SPoRT Apparel and Collectibles: Enjoy 20% off of your favorite Rockford Peaches gear and all SPoRT Apparel and Collectibles at the Rockford Indoor City Market, lower level, every Friday 3:30–8:30pm from May 21 through June 18. Get a great deal on limited edition goods while you can.

Whet your appetite by browsing the ​SPoRT Apparel and Collectibles Etsy Shop!

SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center have announced a call for papers for the third annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference, scheduled for September 10-12, 2021, at Rockford University in Rockford, Illinois.

This year’s conference theme is “Breaking Barriers: Women in Baseball Around the World.” All topics related to women’s baseball are welcome for individual oral and poster presentations.

Please submit abstracts of approximately 200 words, along with contact information and a short biography, by July 5, 2021, to Leslie Heaphy at lheaphy@kent.edu.

All notifications will be made by August 2. In the event the conference cannot be held in person, we will proceed with online presentations, panel discussions, and other demonstrations of baseball scholarship.

For coverage of the 2020 virtual conference, visit SABR.org/women-in-baseball-conference.

IWBC Reads, our literacy initiative that uses the magic of books to touch on topics relevant to all aspects of women in the sport, continues with a strong lineup for the spring season!​ Join us for in-depth discussions (often with the authors joining the conversation) of great, recently published books that touch on topics relevant to all aspects of women in sports. Worldwide participation is free but registration is required.

For more information and to register, visit the Eventbrite event page for the books that interest you:

April 17, 2021 2:00 EDT
Throw Like a Woman by Susan Petrone 
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Club Discussion Registration

Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez: The Improbable Life of a Cuban American Baseball Star by Kat D. Williams
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