{"id":3453,"date":"2026-08-01T12:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3453"},"modified":"2026-08-01T12:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:12:13","slug":"over-a-decade-removed-from-her-little-league-world-series-moment-mone-davis-is-poised-to-make-history-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3453","title":{"rendered":"Over a decade removed from her Little League World Series moment, Mo\u2019ne Davis is poised to make history again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When Mo\u2019ne Davis heard that there was going to be a professional women\u2019s baseball league, she couldn\u2019t believe it.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3451\">Quality Community Health Care\u2019s financial troubles have deepened this summer<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI thought it was fake at first,\u201d Davis said. \u201cI just thought it was a fan\u2019s idea of wanting to see a women\u2019s baseball league.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Then she saw Kelsie Whitmore (the first woman to play in a MLB partner league) sign on as a player and former baseball and softball standout Alex Hugo sign on as an adviser and thought, \u201cOK, this might actually be a thing.\u201d After confirming that the Women\u2019s Pro Baseball League was actually happening and being encouraged to think about it, the Philadelphia native and Springside Chestnut Hill Academy graduate joined the 600-plus women trying out August 2025 to be considered for the draft that fall. From there, she was drafted 10th overall by the Los Angeles Queens. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Now preparing for the sold-out opening day on Saturday in Springfield, Ill., Davis, a center fielder, is ready to pave the way for what she hopes is years of pro women\u2019s baseball to come.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The league currently has four teams: the Los Angeles Queens, the Boston Hunters, the New York Heights, and the San Francisco Firebells. The season consists of 30 games, running through Sept. 6, followed by two weeks of playoffs to determine the inaugural champion. Players from 11 countries and territories ranging from ages 18-40 are ready to take the field at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, which will host every game this season.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Though the league is all-new, the players share a love for a sport that often lacked opportunities for women.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Davis has been a pioneer in the sport since her legendary Little League World Series game in 2014, when, with the Taney Dragons, she became the first girl to win and pitch a shutout. More recently, she took her skills to Banana Ball with the Indianapolis Clowns, where she\u2019s spent the summer throwing trick pitches and dancing on the field, and she\u2019s ready to bring what she\u2019s learned to the WPBL.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn Banana Ball, we\u2019re so used to just keeping people entertained,\u201d Davis said. \u201cBut it\u2019s all the same sport, and, at the end of the day, it\u2019s all about still being able to have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>There has been growing interest in women\u2019s baseball. MLB hosts annual girls\u2019 baseball training camps, such as the Trailblazer Series and the Elite Development Invitational, that are growing in numbers every year. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3449\">\ud83d\udd28 To remodel or not | Morning Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Davis says it\u2019s important to remember that as the sport grows, they are following in the footsteps of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which ran from 1943 to 1954.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>One of the AAGPBL players was Jeneane \u201cLefty\u201d DesCombes Lesko, who pitched for the Grand Rapids Chicks in 1953 and 1954. Like many of the women in the WPBL, DesCombes grew up learning baseball and loving the game without many opportunities to play. Now 91 years old, she is cautiously optimistic about the future of the sport.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just really anxious to see how many people actually attend,\u201d Lesko said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Lesko and Davis want to see more publicity for the WPBL and its players. Davis believes that having the games in a central location will help build a community around the sport, and that the Queens can become a \u201cfan favorite\u201d by showing off their personalities on the field and on social media.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s the biggest thing, is having someone relate to you that can allow this to grow and want more people to watch because they\u2019re like, \u2018Oh my God, that person \u2014 I agree with what they\u2019re saying, I agree with their lifestyle,\u2019 whatever the case may be.&#8221; Davis said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Lesko also emphasized the importance of supporting young girls in baseball to continue to propel interest and opportunities at the professional level.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy real dream has always been that every girl has the opportunity to play baseball, that they have that option,\u201d Lesko said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t even begun to tip the iceberg to really concentrate on finding all these girls who were brought up that way and can play baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s been over 70 years since the nation has had a professional women\u2019s baseball league, but Lesko and Davis show that there are great opportunities for girls and women in the sport.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen you finish and you\u2019ve done the very best you could in sports \u2014 just like the men, you have friends forever.&#8221; Lesko said, reflecting on her pro career. \u201cIt\u2019s been the greatest thing in my life, actually. I have a family, and I have another family, and that\u2019s the baseball family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3447\">The Legionnaires\u2019 outbreak in Philly 50 years ago led to months of mystery \u2014 and gave the disease its name<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Davis, once a teen star with the Taney Dragons, now is a center fielder for the WPBL&#8217;s Los Angeles Queens. 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