Gina Satriano is an

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in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, who pitched for the

Colorado Silver Bullets The Colorado Silver Bullets were an all-female professional baseball team that played in the United States from 1994 to 1997. The Bullets were the first such team since the folding of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1954. ...

, the first professional women's

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team to compete again men. She was the first girl in the state of California to play Little League baseball.

Early life

Satriano's father,

Tom Satriano Thomas Victor Nicholas Satriano (born August 28, 1940) is an American former professional baseball player. Although he began his professional career as a third baseman, he converted to catcher and played 321 games as a backstop during a ten-year, ...

, was a catcher and a third baseman for the

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and

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, and can be credited for introducing her to the game. In the early 1970s, at the age of 7 she became the first girl to play Little League Baseball in California. Many parents, players and coaches opposed, and she wasn't allowed to play until her mother threatened a lawsuit. In high school, she wasn't allowed to play for the men's baseball team. She was allowed to try out for the men's team at

University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...

, but she was cut in the final round after throwing an 80 miles per hour pitch.

References

External links

Silver Bullets profileGina Satriano baseball cards
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Satriano, Gina Living people University of California, Davis alumni Year of birth missing (living people) American women baseball players Baseball players from California