Meggie Meidlinger - USA Women's Baseball Team pitcher, World Cup Gold winner gives back

05/14/24 • 27 min

Meggie Meidlinger - Architect, Baseball pitcher, 2015 USA Women’s Baseball Team Gold-Medal winner & role model continues to give back to the game

Full battery from Catcher to Pitcher
Maximizing mechanics as a pitcher
Why are young girls expected to move out of baseball and onto softball?
Successful Women’s sports in professional & basketball teams. Why not baseball?
Little League to High School – teammates who support one another
“Yeah, that’s right, you just got struck out by a girl”
High School – Meggie knew she wanted to continue to play baseball
Sophomore year first female in Virginia to win a varsity boys baseball game
Meggie pitched a Perfect Game as a Senior in High School
Pitching with 100% confidence from the mound
Sports Illustrated – Faces in the Crowd - Did Life change after that?
After high-school there were no scholarships or teams for women’s collegiate baseball
Meggie followed her love of Architecture into college.
Now as a professional architect Meggie design’s from a Pitcher’s perspective
Found baseball again with Women’s National Baseball team
Special things can happen when you are able to blend things together – Uganda – Architect & baseball
USA Women’s Baseball National Team players: Anna Kimbrell, Stacy Piagno, AJ Hamilton joined Meggie to run a baseball clinic for young girls in Uganda
Baseball is bigger than itself
Since 2019 there are now over 300 girls are now playing baseball in Uganda in 8 separate regions
Kids hungry to learn more about the game – how to throw a curveball
MLBDevelops Trailblazers – Meggie & fellow teammates coach young girls in baseball
See young girls opportunities growing at an exponential rate
The All-Americans & Ila Borders as a pitcher was an inspiration for Meggie as she grew up
Kelsie Whitmore a great role model for young girls today
Division 1 NCAA women’s baseball – when will we see this happen
Women’s Baseball World Cup this Summer – 1st 2018 in Thunder Bay this year
6 teams in the World Cup
USA Women’s Baseball Team won the World Cup in 2006
Faith & belief is a huge part of Meggie’s path in her career and giving back
What is baseball if it is not fun
USA Team will be training in July in Minneapolis
The team is “Ready to dominate”
Meggie is grateful for the trailblazers who have brought so much to the game including the AAGPBL, Ila Borders, the Silver Bullets and many others.

Meggie Meidlinger - Architect, Baseball pitcher, 2015 USA Women’s Baseball Team Gold-Medal winner & role model continues to give back to the game

Full battery from Catcher to Pitcher
Maximizing mechanics as a pitcher
Why are young girls expected to move out of baseball and onto softball?
Successful Women’s sports in professional & basketball teams. Why not baseball?
Little League to High School – teammates who support one another
“Yeah, that’s right, you just got struck out by a girl”
High School – Meggie knew she wanted to continue to play baseball
Sophomore year first female in Virginia to win a varsity boys baseball game
Meggie pitched a Perfect Game as a Senior in High School
Pitching with 100% confidence from the mound
Sports Illustrated – Faces in the Crowd - Did Life change after that?
After high-school there were no scholarships or teams for women’s collegiate baseball
Meggie followed her love of Architecture into college.
Now as a professional architect Meggie design’s from a Pitcher’s perspective
Found baseball again with Women’s National Baseball team
Special things can happen when you are able to blend things together – Uganda – Architect & baseball
USA Women’s Baseball National Team players: Anna Kimbrell, Stacy Piagno, AJ Hamilton joined Meggie to run a baseball clinic for young girls in Uganda
Baseball is bigger than itself
Since 2019 there are now over 300 girls are now playing baseball in Uganda in 8 separate regions
Kids hungry to learn more about the game – how to throw a curveball
MLBDevelops Trailblazers – Meggie & fellow teammates coach young girls in baseball
See young girls opportunities growing at an exponential rate
The All-Americans & Ila Borders as a pitcher was an inspiration for Meggie as she grew up
Kelsie Whitmore a great role model for young girls today
Division 1 NCAA women’s baseball – when will we see this happen
Women’s Baseball World Cup this Summer – 1st 2018 in Thunder Bay this year
6 teams in the World Cup
USA Women’s Baseball Team won the World Cup in 2006
Faith & belief is a huge part of Meggie’s path in her career and giving back
What is baseball if it is not fun
USA Team will be training in July in Minneapolis
The team is “Ready to dominate”
Meggie is grateful for the trailblazers who have brought so much to the game including the AAGPBL, Ila Borders, the Silver Bullets and many others.

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BaseballBiz On Deck - Meggie Meidlinger - USA Women's Baseball Team pitcher, World Cup Gold winner gives back

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Meggie Meidlinger, USA Women's National Baseball Team, Trailblazer on BaseballBiz On Deck

[00:00:00] Mark Corbett: Meggie Meidlinger joins BaseballBiz on deck today. Meidlinger is a trailblazer and inspiration for women in the game. She joined the United States women's national baseball team as a teenager and was part of the team that won the gold in the 2006 women's world cup in Japan. Today, Meggie continues to play the game and will be part of the 2024 women's basebal