Genevieve Beacom has always been the outlier. Growing up playing mostly on men’s teams, one memory crystalizes that best in the 6-foot-2 lefty’s mind: Playing in an under-12s competition, she faced an opponent who simply did not want to get in the box. It wasn’t because he didn’t want to hit against a girl, it’s because he was terrified of her fastball.
“I remember him crying as the coach had to push him in the box because I threw so hard,” Beacom told MLB.com at the recently completed WBSC Women’s World Cup. “That’s definitely a memory that’s stuck with me my entire life.”
Did the left-hander take pity on the child? Did she take a few ticks off her fastball or groove any pitches in there? If that was your guess, you don’t know Beacom.
“I was just gonna throw it as hard as I could anyway,” Beacom said with a laugh.
