I don't follow softball, so I can't say that I do. But Jen, a former Hofstra softball player, made MLB history when she became the first woman in 17 years to umpire an MLB spring training game last night when she called balls and strikes for the Nationals-Astros game in West Palm Beach. Her Hofstra coach, Bill Edwards, was in attendance:
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/395 ... -game-2007
Here's more on Jen:
https://gohofstra.com/news/2016/6/22/sb ... ast-league
Newsday also has a nice article behind its paywall:
https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball ... e-mi0irzxm
Who Remembers Jen Pawol?
Re: Who Remembers Jen Pawol?
Cool feel-good story, nice to see one, appreciate the heads up, was not aware of her or this!
Re: Who Remembers Jen Pawol?
Thanks for sharing, Jojo. I didn't know about this either. Pretty cool. I wish her success.
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Re: Who Remembers Jen Pawol?
nice
shows the legacy left by one of the best college coaches ever
shows the legacy left by one of the best college coaches ever
Re: Who Remembers Jen Pawol?
She has been all over the national news...great story, most of the coverage did not mention Hofstra unfortunately.