# @ecnlgirls on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/7LF9ibK2JG
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21322551-ecnlgirls-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2015-09-03T15:23:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** ECNL Girls (@ECNLgirls) — https://gondola.cc/ECNLgirls

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2015 has been the year of the Amazing Young Woman! Becky Hammon is an assistant coach of the San Antonio Spurs, Sarah Thomas is an NFL referee and Jen Welter is a training camp and preseason coach for the Arizona Cardinals.

Well, we can now add Jessica Mendoza to this list of women pioneers. Mendoza, who became the first woman to call an ESPN MLB game as an analyst on Aug. 24, is a pioneer both for women everywhere and for those who did not play baseball professionally. Mendoza hardly came without ballplaying credentials: She won an Olympic gold medal in Athens in 2004 as part of the U.S. women’s softball team, took home a silver from Beijing in 2008 and is regarded as one of the best players of all-time. “Male, female, it doesn’t matter,” ESPN analyst, John Kruk, said Monday in a telephone interview. “She’s as knowledgeable as anyone I’ve ever talked to about baseball. That’s why she was arguably the best hitter in the world when she was in her prime.” Congrats, @jessmendoza2, on this amazing accomplishment. There are so many great female role models in sports right now. It's a great time to be an #AYW!! #BeautifulAmbition

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beautifulambition, ayw

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