Little League trailblazer Mone Davis trying out for Womens Professional Baseball Leagu
Former Little League star Mone Davis making an attempt to get back into baseball. Davis, 24, will try out for the new Womens Profe sional Baseball League at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., from Aug. 22-25. Shell give things a go at pitcher, second base, shortstop and center field. After last playing baseball in 2020, she said she was ready to give things another go. Mone Davis participates in Los Angeles Mike Conley Jersey Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) celebrity softball game prior to the game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images I like to try things, . And this was something that I was like, You know what, why not give it a try? Why not help the league grow? Im just not done playing at all. I dont have anything to lose. Its not like Im older, and its my last [season to play]. I have plenty of years that I can keep going, so Im just going to give it a try. Explore More Shell be joined by 600 other women, with only 150 getting selected to be a part of the inaugural six-team draft. Play is set to get underway in the summer of 2026, making it the first U.S. profe sional baseball league for women since the All-American Girls Profe sional Baseball League, which was di solved in 1954. Davis burst onto the baseball scene at just 13 when she debuted at the 2014 Little League World Series for Taney Little League (Pennsylvania). Davis pitching in her history-making game against Tenne see AP In the teams first game, she became the first ever girl to record a victory and shoutout on the mound in a 4-0 win over Tenne see. This catapulted her into the global spotlight and made her a household name. I never thought that I would be a role model at this ageso I just have to be myself, during that Little League run. Thanks to her historic stint in the Little League World Series, she appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and her jersey was placed in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Davis on the field for Hampton University. AP She later played softball at the University of Hampton and graduated in 2023. Over two seasons at Hampton, she collected 47 hits with a .327 on-base percentage. Marc Gasol Jersey
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