Obituary: Kathryn Vonderau (1927-2022)

August 17, 2022 ~ Sam Gazdziak ~ 1 Comment

RIP to Katie Vonderau, who spent eight years as a catcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, and was an All-Star at the position. After her career ended, Dr. Kathryn Vondreau earned multiple degrees and taught and coached at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for more than 20 years. She died on August 10 at … Continue reading Obituary: Kathryn Vonderau (1927-2022)

Obituary: Shirley Burkovich (1933-2022)

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 ~ Sam Gazdziak ~ 1 Comment

RIP to Shirley Burkovich, who took a career in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and turned it into a lifelong passion to let girls and women play baseball. She died on March 31 at the age of 89. Burkovich played for the Muskegon Lassies (1949), Chicago Colleens (1950), Springfield Sallies (1950) and Rockford Peaches … Continue reading Obituary: Shirley Burkovich (1933-2022)