Breaking a Baseball Barrier

Meggie Meidlinger chats with a teammate before their game against Heritage High School. Meggie has been playing with a lot of the players since tee-ball, so she is just one of the guys.



Meggie Meidlinger warms up her arm with the rest of her team before their game against Heritage High School. Meggie says that she doesn't feel she has to work harder to prove herself as the only girl on the team, since she puts 100 percent into everything she does. Proof of her hardworking attitude are in her good grades (she has gotten nearly straight As) and her artistic accomplishments.



Meggie Meidlinger catches a ball intended to pick off the man at first, Mike Diaddigo, during Dominion's game against Freedom High School.



Head Coach Jay Raines talks to the team during practice Thursday afternoon.



The only thing that separates Meggie Meidlinger from the rest of the guys on the baseball team is the locker room. She shares it with all of the girls' teams at Dominion High School.



Meggie Meidlinger jokes around with teammates Kyle Fairchild (center) and Christopher Whipple (right) during their game against Heritage High School.



Jeffrey Futrell holds the door open as Meggie Meidlinger puts away the rakes for the field after their game against Potomac Falls High School. After home games, she and her teammates smooth over the dirt on the field with rakes.