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Groundout that was groundbreaking: Woman makes history by playing in college baseball game

Olivia Pichardo of Brown became first women to play in a Division I college baseball game on Friday

Olivia Pichardo of Brown became the first woman to appear in a Division I college baseball game on Friday. Courtesy photo. (Brown Athletics)

It was appropriate that something that has never been done before occurred during Womenā€™s History Month.

On Friday, a woman from Brown University became the first to ever play in a Division I college baseball game.

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Olivia Pichardo, a freshman at Brown, pinch-hit in the bottom of the ninth inning of a game against Bryant University.

Pichardo may have grounded out, but it was a groundbreaking moment.

ā€œI just hope that young girls can watch and see that this is possible,ā€ Brown said on the teamā€™s website. ā€œThat itā€™s not just a dream, but it is a tangible goal they can have. I really hope that there is a whole new wave and generation of girls that come around and try to make it as far as I have, and further in baseball.ā€

Pichardo, a member of the USA Baseball Womenā€™s National Team last year, made Brownā€™s team as a walk-on.

ā€œI hope Oliviaā€™s accomplishments show people that if someone is talented enough to be given an opportunity, they should be judged solely on their baseball abilities,ā€ Brown head coach Grant Achilles said on the teamā€™s website. ā€œNo other factors should play into that.ā€


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