Queens native Olivia Pichardo becomes first woman to play in NCAA Division I baseball game
NEW YORK -- A Queens native in her freshman year at Brown University made history Friday.
Olivia Pichardo became the first woman to play in an NCAA Division I baseball game.
HISTORY! Olivia Pichardo becomes the first female in history to appear in an NCAA Division I baseball game #EverTrue pic.twitter.com/35mqSIl7rS
— Brown Baseball (@BrownU_Baseball) March 17, 2023
She joined the team in the fall as a walk-on utility player, which means she's capable of playing several positions.
She says she wants to be the best baseball player she can be to inspire a younger generation of girls.