Maddy Freking's favorite baseball player is Jackie Robinson, and like Robinson, she hopes to break barriers through baseball.
Christopher BumbacaMaddy Freking became the 19th girl to play at the Little League World Series in Williamport, Pennsylvania, and on Sunday, she became the sixth female to take the mound at the tournament's biggest stage.
Freking toed the rubber with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the second inning for her Coon Rapids-Andover team, which represented the Midwest Region. She caught a Southeast opponent looking at strike three for the second out before making a spectacular sliding play off the mound and firing home for the final out of the inning.Freking became the first female pitcher at the LLWS since Mo'ne Davis captivated the country in 2014.
Coon Rapids, Minnesota's Maddy Freking delivers during the third inning of a baseball game against South Riding, Virginia at the Little League World Series tournament."It's an honor. I also think it's really cool to be, out of however many boys, the 19th girl to be here," she told ESPN. "For any little girls that are watching, I'd tell them to keep playing their game and always do their best.
Others in the sports universe have taken notice. Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve donned a Freking jersey prior to her team's game Friday. In addition to pitching, Freking also plays a solid second base, which she showed during her squad's opening game victory Thursday.
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