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Broadford women’s baseball program to launch

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MITCHELL Majors Baseball Club will this week host a women’s Come and Try Day – a newly-launched program for the 2022-23 Baseball Victoria season.

The Broadford club has welcomed women to play in mixed teams since it began in 1998, however women and girls will now have the opportunity to compete as part of a women-only team starting this summer.

The Come and Try Day will be hosted by Australian players Samantha Hamilton, Bronwyn Gell and Amy McCann, who have 16 World Cup appearances including the 2010 World Cup silver medal between them.

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Club secretary Andrew Robinson said he was pleased to see the club grow and develop through the women’s program.

“We know that our club has been predominantly male since we started in 1998, but we are committed to making the experience for anyone who wants to play baseball at Mitchell Majors as inclusive and welcoming as possible both on and off the field,” he said.

“We encourage all women and girls to come down and give it a go.”

The introduction of the women’s program coincides with the club’s 25th anniversary and comes following the completion of major upgrades at the club’s home ground of Minnit Park in Broadford, which includes dedicated changeroom facilities for girls and women.

Alyssia Ryan, 16, who has played in the Mitchell Majors’ mixed teams for five years, said she was keen to play on a women’s team for the first time.

“It’s already so much fun being a part of this club, so I am so excited about a women’s team,” she said.

“Playing with women will be a perfect opportunity to learn new positions and while I would like to win, having fun and being around wonderful people is very important to me. I can’t wait for the summer season to start.”

Club member and mother Tara Amuso said she was excited to play in a women’s team for the first time after joining the club two seasons ago.

“Not only will I be able to gain some of my independence back, but it comes with the added benefit of being healthy, burning some extra calories and having fun,” she said.

“I’d never played baseball before, only softball, but there have been so many great people at the club who welcomed me and my husband, and who have given me guidance and extra training.”

The free Come and Try Day will be from 9.30am to 10.30am Saturday, at Minnit Park, 35 Mollison Street, Broadford.

For more details on the day and the Mitchell Majors women’s program, visit majorsbaseballclub.com.

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