In 1866, Vassar College, located in New York, created the first all women’s collegiate baseball teams. The teams were named the Laurel and Abenakis. These women were wanting the sport to be taken seriously, but were ultimately not taken seriously. The team only lasted one year because of parent complaints saying the sport was “too strenuous for women.”

For my senior project, I took these teams and made one modernized all women’s team called “the Vassar Laurels (taking from the name Laurel from the 1860’s). I strive to carry out the legacy of the teams from 1866, while also creating interest from the new generations with the modern aspects.