International Women's Baseball Center
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IWBC's mission to protect, preserve, and promote all aspects of women's baseball. Home of the 2026 Women's Baseball World Cup Group Stage. Find us at iwbc.org
Is Rockford, Illinois the Midwest’s Next Creative Capital? We think so and are proud to be a part of it!
Is Rockford, Illinois the Midwest’s Next Creative Capital?
A city’s transformation from factory floors to cultural innovation—and why that matters for artists seeking community and opportunity
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Thank you Lake County Women's Coalition for recently hosting our own Dr. Cathy Headley, presenting "Tales From The Peach Orchard: Where Women's Baseball History Was Made." #BeyerStadium #CradleofBaseball #APlaceofTheirOwn
Check out the latest SABR publication, How We Played The Game: Baseball at Manzanar, released this week. IWBC members contributed to this book and continue to support educational projects connected to this history. Available on Amazon and soon at sabr.org. #ReadBaseball #SABR #ManzanarBaseball
7-time champion Japan is the heavy favorite for this week's World Cup group stage. Among their many outstanding venues is the Belluna Dome (formerly Seibu Dome), site of the 2000 Women's World Series, in which Japan defeated the US. Find it on wbht.org. #BaseballWorldCupW #WBHT
It's a new era for Beyer Stadium and south Rockford. Relive the hard work and celebrate all that went into the grand reopening of Beyer Stadium at Maybelle Blair Park! #BeyerStadium
Congratulations to our own Marlene Vogelsang, 2026 SABR Founders’ Day Award recipient. Read more here: sabr.org/latest/marle...
FUN FACT: The 2nd No-Hitter in AAGPBL history, tossed by Rockford's Olive Bend Little, was on.....August 15, 1943! That's right, the Peaches knew how to put on a show for #815Day before there was even an 815! #GoRockford #RockfordPeaches
Truly the center of women's baseball. Thank you, Northwest Quarterly! #BaseballWorldCupW #CradleofBaseball #GoRockford
Women’s Baseball Comes Home to Rockford - Northwest Quarterly
The trophies are awarded and the cheering crowds have headed home, but a lasting image remains of generations of women standing together, united by a game they have been part of since the beginning. T...
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Much happening this week. Find your game, exhibit, tournament, or merch sale at womeninbaseballweek.org/index.php/2026-events/
Three years ago, we welcomed the US Women's National Team to Beyer Stadium for an exhibtion and now they're returning regularly for the Women's Baseball World Cup. Amazing things happen when you #StepUptotheSport!
With excitement building for the WPBL's debut this weekend, let's explore the last women's pro baseball league in the U.S. Ladies League Baseball (later the Ladies Professional Baseball League) began in 1997 with 5 teams, including the Los Angeles Legends. Find more on wbht.org. #WBHT #ShePlayedHere
Thank you, volunteers, for stepping up each day at multiple locations around town to make the Women's Baseball World Cup happen! Extra thanks for all who included Maybelle Blair in your efforts. Thank you for everything! #BaseballWorldCupW
Welcome to the 2027 Women's Baseball World Cup finals, Team Australia Baseball and Baseball Canada! See you in a year! #BaseballWorldCupW
Today's schedule. Who is headed to next year's Championship Finals? We will know today. #BaseballWorldCupW
