Hardball: The Girls of Summer

2019
1h 15m

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"Hardball: The Girls of Summer" follows the top female baseball players in the USA, all members of the globally ranked US Women's National Baseball Team. They play BASEBALL - not softball - ... Read all"Hardball: The Girls of Summer" follows the top female baseball players in the USA, all members of the globally ranked US Women's National Baseball Team. They play BASEBALL - not softball - and fight for equality, recognition, and acceptance in a sport that continues to exclude w... Read all"Hardball: The Girls of Summer" follows the top female baseball players in the USA, all members of the globally ranked US Women's National Baseball Team. They play BASEBALL - not softball - and fight for equality, recognition, and acceptance in a sport that continues to exclude women and girls. These trailblazers chase their dream of winning a Gold Medal at the Women'... Read all

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6.9/10

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Francis Ford Coppola

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Stacy Piagno

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Kelsie Whitmore

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- Matthew C. Temple
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- Matthew C. Temple
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8edbcortina

Better than I expected

Wasn't sure what to expect with this documentary. I had a number of questions about women's baseball which I hoped the film would answer. And yes, this film did answer those questions and more. Any documentary where I learn something new is worth watching and this one delivers.

7comblitz

Beautiful documentary

As the father of 2 girls, this documentary really moved me. I admire the girls for their spirit and perseverance fighting to be recognized as real athletes. Each had their own story, their own hardships, all culminating in an idea that we are not all treated equal just yet. Loved seeing the team support and great athleticism. We have come to far with equality to fall short on recognizing half the world for their own talent.

Trivia
The short Super 8 clip of the Little League game is from a Plymouth Township Little League game at East Plymouth Valley Park in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia). That season the league featured a female player, television producer Pam Brady.