Olivia Pichardo | |
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Brown Bears – No. 19 | |
Utility player (baseball) | |
Born: Queens, New York | February 26, 2004|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Olivia Pichardo is an American baseball player for Brown University. This makes her the first woman to play NCAA Division I baseball.
Pichardo was born in Queens,New York. [1] [2] She began playing baseball in kindergarten,and played varsity baseball in high school. [3] [4] She also played on the Next Level Baseball travel team,as well as the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League's New York Crush. [3] She also interned for the New York Mets in their amateur scouting department. [5]
In November 2022,as a freshman,Pichardo became the first woman named to an NCAA Division I baseball roster when she made the Brown University team as a walk-on. [6] In March 2023,she became the first woman to play in an NCAA Division 1 baseball game,when she pinch-hit. [5]
In July 2023,she became the first woman to hit a home run while playing in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League;she was playing for the Sag Harbor Whalers. [7]
Pichardo was signed to the 2024 roster of the Dubois County Bombers,making her the first woman to be signed to that team’s roster. The Dubois County Bombers are a summer collegiate baseball team. [8] [9]
She is a utility player. [5]
In 2022,she was on the roster for the United States women's national baseball team,where she played in a five-game series against Canada. [4] She served as both an outfielder and right-handed pitcher. [6] She made four starts in the outfield and one as a pitcher. [10]
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