A Happy National Library Week to our colleagues at Howard Colman Library! Whether hosting exhibits, talking archives, or supporting athletes on and off the playing field, we make a great team at @Rockford University. Thanks for all you do! #NationalLibraryWeek #LoveYourLibrary #YouAreRU
Happy National Library Week
WorldCat.org is a great resource for finding books of interest in a library near you. Here's a list of AAGPBL books you should check out next! search.worldcat.org/lists/ffb06dcd-9ea4-4737-a22c-5f19e6bd0717 #NationalLibraryWeek #SearchWorldCat #AAGPBL
SABR Central Illinois will host Dr. Kat Williams in a virtual Zoom meeting at 7:00 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Join us for a preview of all the women’s baseball events this summer, including the Women’s Baseball World Cup. Register in advance for this meeting:
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On this #WorldCupWednesday, we tip our cap to our host and partner, Rockford University. For more information on the Women's Baseball World Cup, visit IWBC.org/worldcup. #BaseballWorldCupW #YouAreRU #APlaceofTheirOwn
Happy National Siblings Day! The AAGPBL had several sets of sisters during its short history. #NationalSiblingsDay #AAGPBL #ALOTO
Baseball!
Can't wait for the Rockford group stage!
Our volunteer app is live now and accepting registrations. Be close to the action and a part of history as the Rockford Region hosts the Women's Baseball World Cup Group Stage this July! Volunteer sign up and more details at iwbc.org/worldcup! #BaseballWorldCupW #GoRockford #WBSC #WorldCupWednesday
♫ Batter up! Hear that call! Now's the time... to plaaay ball! ♫
The real-life Rockford Peaches make an appearance in this 1943 home movie from the Dean Collection. The family brought their 8mm camera to this All-American Girls Professional Baseball League game during the Peaches' inaugural season.
Celebrating the Racine Belles, who were crowned AAGPBL champions 80 years ago this year. We're also thrilled the AAGPBL reunion will be in Rockford this July! Learn more about the Belles with this list and join us in further celebration this summer. #WomensHistoryMonth #RacineBelles #ReadBaseball
This Saturday, Rockford University will host a free screening of the documentary, See Her Be Her. Saturday, March 28th in the Maddox Theatre at 7pm. IWBC will be there with information on the Women's Baseball World Cup and more. Join us! #SeeHerBeHer #WomensBaseballWorldCup #WomeninBaseball
Mark your calendar! Free screening of See Her Be Her next week as part of Rockford University's Forum Series. Find this and more on the WIBW event calendar (link in bio). #SeeHerBeHer #WomeninBaseball #GirlsPlayBaseball #RockfordUniversity
Come to Rockford this summer for the world's best in women's baseball! #WomeninBaseball #WorldCup #RockfordIL
Ryan returned to BaseballBiz on Deck this week to talk about all of the exciting women's baseball events happening in Rockford this summer as well as what's new on the @wbht.bsky.social. Check it out!
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A four-time All-Star with the Racine Belles, Sophie Kurys holds the all-time AAGPBL records with 688 runs scored and 1,114 stolen bases – including 201 thefts in 203 attempts during her 1946 MVP season.
When Sophie Kurys retired, she had stolen more bases than any other professional baseball player – and she did it all wearing a skirt. #WomensHistoryMonth
Happy Pi Day! It's on the menu for these Peaches having dinner with their host families in 1950. 📷: LIFE Magazine. #RockfordPeaches #ALOTO #PiDay
Thank you, Rockford Ravens Rugby for hosting us last night. We greatly appreciate the connections made and are looking forward to positive collaboration and fun events this year!
Visit Rockford University, housing host for the 2026 Women’s Baseball World Cup group stage, for a free screening of the documentary, See Her Be Her. Saturday, March 28th in the Maddox Theatre at 7pm.
Single-day & all-week passes for the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Group Stage 2026 are on sale! Witness history as the best in women’s baseball take the field July 22-26, at Rivets Stadium in the Rockford, IL, USA, region — the global home of women’s baseball!
INFO + TIX @ www.IWBC.org/worldcup
Many thanks to Bridgewater State University for hosting the Women's Baseball Heritage Trail this week. The women's baseball collection there is outstanding and I learned so much. Baseball research friends, please make a point to visit them and support their women's sports related projects.
Mark your calendar: Rockford Peaches and the History of Women's Baseball. DeKalb, Illinois on March 21st. #AAGPBL #RockfordPeaches
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Mark your calendars for March 23, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. when the Lansing Historical Soceity (Illinois) will feature Anna Sielaff with her presentation on “Women’s Baseball in Illinois and the Midwest.” #WomeninBaseball #ALOTO #AAGPBL
The Women's Baseball Heritage Trail will be featured at this event next week. If you're close to Bridgewater State University and the weather cooperates, please join us. Open to the public.
