Women in Baseball

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  1. 2. This woman was the first to earn a spot on a Div 1 team in 2022 (Last name)
  2. 8. The total number of seasons that the AAGPBL had
  3. 9. Effa _____ was the first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006
  4. 11. Who is believed to be the first woman to play with a men's professional baseball team? (Last name)
  5. 12. In what city were the tryouts for the AAGPBL held in 1943?
  6. 13. This federal law was created when a girl sued Little League Baseball and prevents discrimination in school sports based on gender
  7. 14. The rival league of the AAGPBL started in Chicago in 1944
  8. 17. In what state were the Silver Bullets formed in 1994?
  9. 18. The number of teams formed during the inaugural year of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
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  1. 1. Who was the first woman to pitch in a men's professional baseball game in 1997?
  2. 2. The birthplace of Mo-Ne Davis, the first girl to win a game and pitch a shutout in the history of the Little League World Series
  3. 3. This woman was the first female coach hired to coach in the MLB in 2020 (Last name)
  4. 4. Hailey is the first person to throw out a ceremonial first pitch in all 30 MLB stadiums (Last name)
  5. 5. Who was the first woman to be paid to umpire a men's baseball game? (Last name)
  6. 6. ______ Cavnar became the first female play-by-play broadcaster in MLB history in 2024 (First name)
  7. 7. Who sued Little League Baseball leading to the creation of TITLE IX? (Last name)
  8. 10. Who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in 1931? (Last name)
  9. 15. What was the acronym for the women's league that was started during WWII?
  10. 16. Eri _____ is the first woman to play professional baseball in Japan
  11. 17. Finish this sentence from the movie "A League of Their Own": "There's no ____ in baseball!"