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The mechanical engineering major has played for Rochester\u2019s varsity baseball team, trains with the US national women\u2019s squad, and will appear in an upcoming Amazon Prime TV show.<\/h2>\n

As part of her high school senior project and Girl Scout Gold Award, Beth Greenwood \u201922 wrote a 73-page book detailing the history of women\u2019s baseball in America. Between the Bases: A Baseball Girl\u2019s Journey<\/em> includes interviews with pioneers from the college ranks and the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League\u2014made famous in the popular movie A League of Their Own.<\/em><\/p>\n

Greenwood included her own baseball journey, too: How a self-described \u201cNew Hampshire tomboy\u201d repeatedly turned down chances to switch to softball because she loved baseball,<\/em> and how her determination led to her making the school baseball teams in middle school and high school. She made the college team, too. Last spring, Greenwood played for the University of Rochester\u2019s<\/a> varsity squad, becoming the first female player in the Yellowjackets baseball program history and the first American female catcher in NCAA history (a Canadian catcher also played in 2020).<\/p>\n

These days, Greenwood is thinking an addendum to the report might be in order. \u201cIt\u2019s still an unfinished story,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

The mechanical engineering major from Amherst, New Hampshire, turned a triple play this fall in the sport that has been her passion since childhood. She trained with the US women\u2019s baseball team, worked out with Rochester\u2019s varsity squad, and filmed scenes for an upcoming Amazon Prime TV show based<\/a> on A League of Their Own.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a crazy few months,\u201d Greenwood says.<\/p>\n

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Beth Greenwood \u201922 works out with her baseball teammates in the varsity weight room. (University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bringing her \u2018A game\u2019 to the field, and to the classroom<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Greenwood is in an exclusive club. Only eight women are expected to play for college varsity baseball teams next spring, Sports Illustrated<\/em> reported in October<\/a>. Greenwood, quoted in the story, offered hope to future female players. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to be easy,\u201d she said. \u201cYou have to learn, put in the time, and the work. But if we can do it, they can, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greenwood started playing baseball when she was 5. At first, she was joined by a handful of other girls in Little League. But as they switched to softball, Greenwood stayed the course\u2014despite her own coaches suggesting she could thrive in softball, and opponents hurling insults at her during games.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes it would be frustrating to listen to their sexist talk,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was the first time I realized there were going to be roadblocks along the way. But my parents were very supportive, and I just loved baseball. I\u2019ve never played softball and have never wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n

After being cut from her middle school baseball team, she returned the next year and made the club. She played junior varsity for two years, then varsity in high school for two more. As a sophomore at Souhegan High School, she was called up to be the bullpen catcher for the varsity team, which won the New Hampshire state championship.<\/p>\n

With little playing time in her junior year, Greenwood made a bold move. \u201cI finally asked the coach, \u2018What\u2019s my best opportunity for playing time?\u2019,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd he told me, \u2018Second base. If you can be consistent and reliable, it\u2019s yours.\u2019 So, I busted my butt, learned a new position, and became the starting second baseman.\u201d<\/p>\n

But even that accomplishment was dampened. Her coach batted the pitcher in place of Greenwood, a legal but unusual move. \u201cI had two at bats all season,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was terrible for my confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Greenwood began looking at colleges, her friend Maggie Dix \u201922 told her about the University of Rochester. Not only did the school have a varsity baseball team, it also had a top-flight mechanical engineering department. The two visited campus together, and both decided to attend as mechanical engineering majors.<\/p>\n

Greenwood has shown the same dedication to her studies as she has to baseball.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s an excellent, hardworking student with a first-rate sense of humor,\u201d says Chris Muir, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/a>. \u201cShe always brings her game to class and labs, and I\u2019m sure she does the same on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Muir says he is trying to find a \u201cphysics of baseball\u201d project that he can work on with Greenwood next spring. \u201cI\u2019m sure it would be a winner,\u201d he says. \u201cShe has taken three of my classes and has been outstanding in all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s baseball seniors. Back row: Jacob Matzat, Joseph Rende, Trevor Van Allen, Spencer Rojahn, and Harper Sy. Front row: Brian McKinsey, Beth Greenwood, Tyler Brock, and Luke Piontek. (University Athletics photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Making history at Rochester<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>When Greenwood arrived at Rochester, she promised herself she would try out for the varsity team each year. \u201cWhen I got cut my first year, a lot of people told me, \u2018You\u2019ll never play in college,\u2019\u201d she says. \u201cAt the time, there had never been a female catcher in college baseball. But I have a chip on my shoulder. Tell me I can\u2019t do something, then watch me do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greenwood played on a club baseball team her first year, then tried out for varsity as a sophomore. \u201cI had improved a lot, but the coaches said I wasn\u2019t ready to be put on the roster, so I went on the practice roster,\u201d she says. \u201cThen, COVID happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

