women softball players

"Introduces readers to the development of women's softball, as well as [some of] the sport's star players"--Provided by publisher.

Chronicles the history of fastpitch softball from its beginnings as an industrial worker's game to an Olympic sport, discusing the women and men who popularized the sport.

An illustrated biography of Sheila Cornell Douty, the first baseman of the U.S.'s first Olympic softball team, who won gold in 1996.

A biography of Olympic athlete Dorothy "Dot" Richardson, discussing her prowess as a member of the U.S. women's softball team in 1996 and 2000, as well as the determination that led her to earn a medical degree.