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15 Facts About Ila Borders

1.

Ila Jane Borders was born on February 18,1975, and is a former left-handed pitcher in college and independent professional baseball player.

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Ila Borders was the first woman to receive a baseball scholarship to play men's collegiate baseball and the first woman to earn a win in men's collegiate baseball.

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3.

Ila Borders was the first woman to play for The Canadian Collegiate Premier Wooden Bat League for the Swift Current Indians in the summer of 1995.

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4.

Ila Borders became one of the first female pitchers in integrated men's professional baseball when in 1997 she signed with the St Paul Saints of the independent Northern League, playing in her first regular season game on May 31,1997 against the Sioux Falls Canaries.

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Ila Borders pitched from the bullpen for both teams, seeing limited use.

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Ila Borders returned to the Dukes for the 1998 season, pitching from the bullpen at first.

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7.

Ila Borders requested a trade at this point and was sent to the Madison Black Wolf.

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8.

In 2000, Ila Borders moved on to the Western Baseball League, where she played for the Zion Pioneerzz.

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9.

On May 14,2004, Ila Borders appeared on The Howard Stern Show with comedian Artie Lange during a radio show stunt in Las Vegas.

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10.

Ila Borders appeared in the Sports Illustrated magazine published on March 7,1994, and again in Sports Illustrated for Kids.

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11.

Ila Borders made appearances on popular syndicated shows such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Today with Joe Garagiola Sr.

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12.

Ila Borders attempted to throw breaking pitches and low fastballs to let the hitters get themselves out on ground balls.

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13.

Ila Borders worked in the Long Beach Fire Department for one and a half years before moving to Gilbert, Arizona in 2008.

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14.

Ila Borders was a firefighter and emergency medical technician in the Gilbert Fire Department, before becoming a Firefighter-Paramedic for the Cornelius Fire Department in Cornelius, Oregon.

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15.

Ila Borders was elected to the Baseball Reliquary's Shrine of the Eternals for her unique contributions to the game of baseball in 2003.

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