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Subject: Didn't know about Pichardo Author: Go Green [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 07:07:25 02/26/25 Wed In reply to: observer 's message, "Re: Should the Ivy League lead the way and allow women to play on men's teams?" on 00:46:51 02/26/25 Wed But assuming she's telling the truth in this interview, she looks like the real deal: https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/04/q-a-with-first-female-ncaa-division-i-baseball-player-olivia-pichardo Among other things, she played competitive high school baseball, she had other college baseball offers (Brown had the best academics), she tried out for the Brown team and made it. If some .400 male high school hitter thinks he was cut from a walk-on spot at Brown because of a less qualified Pichardo, he's probably got an uphill fight to prove that. This isn't a situation where some softball star decided to give baseball a try when she got to college... [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> Subject: Re: Didn't know about Pichardo Author: MFK [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:27:25 02/26/25 Wed Princeton has an incoming basketball recruit that plays on the baseball team and is apparently quite successful. High school is not college though.

[> [> [> Subject: And for whatever its worth... Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:37:57 02/26/25 Wed I went back and checked-- Brown's 2023 and 2024 baseball teams' rosters had below the maximum 34 players. So Pichardo didn't take a spot from anyone (unless Brown unilaterally opted for 30 players for whatever crazy reason). The current squad is at the maximum 34 players. Anyone have any idea if Brown cut anyone?

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: And for whatever its worth... Author: Bengal [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 20:23:38 02/26/25 Wed And the basis for the statement there is a maximum limit on Ivy baseball rosters is what exactly? Incidentally, Columbia’s roster is about 40, and I don’t believe this is the first year it’s roster exceeded 34.

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Them's the rules Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 05:18:15 02/27/25 Thu I was told by a father whose son plays Ivy baseball that it's 34. Apparently, the old rule was 35, it expanded to 40 to accommodate the COVID kids, and now it's down to 34. https://www.matchcollegiate.org/2024/10/11/ncaa-changes-baseball-roster-sizes-and-scholarship-rules/

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Roster limits Author: Bengal [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:26:23 02/27/25 Thu Having opted out of the settlement, I believe the Ivies are not subject to all of those NCAA roster limits, which extend well beyond baseball. Others may know more.

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Hope you're right!! Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:06:41 02/27/25 Thu Otherwise, Columbia will have to cut a good number of guys, and Cornell and Penn will have to cut a guy or two. Everyone else looks like they have 34 or fewer on the roster. And if you're right, then my original point still stands--Pichardo didn't take a spot from anyone.