Kelsie Whitmore (KelsieWhitmore) made more history by taking the mound on Wednesday for the Staten Island FerryHawks 🙌
Just three days after making history as the first woman to start a game in Atlantic League history, two-way player Kelsie Whitmore broke more new ground on Wednesday by stepping on the mound for the first time.
Whitmore relieved for the Staten Island FerryHawks with the bases loaded and retired former major leaguer Ryan Jackson on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to pitch in the independent Atlantic League. Days after breaking another barrier by starting in left field, Whitmore got a chance to show off her two-way talents with two outs in the ninth inning against the Lexington Legends.
Trailing 3-1, manager Edgardo Alfonzo gave Whitmore the ball for the first time in Staten Island’s 11th game. She came on to face Jackson, who played 42 games in the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Angels but hasn’t been in the big leagues since 2015.Whitmore, a right-handed thrower and batter, went 0 for 2 and was hit by a pitch Sunday, when she became the first woman to start an Atlantic League game. She’s also been used as a pinch-runner.
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