In the process, Eccles became the first woman to play in the West Coast League, a college all-star loop. Knight said that group included a handful of teammates from Eccles’ other various teams, including UBC softball. RelatedThe 5-foot-8 Eccles hit one batter and threw one wild pitch. Eccles won silver medals at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto and 2016 World Cup in South Korea with the Canadian women’s baseball team. The HarbourCats led their league in attendance last year, averaging 2,239 fans, about double the league average, over their 27 home games.

Source: National Post June 08, 2017 21:33 UTC