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Youth umpire camp held in memory of Iowa native, former MLB umpire

UMPS Care hosts third annual umpire camp in Des Moines to teach local youth how to umpire baseball and softball while also learning life skills. Virginia city councilman doused in gasoline and lit on ...
Sports Illustrated

Hofstra Softball Alum Set to Become MLB’s First Female Umpire

Former Hofstra catcher Jen Pawol will become the first female umpire to work a regular-season game. / MLB Former Hofstra softball catcher and three-time All-Conference pick Jen Pawol is set to make ...
Long Island Press

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 ...
Newsday

Jen Pawol, former Hofstra softball star, will become MLB's first female umpire

Jen Pawol, the former Hofstra softball star, will now shine brightest as the first woman in history to umpire a Major League Baseball game. Pawol, 49, will be promoted from Triple-A for this weekend’s ...