 During the Oakland Ballers' season-opening series in late May, Kelsey Whitmore took the mound against the Montana Glacier Range Riders. She's the first woman to play in the independent pro Pioneer League. Whitmore is a right-handed pitcher and says her first outing didn't go as well as she wanted, but she pulled herself together for the next one. And that's the name of the game. It's just kind of, there'll be ups and downs with it, and it's just like how well you can stay to maintain yourself with your mindset.