Women in Baseball

Can women compete against men in baseball? I believe so but the correct question is, "Can the very best women athletes compete in men's professional baseball?" To answer that question we must look at the relative strength and size of men and women. When you match up men and women with the same lean body mass and size, the differences are small. However, absolute strength and size are not key factors in baseball. Baseball is …

…and in 1998-99, 1,262 girls played baseball on high school teams in the U.S. (NFSHA, 1999). (2) Ila Borders proves that women can compete with men in professional baseball and that they should never be overlooked.  Bibliography 1. The Northern League Official Web Site, “Madison LHP Borders Profiled by Acclaimed Photographer” http://www.northernleague.com/releases/112499.html 11/24/99 2. Women’s Sports Foundation, “Women and Baseball” http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/templates/res_center/r clib/results_topics2.html?article=704&record=75