Women's Baseball Heritage Trail

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Today, friends alerted me to new sites for the Heritage Trail in Wisconsin & Ohio. I'll also be zooming with students this week in Massachusetts about using the WBHT for their research projects. A lot has been added recently, so check out wbht.org and plan your next road trip. #WBHT #ShePlayedHere

I've created a fundraiser on Facebook supporting @iwbc4me.bsky.social by growing its library collection. If Facebook fundraisers aren't your thing, please reach out for ideas on other ways to contribute. Every bit helps! #ReadBaseball #LoveYourLibrary www.facebook.com/donate/13261...

Sharing a new WPBL reading list created on WorldCat.org. WorldCat is a great resource for finding specific books in libraries near you. View the entire list here: search.worldcat.org/lists/357c553d-58c7-4e0e-85b6-73e9dc2894a8 #SearchWorldCat #ReadBaseball #WPBL

I just registered and you should too! The schedule looks fun and you save $10 if you register today! sabr.org/women-in-bas... #WomeninBaseballConference #SABR #StepUptotheSport

Register for October’s Diamond Stories! Register: kent-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... What: SABR Women in Baseball Committee Who: Pam Schaffrath of the Colorado Silver Bullets When: Saturday, Oct. 3rd Time: 10-11am EST, 7-8am PST Open to Everyone: -SABR members -Baseball fans -You!

Thank you Midway Village Museum for having me back for a third World War II Days this weekend to present on Baseball at Manzanar. Everyone, myself included, learns a lot from your thoughtful lineup of presentations and I'm always honored to be invited to participate. Thank you!

Thank you Midway Village Museum for hosting us at yet another fantastic World War II Days. And a special thanks to our IWBC volunteers and staff who help make this a great event for us every year.

Our third World War II Days at Midway Village Museum. Always cool to see the Peaches exhibit. #MidwayVillage #RockfordPeaches #AAGPBL

We're having a great time at World War II Days. Come see us on Sunday too! #MidwayVillage

Join us this weekend at Midway Village Museum's World War II Days. Rockford Peaches bat girl, Clara Hellemann, will be meeting fans (Saturday only in the red barn). Come see us and check out the Midwest's largest WWII commemorative event! #MidwayVillage #WWIIDays #RockfordPeaches

All in Illinois! #EveryoneWatchesWomensBaseball

Happy Monday and Dirt in the Skirt!

Researching the exact location, but the baseball diamond once located at 7th and Enos hosted the 1st women's pro baseball game. The nearby sculpture garden is possibly part of the site where the Blondes and the Brunettes faced off in Springfield over 150 years ago. #WBHT

The Los Angeles Queens eked out a 7-6 win over the San Francisco Firebells in the first game of the first Championship Series in WPBL history. @cliffcorcoran.bsky.social has the story: www.theixsports.com/features/que...

With their sweep of the Boston Hunters on Friday, the San Francisco Firebells became the first team to qualify for the #WPBL championship series. Our @cliffcorcoran.bsky.social catches you up on how it happened, as well as what Boston will take from this season.

Honors and education aren't limited to physical locations. Here are more WPBL achievements you'll only find online (for now). #WBHT #WPBl #ShePlayedHere

WPBL on WBHT Round Three. A dedicated women's baseball hall of fame is long overdue Visit these sites and more at wbht.org. #WBHT #WPBL #ShePlayedHere

WPBL on WBHT Round Two. How many of these have you been to? Visit all of them at wbht.org. #WBHT #WPBL #ShePlayedHere

To celebrate the last weekend of the WPBL's regular season, we're featuring related sites on the Women's Baseball Heritage Trail. Exciting to think about how the map will continue to grow based on the league's past few weeks of competition. Find everything at wbht.org. #WBHT #WPBL #ShePlayedHere

Check out the latest SABR publication, How We Played The Game: Baseball at Manzanar, released this week. IWBC members contributed to this book and continue to support educational projects connected to this history. Available on Amazon and soon at sabr.org. #ReadBaseball #SABR #ManzanarBaseball

I've been talking about the Women's Baseball Heritage Trail for 4 years, but rarely with a focus on Chicago or detailing the gay roots of my fascination with women's baseball. Thank you Babe's Sports Bar for including me and for all you do for women's sports. #BabesSportsBar #ReadBaseball #WBHT

Rounding out the group stage tour is Venezuela, whose best finish was 3rd in 2016. Several venues in Venezuela hosted the 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup tournament, with finals held at Estadio José Perez Colmenares in Maracay. Find this and more at wbht.org #BaseballWorldCupW #WBHT

The Philippines qualified for the 2020 World Cup with national team tryouts held at Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. The 9th World Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making 2026 the tournament debut of the Philippines. Find the stadium at wbht.org. #BaseballWorldCupW #WBHT

7-time champion Japan is the heavy favorite for this week's World Cup group stage. Among their many outstanding venues is the Belluna Dome (formerly Seibu Dome), site of the 2000 Women's World Series, in which Japan defeated the US. Find it on wbht.org. #BaseballWorldCupW #WBHT

Great Britain's young program makes it World Cup debut this year, fueled by decades of history and persistence from those dedicated to advancing women's baseball in the UK. Find Borley Field at Tonbridge Baseball Diamond on wbht.org and learn more about its namesake. #BaseballWorldCupW #WBHT

Chinese Taipei will host the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup for the second time, having hosted 20 years ago at Tianmu Baseball Stadium. CT's best finish was 2nd in 2018. Find this stadium as well as this year's venue in Tainan at wbht.org. #BaseballWorldCupW #WBHT

It's a new era for Beyer Stadium and south Rockford. Relive the hard work and celebrate all that went into the grand reopening of Beyer Stadium at Maybelle Blair Park! #BeyerStadium

Happy 815 Day! It's a great day to visit the wbht.org and find your favorite women's baseball sites in Rockford and throughout the 815! #815Day #GoRockford #WBHT

Truly the center of women's baseball. Thank you, Northwest Quarterly! #BaseballWorldCupW #CradleofBaseball #GoRockford

Much happening this week. Find your game, exhibit, tournament, or merch sale at womeninbaseballweek.org/index.php/2026-events/

Three years ago, we welcomed the US Women's National Team to Beyer Stadium for an exhibtion and now they're returning regularly for the Women's Baseball World Cup. Amazing things happen when you #StepUptotheSport!

Inaugural WPBL game with my favorite Springfield Sallie. I miss you, Shirl. #WPBL #Hustle

If you are headed to Springfield this month for WPBL action, find these related spots on wbht.org. #WBHT #SpringfieldIL #ShePlayedHere

Finishing our Ladies League Baseball tour with the 1998 addition of the Buffalo Nighthawks, playing at Sahlen Field. Still home to the Buffalo Bisons, Pam Postema once officiated here. Find it at wbht.org. #WBHT #ShePlayedHere

Ladies League Baseball expansion in 1998 included the New Jersey Diamonds, playing home games at Skylands Stadium. Find it at wbht.org. #WBHT #ShePlayedHere

For the 1998 season, the Los Angeles Legends relocated to Homestead, Florida, competing at the Homestead Sports Complex . Find it at wbht.org. #WBHT #ShePlayedHere

The San Jose Spitfires of Ladies League Baseball were an original team beginning in 1997 and the inaugural season champions. Find their stadium on wbht.org. #WBHT #ShePlayedHere

The Long Beach Aces of Ladies League Baseball, played home games at Blair Field. Currently home to Long Beach State Baseball, the field hosted several MTV Rock N' Jock softball games in the 1990s. Find it on wbht.org. #WBHT #ShePlayedHere