Baseball For All Staff

By Matthew Muench

Team USA pitcher Marti Sementelli made headlines last year when she was a part of the first-ever high school baseball game that featured two female starting pitchers.

California teen Marti Sementelli thought she was walking into a scene of a new movie on that 2008 summer day. But the lights weren’t for cameras and the 100 or so girls were not actresses. “They were all just like me,” Sementelli said. “I was like, ‘Woah!’ I was shell-shocked because I had so much in common with them... read more

Welcome to the Baseball For All (BFA) LockerDome Network.  You can join for free!

To get started, click on register (top right) to create your profile and upload photos and videos.

After you\'ve registered, you can connect with girls baseball players, coaches, and enthusiasts across the country!

......

Baseball For All provides meaningful opportunities and instruction in baseball, especially for girls. This site is THE RECRUITMENT CENTER for BASEBALL FOR ALL. The purpose behind the BFA network is to build girls baseball nationwide by connecting players, coaches, and parents... read more

Article from the Daily Herald

Alice Kolski Lundgren played fast pitch softball in a women\'s professional league for nearly a dozen years, the kind of baseball memorialized in the film, “A League of Their Own.”

Mrs. Lundgren never appeared in the film, and family members do not believe any of the characters were based on her. However, she knew most of the players the film was based on from her days in the National Girls Baseball League.

“She played against all of them,” says her son, James Lundgren, of Bartlett.

The movie depicted a team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the first women\'s professional baseball league formed in 1943... read more

Christina-Taylor would thrill to see that same patch on the uniforms of her own Little League team members, who now play on a Tucson field renamed in her honor on Friday.Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/04/04/20110404giffords-christina-taylor-green-tributes.html#ixzz1JWzBbnZs

We dug up a couple of nice stories from last year on Chelsea Baker.  Enjoy!

ESPN E:60 Special: In a league of her own

National Baseball Hall of Fame: Chelsea Baker donated her perfect game jersey to the Hall of Fame on Monday

You will need to follow special steps to create an account for your child that is under 13.  Here\'s how:

STEP 1, REGISTER YOUR PARENT ACCOUNT

1. Click on \'Register\' at the top of the site
2. Change the first menu item to \'Parent\'
3. Fill out the info and submit

STEP 2, REGISTER YOUR CHILD\'S ACCOUNT

1. When logged in to \'My Account\', click on \'Universal ID\' on the right side
2. Select \'Add an Account\'
3. Fill out your child\'s information

STEP 3, SWITCH TO YOUR CHILD\'S ACCOUNT

1. When logged in to \'My Account\', click on \'Universal ID\' on the right side
2. Select Accounts > Player
3. Click on your child\'s name

Please help spread the word about the Baseball For All Network!  We\'d love to have all players, coaches, teams, fans, etc. that participant in girls baseball join!

Here are a couple of the articles on some of the recent coverage we\'ve received:

• Justine Siegal Building Girls Baseball Across America
• Justine Siegal Launches Baseball For All; First Online Sports Network for Girls Baseball
• 8 Coolest Moms in Sports

One of our newest members, Krisann Gonzales is looking for teams, clinics, and training opportunities in Madera, CA.  Madera is 20 miles outside of California.  If you have know of any opportunities please leave a message on her profile: http://baseballforall.lockerdome.com/ld/Profile/Message%20Board/maksmom.krisann_gonzales.pa

Stacie and Rachel Hines are looking for an all girls league in the Detroit and Ann Arbor area.  If you can help out, please respond to Stacie (parent) on her message board:

http://baseballforall.lockerdome.com/ld/Profile/Overview/shines76.stacie_hines.pa

World Children’s Baseball Foundation announces 21st WCBF Fair

At a press conference in Tokyo on June 7, Sadaharu Oh, President of World Children’s Baseball Foundation, announced the launching of the 21st WCBF’s Fair 2011 in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei from July 27 to August 4.  Girls and boys under 11 years old from five continents will be invited to foster international understanding and cultural exchange through learning baseball from 11 IBAF coaches.

Read full blog post at http://girlsplaybaseball.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/justine-siegal-head-coach-u-s-a-world-children%E2%80%99s-baseball-foundation-announces-21st-wcbf-fair/

Baseball isn’t just for the boys. On Sunday, July 24 the St. Paul Saints will make sure that girls rule on a rockin’ day as they welcome 11-year old Peyton Schuldt, who is batting Ewing’s Sarcoma and has her own website documenting her fight called Peytonrocks. Also, the first female to coach a men’s professional baseball team, former Brockton Rox coach, Justine Siegal will pitch batting practice and hold a special clinic for girls.

