11-year-old girl throws all-strikeout perfect game in boys' league

TotalEnd98 · 05-18-2005, 11:18 PM

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseba...ny-sports-mezz

Quote:

Originally Posted by AP

Katie Brownell is a shy 11-year-old girl of few words. But when she gets on the baseball field, she lets her pitching do the talking.

Brownell is the only girl in the Oakfield-Alabama Little League baseball program in this community about halfway between Buffalo and Rochester. On Saturday, that didn't stop her from accomplishing something league officials can't remember anybody -- boy or girl -- ever doing.

She threw a perfect game for the Dodgers in an 11-0 victory over the Yankees.

How dominant was she? She struck out all 18 batters she faced in the six-inning victory. She never got to a three-ball count on any of them.

. . .

Katie, who is in 6th grade, also pitched a one-hitter in the first game of the year. She accounted for all 15 outs in the five innings she pitched in that game. She had 14 strikeouts and got the other out on a grounder to the mound that she tossed to first.

"She's been pitching for three years, but she's really came on and excelled this year," said Jeff Sage, manager of the team, who didn't get to see Saturday's game because of his job as a firefighter in Rochester. "She bats really well. She's a solid, all-around ballplayer."

At the plate, Katie's hitting .714 through the team's first three games.

Good for her. I knew a couple girls who wanted to play baseball, were forced to play softball, dominated, got bored/frustrated, and stopped playing. Nice to see at least one girl play where she wants to, and play well.

canadiancreed · 05-18-2005, 11:25 PM

congrats to her :d

bulldog55 · 05-18-2005, 11:29 PM

The next Ila Borders. Or better? I can't wait to see a girl make the bigs.

TheRockCT · 05-18-2005, 11:32 PM

Congrats to her, I'm sure that's a huge confidence booster for an 11-year old who might have already been exposed to athletic sexism.

rudel.dietrich · 05-18-2005, 11:47 PM

Hopefully she keeps getting the chance to play in the best male leagues until she either can't keep up anymore or fits right in.
Good to see

El Cid Part II · 05-19-2005, 12:09 AM

I agree with what Fallschirm said, I hope she does really well right into college and maybe she could become a major league Pitcher

Chappy · 05-19-2005, 09:29 AM

Wow. That's impressive.

Melo · 05-19-2005, 09:39 AM

In my town, there's usually one or two girls who play very well. A couple have really dominated. When I was coaching about 15 years ago, one was the starting SS on the allstar team. She eventually was allstate in HS girls softball.

sebastian0622 · 05-19-2005, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

Hopefully she keeps getting the chance to play in the best male leagues until she either can't keep up anymore or fits right in.
Good to see

"

Good for her.

ctorg · 05-19-2005, 11:54 AM

It would be cool if she one day made the majors. I have a feeling that if a woman ever does, it will be as a pitcher.

torzh · 05-19-2005, 12:10 PM

Good for her, she'll be able to cherish the game for the rest of her life. At 11 though it doesn't make any difference if it's a guy or a girl, the muscles have just started developing.

Dagrims · 05-19-2005, 02:06 PM

It's hard to believe she's five foot eight at age 11. I would have been scared to face her when I was 11.

Jonzard · 05-19-2005, 02:08 PM

How did she do that without a penis!?

/sarcasm

But seriously wow thats pretty amazing. I used to play with Danny Ainge's niece in basketball and she was pretty good as well. Same with all the girls I have played with in youth baseball.

Green & Gold Heart · 05-19-2005, 02:44 PM

I actually tried out for Little League when I was younger, and was advised to join the girls' softball league. I think they'll only let girls in if they are superstar quality. I was medicore, and I probably would have been lambasted every time I struck out.

More power to the girls who can actually do it though. I think that's awesome.

Bobbuttons · 05-19-2005, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green & Gold Heart

I actually tried out for Little League when I was younger, and was advised to join the girls' softball league. I think they'll only let girls in if they are superstar quality. I was medicore, and I probably would have been lambasted every time I struck out.

More power to the girls who can actually do it though. I think that's awesome.

Girl Power!

Splitter24 · 05-19-2005, 03:16 PM

I grew up in Delray Beach, FL. We had a girl who played on one of the teams in Little League. She was good enough to play, but wasn't all that great. I remember pitching to her. I was so worked up about not giving up a hit to a girl that I accidentally drilled her in the side and made her cry. I felt like the biggest loser...

It would be cool if this girl gets better as she gets older. Hopefully, they won't try to force her to become a softball player if she doesn't want to.

reds1 · 05-19-2005, 03:40 PM

Paging Dan O'Brien right now!

Jason Moyer · 05-19-2005, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splitter24

I was so worked up about not giving up a hit to a girl that I accidentally drilled her in the side and made her cry.

