When she took her place behind the plate to umpire the very first game in Wednesday morning’s Little League East Region 10-year-old Softball Tournament at Snug Harbor Little League, Staten ...

TAMPA — Jen Pawol didn’t get a call-up last year, but she’ll have another shot at making history in 2025. The former Hofstra softball star again will umpire MLB games in spring training and ...

For 46-year-old Jen Pawol, the first female umpire to reach Triple A in 34 years, nothing is mundane. Every play, every pitch – even a substance check – is another step closer to the big leagues.

A Poway mother has been chosen to umpire at one of the world's largest female baseball tournaments in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Melissa "Mel" Wicklund, a volunteer umpire for Poway American Little ...

Pawol umpired NCAA softball from 2010 until 2016 before she went to an MLB tryout camp in August 2015. She was eventually invited to the Umpire Training Academy, and was offered an umpire job in ...

Jen Pawol is on the verge of becoming Major League Baseball’s first female umpire. The 47-year-old from New Jersey was selected to work a full-time big league spring training schedule this year ...

Women Making Waves Now. Today, many women are playing, coaching, announcing, and taking on other roles in baseball. The USA Baseball Women’s National Team, established in 2004, wrapped up group ...