The story of 11-year-old Peyton is a touching one and her love for baseball is what prompted the Saints to invite her out to the ballpark on this special day... read more

Baseball camp is about baseball, of course, which means every camper gets a turn in the batting cage, and they all get advice.

When I visited the campers enrolled in a program called Baseball For All at Dan Duquette’s Baseball Academy in western Massachusetts on Tuesday, the hitter receiving the instruction was a 13-year-old named Jackie, who’d come to the camp from Toronto. Her batting coach was Michaela Sihler, a former Little League All-Star who pitches for her high school team in Florida.

“Keep your weight back,” Sihler was saying. “The curve balls are going to be coming at you, not tailing away... read more

SAN ANTONIO — Lyndsey Calton wasn't exactly looking for a spot on a girls' team.

The 13-year-old standout in the San Antonio Dixie Youth League likes the pace of baseball and the competition she's found in the boys' league. Then she found out about an elite national all-girls baseball team for players like her — and she earned a coveted spot.

Calton will suit up next month with the Sparks, which will compete against boys travel teams in Cooperstown, N.Y., from Aug. 12-19.

"I'm really looking forward to the opportunity," said Calton, who attends Pasco Middle School... read more

The knuckleball has a secure place in the history of Major League Baseball.  Hall of Famers Hoyt Wilhelm and Phi Niekro played long careers on the strength of sidearm and curving knuckleballs, which confuse opponents not with speed, but with direction and timing.

At Maui's Na Koa Ikaika  ("strong warriors") of the North American Baseball League  (NABL), independent minor league baseball players have faced the first women to play minor league baseball in nearly 15 years.

Eri Yoshida is the 19 year old whose wild ride in the independent leagues started at age 16, when she was drafted by Japan's independent league Kobe 9 Cruisers... read more

Welcome to the Baseball For All (BFA) LockerDome Network.  You can join for free!

To get started, click on register (top right) to create your profile and upload photos and videos.

After you\'ve registered, you can connect with girls baseball players, coaches, and enthusiasts across the country!

......

Baseball For All provides meaningful opportunities and instruction in baseball, especially for girls. This site is THE RECRUITMENT CENTER for BASEBALL FOR ALL. The purpose behind the BFA network is to build girls baseball nationwide by connecting players, coaches, and parents... read more

Article from the Daily Herald

Alice Kolski Lundgren played fast pitch softball in a women\'s professional league for nearly a dozen years, the kind of baseball memorialized in the film, “A League of Their Own.”

Mrs. Lundgren never appeared in the film, and family members do not believe any of the characters were based on her. However, she knew most of the players the film was based on from her days in the National Girls Baseball League.

“She played against all of them,” says her son, James Lundgren, of Bartlett.

The movie depicted a team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the first women\'s professional baseball league formed in 1943... read more

Christina-Taylor would thrill to see that same patch on the uniforms of her own Little League team members, who now play on a Tucson field renamed in her honor on Friday.Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/04/04/20110404giffords-christina-taylor-green-tributes.html#ixzz1JWzBbnZs

We dug up a couple of nice stories from last year on Chelsea Baker.  Enjoy!

ESPN E:60 Special: In a league of her own

National Baseball Hall of Fame: Chelsea Baker donated her perfect game jersey to the Hall of Fame on Monday

You will need to follow special steps to create an account for your child that is under 13.  Here\'s how:

STEP 1, REGISTER YOUR PARENT ACCOUNT

1. Click on \'Register\' at the top of the site
2. Change the first menu item to \'Parent\'
3. Fill out the info and submit

STEP 2, REGISTER YOUR CHILD\'S ACCOUNT

1. When logged in to \'My Account\', click on \'Universal ID\' on the right side
2. Select \'Add an Account\'
3. Fill out your child\'s information

STEP 3, SWITCH TO YOUR CHILD\'S ACCOUNT

1. When logged in to \'My Account\', click on \'Universal ID\' on the right side
2. Select Accounts > Player
3. Click on your child\'s name

Please help spread the word about the Baseball For All Network!  We\'d love to have all players, coaches, teams, fans, etc. that participant in girls baseball join!