Hah! I did that to the girl on our team once when I was pitching batting practice. I felt like such a douchebag.

Davey Eckstein · 05-19-2005, 04:18 PM

This reminds me of that girl in Dodgeball who gets her team disqualified for steroids or something. I can't remember.

But I don't think she's on the stuff

.

CMH · 05-19-2005, 05:25 PM

Wait till she develops some curves. No one will be able to hit that.

05-18-2005, 11:25 PM	#2
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	congrats to her :d __________________ PT21 PT22

05-18-2005, 11:29 PM	#3
bulldog55 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California's Canada Warnings: 17 Posts: 2,481	The next Ila Borders. Or better? I can't wait to see a girl make the bigs. __________________ Commissioner, Trans-Continental Base Ball Association Owner/GM, Los Angeles Electrics (TCBA), Beaverton Rangers (OTBL), Portland Mavericks (Union League), and Los Angeles Superbas (Century League) Being smart, don't always make you popular.

05-18-2005, 11:32 PM	#4
TheRockCT All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: TN Posts: 1,083	Congrats to her, I'm sure that's a huge confidence booster for an 11-year old who might have already been exposed to athletic sexism. __________________ GM, Vermont Emperor Penguins - POTD POTD Champions: 2011, 2012, 2013 GM, Monterrey Aztecs* - NABA *NABA Champions: 2013

05-19-2005, 11:54 AM	#10
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	It would be cool if she one day made the majors. I have a feeling that if a woman ever does, it will be as a pitcher. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

05-19-2005, 02:06 PM	#12
Dagrims Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,827	It's hard to believe she's five foot eight at age 11. I would have been scared to face her when I was 11. __________________ "Read books, get brain."

05-18-2005, 11:47 PM	#5
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	Hopefully she keeps getting the chance to play in the best male leagues until she either can't keep up anymore or fits right in. Good to see

05-19-2005, 12:09 AM	#6
El Cid Part II Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reuniting the Spanish Cookie Elves Posts: 51	I agree with what Fallschirm said, I hope she does really well right into college and maybe she could become a major league Pitcher

05-19-2005, 09:29 AM	#7
Chappy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,721	Wow. That's impressive.

05-19-2005, 09:39 AM	#8
Melo All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the baned reside Posts: 1,428	In my town, there's usually one or two girls who play very well. A couple have really dominated. When I was coaching about 15 years ago, one was the starting SS on the allstar team. She eventually was allstate in HS girls softball.

05-19-2005, 12:10 PM	#11
torzh Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 27	Good for her, she'll be able to cherish the game for the rest of her life. At 11 though it doesn't make any difference if it's a guy or a girl, the muscles have just started developing.

05-19-2005, 02:08 PM	#13
Jonzard Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,647	How did she do that without a penis!? /sarcasm But seriously wow thats pretty amazing. I used to play with Danny Ainge's niece in basketball and she was pretty good as well. Same with all the girls I have played with in youth baseball. __________________ For a scientist must indeed be freely imaginative and yet skeptical, creative and yet a critic. There is a sense in which he must be free, but another in which his thought must be very precisely regimented; there is poetry in science, but also a lot of bookkeeping. — Sir Peter B. Medawar FTB Last edited by Jonzard; 05-19-2005 at 02:09 PM.

05-19-2005, 02:44 PM	#14
Green & Gold Heart Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,242	I actually tried out for Little League when I was younger, and was advised to join the girls' softball league. I think they'll only let girls in if they are superstar quality. I was medicore, and I probably would have been lambasted every time I struck out. More power to the girls who can actually do it though. I think that's awesome.

05-19-2005, 03:16 PM	#16
Splitter24 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Willsboro, NY Posts: 2,895	I grew up in Delray Beach, FL. We had a girl who played on one of the teams in Little League. She was good enough to play, but wasn't all that great. I remember pitching to her. I was so worked up about not giving up a hit to a girl that I accidentally drilled her in the side and made her cry. I felt like the biggest loser... It would be cool if this girl gets better as she gets older. Hopefully, they won't try to force her to become a softball player if she doesn't want to. __________________ Currently Reading: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen "Well, the game is afoot. I’ll take anal bum cover for 7,000." - "Sean Connery" SNL Celebrity Jeopardy R.I.P. Tommy Holmes 1917-2008

05-19-2005, 03:40 PM	#17
reds1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 3,985	Paging Dan O'Brien right now! __________________ United Leagues of Braeland

05-19-2005, 04:18 PM	#19
Davey Eckstein Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Laundry Barn Favorite food: Bran flakes. Posts: 1,283	This reminds me of that girl in Dodgeball who gets her team disqualified for steroids or something. I can't remember. But I don't think she's on the stuff .

05-19-2005, 05:25 PM	#20
CMH Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,057	Wait till she develops some curves. No one will be able to hit that.