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Barriers and stereotypes is broken every day in elite sports thanks to cases like that of Stella Weavera 12-year-old player who currently participates in the Little League World Series with the set of Tennessee.
The young woman is the only girl participating in this edition and has just become the twenty-second girl to play in the history of the tournament. The last friday, weaver drew the attention of many thanks to his outstanding performance in which he had a hit, scored a run and reached base thanks to a walk in his team’s 8-1 victory over Rhode Island. Stella she also managed to be the tenth girl to connect a hit in the Little League World Series.
Her talent earned her praise from the manager at a press conference, who praised her strengths. “People don’t realize how fast it is. Ask any of these guys, she can fly. She can fly at full speed. She hit that ball so hard to shortstop and he still couldn’t get it out.”
Stella Weaver tried it with other sports
Although she began playing baseball at the age of eight, her first steps in the sport came through hockey and softball. the figure of nolensville of Tennessee it’s kind of shohei ohtanibecause in addition to throwing, he also works in the gardens.
Precisely that happened in their first meeting in the LLWS. After his work on the diamond, he moved on to cover the outfield in right field. In the last four tournaments of the Little League World Series there has been female representation. weaver is the first to connect a hit with Ella Bruningwhich he achieved in 2021.
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