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Published: 08/27/09

Feminist Milestone? Girl Has Game-Winning Hit in Little League World Series

By  Ria Misra - Politics Daily
Feminist Milestone? Girl Has Game-Winning Hit in Little League World Series

Katie Reyes, you play ball like a girl. By which I mean, of course, that you win games. ESPN reports that the 13-year-old Canadian's single pushed Vancouver past a team from Germany, 14-13, in the Little League World Series on Wednesday. Officials say it's the first time in the event's history that a girl has had a game-winning hit. Girls have played in the championship tournament for the last 25 years, though the number is small -- only 15, including Reyes. "I was so excited, I was shaking," she said of her final hit. Lest anyone think that Reyes is just a one-hit wonder, her game-winner ...

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