman

Bonnie is a leader at every level for girls and women in baseball. She is the driving force behind the Eastern Women’s Baseball Conference and the Director of the Diamond Classic women’s baseball tournament every year in Virginia. Bonnie is also a Head Coach at DC Girls Baseball, running the 10u and 12u programs. Bonnie volunteers with Nationals Youth Academy and is active in the Aspen Institute for Sports and is a key participant in the Diversity initiative at the American Baseball Coaches Association. Bonnie is a one of a kind leader who has left her mark at all levels of baseball.


Sarah Langs

“She’s a super stats geek in a great way!” Langs grew up in New York, went to the University of Chicago, interned at the New York Daily News and CSN Chicago and then joined ESPN in 2015 as a sports content researcher. She was promoted to senior sports content researcher in 2018 and joined MLB the following year.


Bethany Morlan

Bethany goes above and beyond to bring baseball to the young girls in our community. Making an all girls team “Lil Peaches” who go head to head against boys at every game. Bethany teaches courage and confidence alongside the game. Letting the girls know they can do anything a boy can do! She gives them a team to feel comfortable on and be themselves. Without Bethany there wouldn’t be an all girls team available to my daughter and for that we are so thankful.


Mary Dobkin

“Aunt” Mary Dobkin, a physically handicapped woman living in Baltimore in the 1940s. Dobkin was concerned that juvenile delinquency was destroying her neighborhood. She organized the “Dobkin Dynamiters,” a baseball team comprised of disadvantaged and minority children. A loving but strict coach, she was responsible for several firsts in the coaching industry: the first woman to coach little league in Baltimore, the first coach to integrate a baseball team (1950), and the first to put a girl on an all-boys team (1960).


Josephine Morhard

Josephine established the first boys’ baseball league in America. Her city—and the country—was watching. Beyond all expectations, the Cleveland Indians rallied behind her project. Indians legends Bob Feller, Jeff Heath, and Roy Weatherly helped hone the boys’ skills; renowned sports reporter Hal Lebovitz became an umpire; and they were given permission to play in historic League Park. All the while, as Josephine’s Little Indians graduated into the Junior American and Junior National Leagues, and finally a Little World Series, she instilled in her boys strong values, good sportsmanship, and an unprecedented sense of accomplishment. Some of them, like Ray Lindquist and Jack Heinen, would become Minor League players. Not one of Mrs. Morhard’s boys would ever forget her. Read more about Josephine’s extraordinary work in Mrs. Morhard and the Boys


Toni Stone

Seeing the new play of Toni Stone and watching her character reflected in A League of Their Own’s Max Chapman gave me a whole new appreciation for what this woman accomplished and endured in her time. An American hero if there ever was one, I salute Toni Stone during Women in Baseball Week for embodying the true spirit of Community Champion and inspiring girls decades later.


Abbi Jacobson & Will Graham

A League of Their Own not only told a great baseball story, but did so in a more honest and historically accurate way. This led to the birth of a whole new community and family for me. I thank Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson for that.


Maybelle Blair

Maybelle Blair is such an inspiration. She means so much to so many of us. Probably more than she will ever realize. Dirt in the skirt, Maybelle!


Po Chun Liu

Po Chun Liu is a great example of a female pioneer in baseball. She deserves every award possible and every day changes the landscape for women athletes, particularly in baseball, ESPECIALLY for umpires, all around the world.


Cami Kidder Divine

She has been the main fuel behind my constant engagement in the game of baseball and most especially girl baseball in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana-Africa. I can confidently say am the only trainer in my country with a girls baseball players in schools and the communities and these girls can play very well. She has not given up in seeking opportunities to have some of the girls display their talent on the international platforms.


SARA ROSE THIBAUT

Being the only female on the field has always been a part of Sara Rose’s baseball journey. With 24 years in the game, she’s still trying to normalize and shatter the stereotypical vision many people still have of who wears a uniform and what they are contributing to the game. Sara Rose moved into an all men’s league after high school and quickly started her own team in that league with true coed goals for her team. Her 1st female recruit was Tamara Holmes, who still plays for her team and after 5 years, they now have 4 female players and a female GM. Sara Rose has also been a baseball Coach at the local high school for 3 years where she has been shaking up the game by being the winning coach for the entire freshman league. Her presence on the field has created the conversation among fans and coaches alike, all asking her questions about her career on the field and how excited they are to see her out there. Normalizing the vision of females on the field, shattering stereotypes and encouraging other females to follow their dreams is everyday business for Sara Rose THIBAUT, a true leader for females in the game.


Doris Hocking

Doris Hocking is the creator of Women’s Baseball-UK, which promotes more women into the sport across the United Kingdom. She is responsible for this organization growing into a multi-team league nationwide and the creation of Great Britain’s first women’s national team, which now competes in international tournaments. Overall, she is known worldwide for being a trailblazer and as someone who has given tirelessly of herself to make baseball more inclusive.


Philly Girls Baseball

Thank you for giving more opportunities to local girls to pursue any sport they want to play and encouraging them to be whatever they want to be. Learn more about this extraordinary program at Philly Girls Baseball


Barbara Gregorich

Barbara’s books, particularly Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball, opened up a whole world to me. She is a gifted writer whose talent for researching and crafting historical narrative is both accessible and motivation to her readers. Ultimately, her writing has set me on a lifelong journey I never anticipated, but I am so grateful for it.

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.