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Olivia Pichardo took the pitcher's mound for the Bears and made history

NPR | By Gabriel J. Sánchez,
Mallory Yu
Published May 1, 2026 at 2:34 PM MDT

Olivia Pichardo at Brown University is striking out D1 baseball players as the first woman in the game.

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