Here are a couple of the articles on some of the recent coverage we\'ve received:

• Justine Siegal Building Girls Baseball Across America
• Justine Siegal Launches Baseball For All; First Online Sports Network for Girls Baseball
• 8 Coolest Moms in Sports

One of our newest members, Krisann Gonzales is looking for teams, clinics, and training opportunities in Madera, CA.  Madera is 20 miles outside of California.  If you have know of any opportunities please leave a message on her profile: http://baseballforall.lockerdome.com/ld/Profile/Message%20Board/maksmom.krisann_gonzales.pa

Stacie and Rachel Hines are looking for an all girls league in the Detroit and Ann Arbor area.  If you can help out, please respond to Stacie (parent) on her message board:

http://baseballforall.lockerdome.com/ld/Profile/Overview/shines76.stacie_hines.pa

World Children’s Baseball Foundation announces 21st WCBF Fair

At a press conference in Tokyo on June 7, Sadaharu Oh, President of World Children’s Baseball Foundation, announced the launching of the 21st WCBF’s Fair 2011 in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei from July 27 to August 4.  Girls and boys under 11 years old from five continents will be invited to foster international understanding and cultural exchange through learning baseball from 11 IBAF coaches.

Read full blog post at http://girlsplaybaseball.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/justine-siegal-head-coach-u-s-a-world-children%E2%80%99s-baseball-foundation-announces-21st-wcbf-fair/

Baseball isn’t just for the boys. On Sunday, July 24 the St. Paul Saints will make sure that girls rule on a rockin’ day as they welcome 11-year old Peyton Schuldt, who is batting Ewing’s Sarcoma and has her own website documenting her fight called Peytonrocks. Also, the first female to coach a men’s professional baseball team, former Brockton Rox coach, Justine Siegal will pitch batting practice and hold a special clinic for girls.

The story of 11-year-old Peyton is a touching one and her love for baseball is what prompted the Saints to invite her out to the ballpark on this special day... read more

Baseball camp is about baseball, of course, which means every camper gets a turn in the batting cage, and they all get advice.

When I visited the campers enrolled in a program called Baseball For All at Dan Duquette’s Baseball Academy in western Massachusetts on Tuesday, the hitter receiving the instruction was a 13-year-old named Jackie, who’d come to the camp from Toronto. Her batting coach was Michaela Sihler, a former Little League All-Star who pitches for her high school team in Florida.

“Keep your weight back,” Sihler was saying. “The curve balls are going to be coming at you, not tailing away... read more

SAN ANTONIO — Lyndsey Calton wasn't exactly looking for a spot on a girls' team.

The 13-year-old standout in the San Antonio Dixie Youth League likes the pace of baseball and the competition she's found in the boys' league. Then she found out about an elite national all-girls baseball team for players like her — and she earned a coveted spot.

Calton will suit up next month with the Sparks, which will compete against boys travel teams in Cooperstown, N.Y., from Aug. 12-19.

"I'm really looking forward to the opportunity," said Calton, who attends Pasco Middle School... read more

The knuckleball has a secure place in the history of Major League Baseball.  Hall of Famers Hoyt Wilhelm and Phi Niekro played long careers on the strength of sidearm and curving knuckleballs, which confuse opponents not with speed, but with direction and timing.

At Maui's Na Koa Ikaika  ("strong warriors") of the North American Baseball League  (NABL), independent minor league baseball players have faced the first women to play minor league baseball in nearly 15 years.

Eri Yoshida is the 19 year old whose wild ride in the independent leagues started at age 16, when she was drafted by Japan's independent league Kobe 9 Cruisers... read more

Welcome to the Baseball For All (BFA) LockerDome Network.  You can join for free!

To get started, click on register (top right) to create your profile and upload photos and videos.

After you\'ve registered, you can connect with girls baseball players, coaches, and enthusiasts across the country!

......

Baseball For All provides meaningful opportunities and instruction in baseball, especially for girls. This site is THE RECRUITMENT CENTER for BASEBALL FOR ALL. The purpose behind the BFA network is to build girls baseball nationwide by connecting players, coaches, and parents... read more

Article from the Daily Herald

Alice Kolski Lundgren played fast pitch softball in a women\'s professional league for nearly a dozen years, the kind of baseball memorialized in the film, “A League of Their Own.”

Mrs. Lundgren never appeared in the film, and family members do not believe any of the characters were based on her. However, she knew most of the players the film was based on from her days in the National Girls Baseball League.

“She played against all of them,” says her son, James Lundgren, of Bartlett.

The movie depicted a team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the first women\'s professional baseball league formed in 1943... read more

Christina-Taylor would thrill to see that same patch on the uniforms of her own Little League team members, who now play on a Tucson field renamed in her honor on Friday.Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/04/04/20110404giffords-christina-taylor-green-tributes.html#ixzz1JWzBbnZs

We dug up a couple of nice stories from last year on Chelsea Baker.  Enjoy!

