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| Paloma Benach | |
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| Boston Hunters – No. 12 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 12, 2003 | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| WPBL debut | |
| 2026, for the Boston Hunters | |
| Teams | |
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Early life and education
[edit]Her parents founded D.C. Girl's Baseball because of her desire to bring baseball for girls to Washington D.C. after she played on an all-girls team which won predominantly male tournament in Orange County. "We just started gathering girls slowly to create teams and just play wherever we could. And now it’s a full organization that is fostering four or five teams."[1] At age 12, Benach was interviewed by WAMU, along with one of her coaches and another player, about her experience as a girl playing Little League baseball and then moving to the all-girls league founded by her parents,[2] and at 17, she expressed in a Washington Post interview and feature article about her that she wanted to continue playing baseball as long as possible, despite a lack of professional options for women players at the time.[3]
Baseball career
[edit]In 2019, Benach was chosen as one of two Washington, D.C.-area players to participate in the inaugural High School Girls Baseball Invitational, a development camp run jointly by Major League Baseball and USA Baseball.[4] Benach was the first woman to play as part of Occidental University's baseball team.[5] She currently plays for the Boston Hunters of the Women's Pro Baseball League.[6] During the inaugural season, Benach struck out during the final inning of the game in which the Firebells clinched first place for the regular season. [7]
Personal life
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Paloma Benach: 'A baseball player through and through'". The Occidental News. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ "D.C. Girls Play Baseball On A Team Of Their Own". WAMU. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ "This 17-year-old pitcher has found a place in baseball. She doesn't want to give it up". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Two local athletes chosen for MLB-sponsored High School Girls Baseball Invitational". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Paloma Benach: 'A baseball player through and through'". The Occidental News. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Paloma Benach". Women's Pro Baseball League. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Firebells clinch first place in WPBL regular season behind 3-way play of Kelsie Whitmore". The IX Sports. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Meet All of the Out Queer Players of the WPBL". GoMag. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ "How Incredible (Gay) Is the New Women's Professional Baseball League?". Autostraddle. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
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