Meggie Meidlinger is a member of the

United States women's national baseball team The United States women's national baseball team is a national team that represents the United States of America in international women's baseball competitions. It is controlled by USA Baseball and is a member of the Pan American Baseball Conf ...

. At 6'2", she was the tallest member of the US roster that captured the bronze medal at the 2008 Women's Baseball World Cup.

Playing career

Pitching at

Dominion High School Dominion High School is a public secondary school in Sterling, an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Dominion High School first opened in 2003, receiving students from Potomac Falls High School and Park View High Sc ...

in Sterling, Virginia, she threw a complete game in a 10-0 victory over Briar Woods. She became the first female in the state's history to pitch a perfect men's varsity game. She was also the first female to win a men's varsity baseball game in the state. For her efforts, she was recognized in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd segment. While she played in high school, she was recruited by Adriane Adler to play for the East Coast Yankees. She would also play for the New England Women's Red Sox and the Chicago Pioneers. As a pitcher and first baseman, she was part of the Team USA roster that captured the gold medal at the 2006 Women's Baseball World Cup. As a side note, she was one of four teenagers to qualify for the Team USA roster in 2006.”A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball”, p.229. Jennifer Ring, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 2015,

Personal

Meidlinger studies architecture at Virginia Tech.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meidlinger, Meggie American female baseball players Living people Year of birth missing (living people)