ESPN E:60 Special: In a league of her own

National Baseball Hall of Fame: Chelsea Baker donated her perfect game jersey to the Hall of Fame on Monday

You will need to follow special steps to create an account for your child that is under 13.  Here\'s how:

STEP 1, REGISTER YOUR PARENT ACCOUNT

1. Click on \'Register\' at the top of the site
2. Change the first menu item to \'Parent\'
3. Fill out the info and submit

STEP 2, REGISTER YOUR CHILD\'S ACCOUNT

1. When logged in to \'My Account\', click on \'Universal ID\' on the right side
2. Select \'Add an Account\'
3. Fill out your child\'s information

STEP 3, SWITCH TO YOUR CHILD\'S ACCOUNT

1. When logged in to \'My Account\', click on \'Universal ID\' on the right side
2. Select Accounts > Player
3. Click on your child\'s name

Please help spread the word about the Baseball For All Network!  We\'d love to have all players, coaches, teams, fans, etc. that participant in girls baseball join!

Here are a couple of the articles on some of the recent coverage we\'ve received:

• Justine Siegal Building Girls Baseball Across America
• Justine Siegal Launches Baseball For All; First Online Sports Network for Girls Baseball
• 8 Coolest Moms in Sports

One of our newest members, Krisann Gonzales is looking for teams, clinics, and training opportunities in Madera, CA.  Madera is 20 miles outside of California.  If you have know of any opportunities please leave a message on her profile: http://baseballforall.lockerdome.com/ld/Profile/Message%20Board/maksmom.krisann_gonzales.pa

Stacie and Rachel Hines are looking for an all girls league in the Detroit and Ann Arbor area.  If you can help out, please respond to Stacie (parent) on her message board:

http://baseballforall.lockerdome.com/ld/Profile/Overview/shines76.stacie_hines.pa

World Children’s Baseball Foundation announces 21st WCBF Fair

At a press conference in Tokyo on June 7, Sadaharu Oh, President of World Children’s Baseball Foundation, announced the launching of the 21st WCBF’s Fair 2011 in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei from July 27 to August 4.  Girls and boys under 11 years old from five continents will be invited to foster international understanding and cultural exchange through learning baseball from 11 IBAF coaches.

Read full blog post at http://girlsplaybaseball.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/justine-siegal-head-coach-u-s-a-world-children%E2%80%99s-baseball-foundation-announces-21st-wcbf-fair/

Baseball isn’t just for the boys. On Sunday, July 24 the St. Paul Saints will make sure that girls rule on a rockin’ day as they welcome 11-year old Peyton Schuldt, who is batting Ewing’s Sarcoma and has her own website documenting her fight called Peytonrocks. Also, the first female to coach a men’s professional baseball team, former Brockton Rox coach, Justine Siegal will pitch batting practice and hold a special clinic for girls.

The story of 11-year-old Peyton is a touching one and her love for baseball is what prompted the Saints to invite her out to the ballpark on this special day... read more

Baseball camp is about baseball, of course, which means every camper gets a turn in the batting cage, and they all get advice.

When I visited the campers enrolled in a program called Baseball For All at Dan Duquette’s Baseball Academy in western Massachusetts on Tuesday, the hitter receiving the instruction was a 13-year-old named Jackie, who’d come to the camp from Toronto. Her batting coach was Michaela Sihler, a former Little League All-Star who pitches for her high school team in Florida.

“Keep your weight back,” Sihler was saying. “The curve balls are going to be coming at you, not tailing away... read more

SAN ANTONIO — Lyndsey Calton wasn't exactly looking for a spot on a girls' team.

The 13-year-old standout in the San Antonio Dixie Youth League likes the pace of baseball and the competition she's found in the boys' league. Then she found out about an elite national all-girls baseball team for players like her — and she earned a coveted spot.

Calton will suit up next month with the Sparks, which will compete against boys travel teams in Cooperstown, N.Y., from Aug. 12-19.

"I'm really looking forward to the opportunity," said Calton, who attends Pasco Middle School... read more

The knuckleball has a secure place in the history of Major League Baseball.  Hall of Famers Hoyt Wilhelm and Phi Niekro played long careers on the strength of sidearm and curving knuckleballs, which confuse opponents not with speed, but with direction and timing.

At Maui's Na Koa Ikaika  ("strong warriors") of the North American Baseball League  (NABL), independent minor league baseball players have faced the first women to play minor league baseball in nearly 15 years.

Eri Yoshida is the 19 year old whose wild ride in the independent leagues started at age 16, when she was drafted by Japan's independent league Kobe 9 Cruisers... read more