But while the pandemic shut down sports across the nation, it couldn\u2019t stop Greenwood from playing baseball. In the summer of 2020, she played in the Sunset League in Concord, New Hampshire\u2014one of the oldest amateur baseball leagues in the country. League officials discovered that she was the first female to play in the league\u2019s 111-year history.<\/p>\n

Last year, with varsity rosters expanding due to COVID-19, Greenwood made the Yellowjackets team\u2014and made history. \u201cLook, Ma, I made it,\u201d she tweeted last March, posting a photo of herself in a Yellowjackets uniform. Although she played in only one game, flying out in her only at bat against Clarkson, it was a moral victory. \u201cI was so nervous,\u201d she says. \u201cI just didn\u2019t want to strike out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Beth Greenwood \u201922 talks with Veronica Alvarez, the manager of the USA Baseball national women\u2019s team. (USA Baseball photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Playing with Team USA<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Greenwood has been practicing and lifting weights with the varsity baseball team this fall. Infielder Joseph Rende \u201922, a political science major from Babylon, New York, says the tough catcher the players call \u201cBG\u201d fits right in.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a catcher is the most physically demanding position, and BG handles it like a beast,\u201d he says. \u201cWhether she takes a foul tip off the mask or gets hit in the back with a fastball, it doesn\u2019t faze her. She clearly has a genuine love and passion for the game, and it\u2019s awesome to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Varsity baseball coach Joe Reina says Greenwood has been \u201can incredible addition\u201d to the Yellowjackets program. \u201cHer work ethic and selflessness is very impressive, along with the way she works on her game at practice, and balances her classwork and Team USA schedule,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m proud to have her as part of our baseball family\u2014now and forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greenwood had been ranked in the top 40 by the US women\u2019s baseball team in 2018, and her goal was to reach the top 20 and secure a roster spot for the World Cup, which is usually played every two years. The pandemic put the 2020 World Cup on hold, and it has yet to be scheduled. But Greenwood trained with the national team this fall in Cocoa, Florida\u2014even fighting through a fractured left thumb sustained in a scrimmage at Rochester. \u201cThe specialist put it in a cast and said, \u2018I don\u2019t think you can make it worse. It\u2019s about how much pain you can take.\u2019 There was no way I wasn\u2019t going to train with the US team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greenwood headed back to Florida and emerged as one of the top catchers on the squad. She\u2019s hopeful that she\u2019ll earn a spot once a normal schedule resumes.<\/p>\n

A League of Their Own <\/em>comes to TV<\/strong><\/h3>\n

She\u2019s already landed another role: Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Greenwood had been contacted by a producer for a prospective show based on A League of Their Own<\/em>. She flew to California and filmed a pilot while also serving as a baseball skills advisor to other actors. SONY Pictures Television and Amazon Studios picked up the show this past summer, and it\u2019s expected to air in 2022. The series follows brand-new characters and begins with the formation of the all-women\u2019s league in 1943, at the height of World War II.<\/p>\n

Greenwood made several trips to Pittsburgh this fall to film scenes as an opposing player. She has no lines, but no matter. \u201cIt looks more legit with me doing baseball scenes than the actors,\u201d she says with a laugh.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have a chip on my shoulder. Tell me I can\u2019t do something, then watch me do it.\u201d (University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A future in sports<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Greenwood is weighing her options for after graduation, deciding whether graduate school or industry is the best first step toward a career in sports engineering. \u201cI had some exposure to [the field] at my internship at All-Star Sporting Goods last summer in Shirley, Massachusetts,\u201d she says. \u201cI had a great experience working with the team there. I learned a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Either way, baseball will remain her passion. And whether she ever plays in another game for Rochester or not, she already has left her mark.<\/p>\n

Says Rende: \u201cI know I speak for everyone that has ever shared a field with Beth when I say she is a top-tier teammate and person. Rochester baseball is lucky to have her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greenwood is looking forward to more baseball adventures, and perhaps a new chapter in her book. \u201cThe best part of my story has yet to be written,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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