Ryan Woodward
@ryangw27
Love classical music, horror movies, & politics. Into promoting libraries, performing arts, history & Holocaust education, & women's baseball. IWBC and SABR member. ⚾📚🎵🐾🏳️🌈
Because I haven't seen enough baseball lately. Last Rivets game of the year.
Day 5 was miserably hot and packing up after a week was no fun. But immediately after the last out, I was ready to cry. We did it. We hosted a successful Women's Baseball World Cup. Less than a year to go until the Finals. Join us in Rockford. #BaseballWorldCupW
Winding down and still a mountain of work to do post-World Cup. But we did it. Cheers, International Women's Baseball Center. #BaseballWorldCupW
Beautiful morning for Hong Kong vs. Korea. #BaseballWorldCupW #WomeninBaseballWeek
Things you dream about and then they finally happen. Beyer Stadium is open again and already, young women are there playing elite baseball. We miss you Maybelle and we love you, Shirley B. #BeyerStadium #CradelofBaseball #APlaceofTheirOwn
Hosting international tournaments is not for the faint of heart. I'm doing my best though. That muppet with the paper towels is my new role model.
Bracing for the busiest couple of weeks I've had in a while. At least my true friends the pelicans have hung around to back me up.
Thank you all for the birthday wishes. It's been a pretty cool week that included seeing Nancy Faust rock out on the organ, great seats for WNBA, and of course carrot cake. Shout out to Shawn, Lorene, and Brian for hooking me up with fun times. On to the next 48.
10 years ago, I was hanging out with Shirley Burkovich at my first IWBC event. Now we're renovating Beyer Stadium, hosting World Cups, and I mention her every time I present on women's baseball. She would love all of this.
Everything is work and stress. But today, I'm reminded that I get to see the Peaches main gate ticket booth every week, that it's a mile from my house, and that I have a key to get inside. This Women's Baseball World Cup better be good because it's hard to top this level of history nerdom.
Happy World Softball Day pt. 2. Now that UCLA is in the Big 10, college softball fans like me get to see more elite teams headed to the Midwest, like when the Bruins came to Illinois in April. Very cool to see this storied program in action and the GOAT, Lisa Fernandez. #WorldSoftballDay
Happy World Softball Day! I recently had the honor of meeting Laurie Gouthro through work and was treated to cool stories of her days with the Silver Bullets as well as the WPF/WPSL in the late 90s. #WorldSoftballDay
Join me and IWBC at the Peaches Playdate at Midway Village on Saturday. I'll be there with info on the Women's Baseball World Cup group stage in Rockford this July. #RockfordPeaches #MidwayVillage #DirtintheSkirt Info & tickets at www.midwayvillage.com/rockford-peaches-midway.html
Today's #RockfordZoo sightings included bald eagles flying high above the park, multiple bunnies fornicating in the side yard, and of course more pelicans.
Our Kentucky baseball hero, Anna May Hutchison, would be 101 today and it's a great time to plan for the 10th - and best ever - Women in Baseball Week. Mark your calendar for July 19-25 and find a way to support women in baseball at womeninbaseballweek.org #WIBW2026 #ExtraInnings #Hutch #ALOTO