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Kelsie Whitmore #3 of the Staten Island Ferryhawks tries to avoid her teammate Victor Capellan #37 splashing her with water in the dugout before the game against The Long Island Duck at Richmond County Bank Ballpark on July 05, 2022 in Staten Island, New York. Whitmore was the first woman to appear in the starting lineup in an Atlantic League game.  Her debut in the Atlantic League was a pinch runner on April 22, and became the first woman to start an Atlantic League game on May 1,  playing as a left fielder.  On May 4, she became the first woman to pitch in an Atlantic League game.

Kelsie Whitmore #3 of the Staten Island Ferryhawks tries to avoid her teammate Victor Capellan #37 splashing her with water in the dugout before the game against The Long Island Duck at Richmond County Bank Ballpark on July 05, 2022 in Staten Island, New York. Whitmore was the first woman to appear in the starting lineup in an Atlantic League game.  Her debut in the Atlantic League was a pinch runner on April 22, and became the first woman to start an Atlantic League game on May 1,  playing as a left fielder.  On May 4, she became the first woman to pitch in an Atlantic League game.