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Feigner retired from pitching after suffering a stroke in 2000 but continued to tour with his team, acting as emcee and telling stories while the team played. The team was satirized on a 2006 episode of the Fox sitcom King of the Hill entitled "You Gotta Believe (In Moderation)" by a team called The Ace of Diamonds and His Jewels.
Joan Joyce (August 18, 1940 – March 26, 2022) [1] was the softball coach at Florida Atlantic, for 28 years until her death in 2022.She previously was a softball player for the Raybestos Brakettes and the Orange Lionettes. [2]
Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash following the 1972 season. This is a list of baseball players who died during their careers. While some of these deaths occurred during a game, the majority were the result of accidents off the field, illnesses, acts of violence, or suicide.
Mo'ne Ikea Davis (born June 24, 2001) [3] is an American former Little League Baseball pitcher and former Hampton University softball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.She was one of two girls who played in the 2014 Little League World Series and was the first girl to earn a win and to throw a shutout in Little League World Series history.
Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell Gilbert (August 29, 1913 – January 7, 1987) [1] was one of the first female American pitchers in professional baseball history. She was 17 years old when she pitched for the Chattanooga Lookouts Class AA minor league baseball team in an exhibition game against the New York Yankees, and struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in succession.
Lauren Bernett, a star softball player at James Madison University, died of an apparent suicide, according to authorities in Virginia.
Courtney Lynn Blades-Rogers (born May 16, 1978) is an American, former collegiate All-American, right-handed batting softball pitcher. She was a starting pitcher for two NCAA Division I teams: the Nicholls State Colonels and later the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. For her career she collected 151 wins (second most) and 1,773 strikeouts .
A pitcher, Herlihy played for the New Zealand national softball team between 1966 and 1984, and was named New Zealand softballer of the year on three occasions. [1] He was a member of the New Zealand team at six Men's Softball World Championships, winning the title in 1976 (finishing first equal with Canada) and in 1984. [2]