Olivia Pichardo Pitches in D1 Baseball History

0:00On April 27, Olivia Pichardo just etched her name in the books again as the first woman to pitch in Division I baseball. The Brown University stand out tossed a third of an inning in their 16-4 blowout win over Cornell on Saturday in Providence, Rhode Island, retiring the only batter she faced to slam the door on the game. This right-hander from Queens, New York stepped up in the top of the 9th with two outs, firing just two pitches before the Cornell hit her grounded. Out to shortstop. Back in her freshman year in 2023, Pichardo shattered the gender barrier with a pinch hit appearance against Brian, though she's zero. For four lifetime at the plate now. Meanwhile, this marked her first action of the season and just her sixth game overall for the Bears, putting her one-for-one in retiring batters from the mound. Her trailblazing steps keep pushing boundaries, showing the diamonds got room for talent like hers, no matter the jersey. After update from MLB News today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.