Her next dream is a women's league for suburban Maryland with teams from Anne Arundel, Hartford and Baltimore counties. If precedent is any indicator, her chances are good. The Washington Metropolitan Women's Baseball League, started in 1990, has grown from informal pickup games into a four-team league. The 80 to 100 players in the league come from Baltimore, Washington, Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland. The League follows traditional baseball rules with slight modifications.
Games are seven innings, with a two and a half hour time limit.
The regular season runs through August. The playoffs and championship games are in the middle of September. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the League is hosting a national women's baseball tournament at Shirley Povich Stadium and Wheaton Regional Park, September 3-6. A League all-star team will play in the tournament. The eight to 10 teams in the double elimination tournament come from California, Michigan, Florida and, organizers hope, Canada.