Go Hardball’s Kate Mitchum Makes Baseball History
Lake Zurich business owner is first female to play in the All-Star game for the Midwest Suburban League (MSL).
Go Hardball co-owner Kate Mitchum reached a big personal goal this summer when she was chosen by her teammates to play in the Midwest Suburban League All-Star game. The weekend of the All-Star game in July was made doubly special because it was the same weekend her father, Charles Mitchum, was inducted into the Semi-Pro Football Hall of Fame. Kate grew up in upstate New York in an athletic family. She always loved baseball and played Little League t-ball as a child. “I wanted to continue playing Little League, but they said ‘Girls don’t play baseball.’ So I quit and grew up playing soccer,’ Kate said. After high school, Kate moved to Chicago to study theater at Columbia College and she also completed the Second City program. “I liked …
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