As one of the best women's baseball players in the nation, Frank is more than just Oakville's first-team all-state softball standout. Since the age of ten, she has competed in MLB and USA Baseball's Trailblazers, Elite Development Invitational, and Breakthrough Series. Growing up with baseball-playing siblings and a baseball-coaching father, Adelaide "Addie" Frank surely heard boys dream of hitting a huge... read full bio
Boston added an athletic outfielder with promising offensive potential and solid reads off the bat to wrap off Round One. Hastings adds depth to a Boston draft class that is already evenly distributed. Lexi began participating in individual activities as a third grader, such as figure skating and horseback riding. They gave her the self-confidence that her early experiences had not... read full bio
Allie began playing ball at the age of three while growing up in La Crescenta, California. After pursuing that interest, she played varsity softball for four seasons at Crescenta Valley High, Pasadena City College, and Cal State Northridge, where she won a 2015 Big West Championship to cap off her playing career. Additionally, she managed to obtain a bachelor's degree... read full bio
Hondras provides Los Angeles with a youthful second baseman with quick middle-infield motions and Chicago bloodlines. She blends in perfectly with LA's focus on aggressive, athletic defense across the diamond. As she has gotten older, Hondras has seen a few setbacks in her baseball career, including being yelled at by the opponent, being cleated, and being run over while playing third... read full bio
Moore, who began at age four, developed into a catcher who takes great satisfaction in her vigor and leadership. She was voted MVP, made First Team All-District and Academic accolades, and hit 11 home runs in high school softball. She was so dangerous that, following back-to-back home runs, she was purposefully walked five times during the state playoffs. A career... read full bio
As the creator and president of the Cal Poly women's baseball club, which took home the 2025 Baseball For All College Championships, McCullough has already made an impact on the collegiate game. She is a right-handed pitcher with leadership qualities who has contributed to the development of the pipeline that the WPBL is currently using.... read full bio
Since she was four years old, Leblanc has been a baseball player. She claims that her brother, who is three years older than her, was already participating in the sport, and her parents are "big fanatics" of it. Before being asked to join the Quebec women's team at the age of 15, she played with the boys. Leblanc has become one... read full bio
Ashton is an infielder who played baseball in high school and junior college instead of softball. She played prep at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, where she helped lead the Wildcats to the 2019 Baseball Regional Title. She was a member of the 2019 USA Women's National Baseball Team, which won a gold medal at the Pan American Games.... read full bio
Among the best players in women's baseball has been Ayami Sato. As of 2021, she is the only multiple MVP winner, having won the Women's Baseball World Cup twice and then three times. In the Japan Women's Baseball League, she set a number of records, including the most complete games in a season and the most strikeouts and complete games... read full bio
At the 25th national female high school baseball tournament, Shimano, a right-hander with a fastball speed of 120 kph, led her Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School to victory. For the first time in history, her school defeated Kochi Chuo High School 4-0 in the final on August 23 at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. Osaka native Shimano began playing baseball... read full bio
Resilience is at the heart of Schiano's story. She has learnt to handle pressure with resilience, from being "the girl at first base" and subjected to taunts from opposing parents to touring the globe with Baseball For All and taking home the gold in a PONY Women's World Series in the Philippines. She enters Boston as a right-hander who is... read full bio
Before truly dedicating herself to the diamond at the age of 13, when she made AAA and played with other females for the first time, Ziebart spent her childhood alternating between baseball and figure skating. Since then, she has competed for Saskatchewan in nine national championships, won Defensive Player of the Tournament at 19U, and made it into Canada's top... read full bio
Zettlemoyer provides New York with a young catcher who has played baseball for years in the tough climate of Southern California. At a premium defensive position, she has long-term potential and depth behind the plate.... read full bio
NASA aerospace engineer, Adam Steltzner, is the Chief Engineer of the Mars 2020 project. Steltzner has worked on several flight projects to Mars, including the Galileo, Cassini, Mars Pathfinder, and Mars Exploration Rovers. He has published a book, The Right Kind of Crazy: A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership, and High Stakes Innovation, which received acclaim from The Washington Post... read full bio
Matt Hales, known in the music world by his stage name Aqualung, has loved music from an early age; he started writing songs and playing them on the family piano at the age of four. His parents owned an independent record shop, which gave him access to music that helped inspire his own. At 16, he was awarded a scholarship... read full bio
Apollos Fire was named after the classical god of music and the son. Founded by award-winning harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell, Appollos Fire s dedicated to the baroque style of music. Evoking passion in listeners across the nation and internationally, Apollos Fire has been hailed by The Independent, London as one of the pre-eminent period-instrument ensembles. Apollos Fire has established... read full bio
All-4-One is a Grammy Award-winning R&B and pop group that consists of members Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, Alfred Nevarez and Tony Borowiak. The group is best known for their hit singles which include “I Swear,” and “I Can Love You Like That.” The group is based in Antelope Valley, California, and they gained fame in the early 90’s after the... read full bio
Aaron Tippin performed in local honky-tonks in the 1970s, and competed on TNN's You Can Be a Star talent contest, landing a song-publishing contract and moved to Music City. Always a focused and purposeful man, Aaron worked the midnight shift at a factory in Kentucky. During this time he continued to write songs. His dedication paid off when Charley Pride,... read full bio
A.J. Croce, son of music legend Jim Croce, is a singer-songwriter in his own right with nine albums spanning two decades. He began performing in his adolescent years and was a regular in the San Diego nightclub scene by the age of sixteen. By nineteen Croce was signed to Private Music. His first album, the aptly named A. J. Croce,... read full bio
Adam Richman is an American foodie and author. He became a well-known television personality as the host of the Travel Channel's competitive eating program Man v. Food. In each episode, Richman explores the ""big food"" offerings of a different American city before facing off against a pre-existing eating challenge at a local restaurant. Richman is also a paid spokesman... read full bio
