WooSox to Celebrate UniBank Women in Sports Day Saturday 7/23

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Free panel features longtime T&G sports reporter Jen Toland,

7-time WFA champion Allison Cahill, and others;

Fans will be greeted virtually in-game by Janet Marie Smith,

Bianca Smith, Katie Krall, and Emma Tiedemann.

WORCESTER, MA — The Worcester Red Sox will celebrate “UniBank Women in Sports Day” at Polar Park Saturday, July 23, when the team hosts the Syracuse Mets (Triple-A, New York Mets) at 4:05 p.m.

From 12:30–1:30 p.m., the club will host a free panel in Polar Park’s DCU Club. Comprising the panel are influential women in the sports industry, such as Jen Toland, who has been a sports reporter for the Telegram & Gazette for more than 30 years; Kate Myshrall, who covered the Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, National Football League, and Summer Olympics for 13 years as a sports reporter for NESN and NBC; Boston Renegades star Allison Cahill, who is the first quarterback to lead a women’s football team to seven national titles; Professor Libby O’Hara, who directs the sport management program at Assumption University; and Katie Wickstrom, a former captain of the Santa Clara University women’s rowing team.

Fans can register for the panel at WooSox.com/WIS.

During pre-game ceremonies, the WooSox will honor panel guest Kate Myshrall as their “Hometown Hero.” As their “Heart of Worcester,” the club will recognize Girls Inc.

Other pre-game honorees will include Missy Clement of the Sharks Women’s Slow Pitch softball team out of Warwick, RI; reigning America’s Most Beautiful Miss Massachusetts Britt Klocko, a former New England Patriots cheerleader and current ER nurse at UMass Memorial; and reigning America’s Most Beautiful Miss Connecticut Dr. Brianna Muñoz, a former Pats cheerleader who now serves as president of the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative.

WooSox photographers and talented singers Tayla Bolduc and Natalie Reid will perform the National Anthem.

During the game, fans will be greeted on the videoboard by several prominent women in the Red Sox family: Janet Marie Smith, who partnered with WooSox Chairman and Principal Owner Larry Lucchino to create Oriole Park at Camden Yards, save Fenway Park, and design Polar Park; trailblazing Red Sox coaches Bianca Smith and Katie Krall; and Director of Broadcasting for the Portland Sea Dogs, Emma Tiedemann.

“For more than 33 years, women have held the highest positions in organizations run by Larry Lucchino,” said WooSox President Dr. Charles Steinberg. “We would like to show young women that the doors are open, the pathways are clear, and heights are limitless.

“At the WooSox, women have various leadership roles, from Executive Vice President to Senior Vice President to Vice President to department heads. There is nothing gender-specific about the love of baseball or of career opportunities in baseball.”

Fans will receive a special “UniBank Women in Sports” silicone bracelet as they enter Polar Park. In addition, the WooSox Team Store will sell limited-edition “Women in Sports” shirts.

Earlier on Saturday, all youngsters can participate in the second free WooSox Youth Clinic of the season, presented by Hanover Insurance at 10 a.m. WooSox players, coaches, and front office staff will teach the basic mechanics of hitting, pitching, and fielding on Polar Park’s outfield grass. The first clinic, held Saturday, July 9, attracted more than 120 children of various ages. Register at WooSox.com.

Following the clinic, participants will be invited to a “meet-and-greet" with several women from the WooSox front office.

Following the game, all can enjoy a gentle Sunset Catch on the Field, presented by Dunkin’.

A special $24 ticket package includes a “UniBank Women in Sports” shirt, $2 of ballpark credit, and a spot on the Simply Orthodontics Berm in left field. The $38 ticket package includes a shirt, $2 of ballpark credit, and a seat in the third base field box. Fans can purchase their package at fevo.me/womensports.

Tickets are available at WooSox.com, the Polar Park Ticket Office, or by calling (508) 500-1000. Fans may reach Group Events Manager Tom Steiger at [email protected].