Coach Jackie Greco is profiled as a congressional staffer with a cool side gig.

To stay on the mound, to have a chance at extending this baseball career, the left-hander starts with a pickoff move.

Jennifer Hammond may be the new kid on the block when it comes to the coaching staff of the Alexandria Aces, but she is no stranger to a baseball field.

Generations of girls in the U.S. — and in Canada, and in much of the world — have grown up being told they should play softball instead of baseball, and that softball was the only place for them as they got older. At the tournament opening ceremonies on Monday night, Baseball for All founder Justine Siegal explained that she had founded the organization and these tournaments to try to stop that.