Pitcher Claire Eccles, 19, poses for a photograph at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday May 12, 2017. The Victoria HarbourCats announced Tuesday that Eccles will join the

Download this stock image: Pitcher Claire Eccles, 19, poses for a photograph at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday May 12, 2017. The Victoria HarbourCats announced Tuesday that Eccles will join the club for the 2017 West Coast League season. She will be the first woman to compete in the 11-team circuit that is home to number of high-level college players from the United States and Canada, including some drafted by major league teams. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck - 2HRC39P from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.

Baseball: Female pitcher Claire Eccles joins men's team in Victoria

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Pitcher Claire Eccles, 19, sports a tattoo of a baseball behind her right ear as she poses for a photograph at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday May

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Female pitcher to join elite Canadian baseball league

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