In a first for AHS, there is a girl on the baseball team. The Colt sat down with freshman Abby Moore to find out more about her experience in baseball and on the JV2 team.

 

The Colt: Why’d you choose baseball instead of softball?

Abby Moore: It’s all I’ve ever played and I love the sport.

 

TC: How long have you been playing baseball?

AM: Since I was 3 or 4 so I don’t know – a while.

 

TC: What position do you play?

AM: I can play all of them but I’m primarily catcher or outfield.

 

TC: How do you feel knowing you are the first girl to play baseball for Arlington High?

AM: Wow. That’s… that’s crazy! Feels cool. I really hope that I’m not the last one. I hope more girls do it after me.

 

TC: How did the coaches react when you showed up for baseball?

AM: They first said “softball is over there” but when I told them I was there for baseball some of them were surprised but some of them were excited to coach me. They saw how motivated I was and were cool with it.

 

TC: Did you have to get approval to play baseball?

AM: No, I didn’t have to talk to anybody. When I was in junior high there was a lot of speculation about if I could but we knew there was no reason they could tell me I couldn’t.

 

TC: Do you feel your teammates treat you differently because you are the only girl on the team?

AM: Some of them, but most of the time… I’ve been friends with them for a really long time and I’ve played with them before and so I’m more of just like a teammate and not a girl to them so it’s cool.

 

TC: What are your hopes for your baseball journey and would you consider going pro?

AM: I mean obviously if you’re playing baseball and you don’t hope to go pro then I don’t really know what you’re doing at the high school level, but I would love to go to college and play baseball. I know it’s going to be hard, so I’m just taking small steps first, but if I get to college and further than that… it would be amazing.