First woman umping MLB showed courage, tenacity

First woman umping MLB showed courage, tenacity

I’ve seen the typical and expected rants and raves online about Jen Pawol’s debut as the first woman to umpire a regular season Major League Baseball game, including behind the plate.

Former Hofstra softball coach calls first MLB woman umpire a ‘trailblazer’

Bill Edwards, the former coach of Hofstra University’s softball program, said he remembers Jen Pawol as an athletic player and an important piece of his team. Now, nearly 30 years later, she is the first woman in MLB history to umpire a game. “She was a great hitter, great player, very athletic and just loved to play,” Edwards said about Pawol. “Part of her passion for playing is what carried over to her finally finding that she was made to umpi…