In Episode 138 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we meet three members of the Vibin’ Vixens, a brand new all-female beep baseball team. Ashley Melero, Faith Penn, and Dakota Hogwood joined the conversation to talk about:.
- Their visual impairments
- Their personal backgrounds
- How they got into beep baseball and the teams they’ve played with in the National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA)
- How the idea for the Vibin’ Vixens team was born
- Competing in their first beep baseball tournament in Las Vegas
- The importance of female participation in an adaptive sport like beep baseball
Looking ahead to the future of the Vixens and women in the game
Learn more about the National Beep Baseball Association at http://nbba.org. Follow the Vibin’ Vixens on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/people/Vibin-Vixens/61566816963763/. Email the team at vibinvixens@gmail.com.
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