08/03/2026
Justine Siegal, M.A. ’00, started her nonprofit organization Baseball for All during her time at Kent State. It is the largest girls’ baseball organization in the United States, dedicated to empowering the next generation to become leaders in the sport and their communities.
Justine became the first woman to coach for a professional men’s team with the Brockton Rox, and in 2015, the first female coach in the MLB for the Oakland Athletics.
Her work with Baseball for All has come full circle as its programming has provided access for more girls to play baseball at the youth level and, soon, professionally. Justine was approached by Keith Stein to co-found the Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL), which will be the first professional women’s organization in more than 70 years.
The WPBL’s inaugural season began Saturday with regular season games and playoffs through mid-September.
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Kent State alumna, baseball pioneer and co-founder of the Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL) Justine Siegal, M.A. ’00, to serve as its first
