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MLB.com • 11th August 2022

Dodgers Dreamteam a fixture at RBI World Series

In her first year as head coach, Porcayo led the Los Angeles-based softball team to their record-setting 52nd appearance in the RBI World Series at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Fla. The team has reached the RBI World Series in four consecutive years and have won it all in 2000, 2010 and 2011.

“It speaks volumes about how we hold our girls to a standard,” Porcayo said. “We always want to push and persevere no matter what the outcomes are. We just always talk about having h

MLB.com • 6th August 2022

Astros RBI program reaches 49th World Series

“My dad is a licensed plumber, and he went to do a job at Mr. Wade’s house,” Lovick said. “So they were just talking, and he was telling him I play baseball and all that, so he was like, ‘You should come to try out for the Astros program.’ So I came out, tried out, made the team, and have been there ever since.”

Lovick helped lead the Astros to their 49th appearance in the RBI World Series at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Fla., and their first since 2018. That level of suc

MLB.com • 4th August 2022

No-hitter highlights Day 1 action at RBI World Series

“I didn’t really have a good reaction the first time they told me, because I was still in that phase of being locked in,” Hart said. “I was like, ‘Oh OK, so what.’ But when I had time to actually process it, it was like ‘Oh shoot, I did something pretty big.’”

Hart pitched six innings, giving up just one walk in the fourth inning. He struck out eight batters and allowed one unearned run. The lone walk of the game along with an error led to Yamauchi’s only run.

“I don’t think any of us realized

MLB.com • 28th July 2022

'A dream come true': Legends impart lessons at Hank Aaron Invitational

“I was just hoping I can get there,” he said. “When I first got my glove down there, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I actually got it in my glove.’ After that, my body took over. I didn’t think, I saw the first baseman, threw it as hard as I could and as high as I could and made sure I got it there.”

One of the coaches Ellis interacted with the most is Dave Gallagher, a former outfielder who played nine years in the big leagues for seven teams. Thus far, Gallagher has been very impressed by Ellis’ le

MLB.com • 10th July 2022

Alvarez fulfilling her 'why' at Girls Baseball EDI

“A big factor in my life is finding your ‘why,’ which gives you more purpose in everything you do,” Alvarez said. “My ‘why’ is to open doors for girls and women in the game that didn’t know there was an opportunity for it.”

Alvarez is the manager of the US women’s national baseball team. She has also been an instructor at the MLB Trailblazer Series since it began in 2017. The Trailblazer Series is one of Alvarez’s favorites, because for most of the girls, it’s their first time getting to play b

MLB.com • 9th July 2022

Girls Baseball EDI helping open doors for female players

Grit ID tours take place throughout the country and were back to full scale this year, after taking a hiatus when the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. The tours allow girls under the age of 18 to participate in an MLB-style workout. The best performers get selected for events such as the EDI and the Breakthrough Series.

Brown, who plays first base, participated in the event that took place in Chicago, while Izumi, who plays second base and shortstop, was at the event in Arizona. Izumi noted tha

MLB.com • 23rd June 2022

California softball standout wins Jennie Finch Award

Shary is a high school student from Long Beach, Calif., slated to graduate in 2024. She’s a member of the Compton Youth Academy, a Girl Scout, and spends a lot of her free time volunteering. During the COVID pandemic, for example, she assisted in making hundreds of masks. Shary also has volunteered at multiple Compton Youth Academy events, including Play Ball; Pitch, Hit & Run; and Jr. Home Run Derby.

“It’s everything,“ Finch said. “It’s so much fun to celebrate the next generation. I know what

MLB.com • 20th June 2022

St. Lucie Mets' trailblazing women aim to inspire

“My biggest challenge was leaving where I was at and then basically trusting where I was going,” Aucoin said during a panel discussion with participants at the Elite Development Invitational at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Fla. “I basically dropped everything and was leaving it up to chance and to the big man upstairs where I was like ‘All right, we’re doing it.’”

Aucoin was one of four women on the staff for the Mets’ Single-A affiliate who spoke to the participants at the Softball EDI. The

MLB.com • 9th June 2022

Younger Sheffield among relatives of MLBers at Breakthrough Series

“This is what we talked about when he was a little child growing up to this point,“ Gary said. “Always working behind the scenes and getting better, so when it’s time to showcase your talents, you just come out here and have fun.”

Del Matthews, who is the vice president of baseball development for Major League Baseball, said that while players with relatives that played in MLB aren’t necessarily a target for these events, it does allow the players to develop their own passion.

“It’s great to h

MLB.com • 8th June 2022

Breakthrough Series prospects sharpen skills for college

“You never know where baseball will take you,“ Hamilton said. “I pray it takes me far, 20 years-plus in MLB, but you’ve got to have a backup plan, and me getting a Vanderbilt degree is very important.”

Hamilton, who plays second base and shortstop, committed to Vanderbilt in the summer of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak. Despite being unable to see the campus in person, the university’s success on the diamond, along with the connection Hamilton made over Zoom and phone calls, le

MLB.com • 8th June 2022

Next wave of prospects getting looks at MLB's Breakthrough Series

“Don’t take this moment for granted,” Head said. “Come here, get your work in and get better. You’re just wasting everybody’s time if you come here and don’t get better. Really take after what the coaches say, listen to what the coaches say and write down in your notebook. Just take all the information, soak it in and be a sponge.”

The Breakthrough Series, which is being held at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Fla., is an MLB developmental program that gives highly ranked Dr

MLB.com • 27th March 2022

All-Star, Olympian teach kids at Play Ball clinic in Orlando

As kids ran around the all-dirt infield, former Major League infielder Carlos Baerga watched and reminisced about the time when he was once in their shoes.

For Baerga, the opportunity to give back to the game of baseball allows him to follow in the footsteps of his role model, Roberto Clemente.