Independent Baseball Trivia Question
In September 2014, Tonya Shepard (wife of the late Bridgeport Bluefish GM, Ken Shepard) was named the guest manager and even coached first base during a regular season game. She joins a few other women who have been in uniform (playing or coaching) during an actual independent baseball regular season game. Who were the others?
Answer:
- Kendra Haines (Kentucky Rifles, Frontier League 1994)
- Ila Borders (several teams, first year was 1997 with the St. Paul Saints and Duluth-Superior Dukes)
- Kendall Burnham (San Angelo Colts, 2003)
- Justine Siegal (coach for Brockton Rox, 2009)
- Eri Yoshida (first year was the Chico Outlaws 2010)
Other mentions:
- TIffany Brooks (pitcher during spring training with the Big Bend Cowboys 2010)
- Perry Barber (umpire for Atlantic League games starting in 1998)
- Kate Sargeant (umpire)
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