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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mail
Trans pitcher breaks records as she wipes out high school softball team
The Champlin Park Rebels girls' softball team controversially reached the Minnesota State Championship for the first time on Wednesday night - thanks in part to their transgender pitcher. Marissa Rothenberger threw a complete game and then hit two doubles as the Rebels clawed a win over White Bear Lake 3-2. reported that Champlin Park coach Bryan Woodley said: 'She's always clutch. I think she's the best centerfielder in the state. She's just a great all-around player.' Rothenberger is biologically male. At nine, Rothenberger's mother applied in district court to alter her child's birth certificate after their ninth birthday and the petition being approved, according to Reduxx. Rothenberger was issued a new birth certificate showing to be born female, and switched their name from Charlie Dean to Marissa. Earlier on Wednesday, as per OutKick, the Rebels beat Eagen school 5-0, while parents of the losing team looked on wearing t-shirts which read: 'Save Girls' Sports'. Champlin Park walks it off against White Bear Lake to advance to the Minnesota state championship game. Marissa Rothenberger (not the batter here) had 2 doubles and pitched another complete game. — Amber Harding Snyder (@TheAmberHarding) June 4, 2025 Speaking to OutKick Rothenberger's mother said: 'I was pretty disappointed and frustrated,' they reported that she asked to keep her name to herself to protect her daughter. She continued: 'I think we've seen this happen over and over again to our girls. You look online, and you see women transitioning to men, and they're not dominating any of the men's sports. You don't see that. 'But on the women's side, you see it over and over again across the country. It's super frustrating. I knew it was eventually going to happen to my daughter. I was sad to see it happen to her.' Rothenberger appears to be referenced in a lawsuit against Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison which was filed in May. The complaint, obtained by Daily Mail, claims a 'male' pitcher playing for Champlin Park's girls team has created an unfair playing field for female rivals, who have been denied honors and opportunities as a result.' A spokesman for Anoka-Hennepin school district declined to comment about Rothenberger to DailyMail in May, and instead cited privacy rules. However, the school has released a general statement. The statement read: 'Throughout the entire season, and as the Rebels advance to the state tournament, it is important to note that all of the student athletes participating for the Champlin Park Softball team are eligible to compete in compliance with Minnesota State High School League rules and applicable state law. 'Due to data privacy laws, the District is not able to provide public comment regarding a specific student athlete. In addition, the District is named in an active lawsuit, which limits what information can be shared.' President Donald Trump has been working to stop transgender athletes partaking in female sports by signing an executive order threatening to withhold funding from any institution that violates the declaration. Statistics on transgender participation in female sports aren't comprehensive.
New York Post
5 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Trans softballer hits 2 doubles, pitches complete game to send team to Minnesota state championship for first time
A controversial high school softball team has made the Minnesota state championships for the first time after their star transgender pitcher smashed two doubles and pitched a complete game in a walk-off win. Trans athlete Melissa Rothenberger's performance helped her Champlin Park team beat White Bear Lake 3-2 on Wednesday, leading a girl on the losing team to cry and ask her father, 'Why can't you do something?' according to OutKick. Rothenberger, a junior, went 2-3 at the plate for Champlin Park, sparking her team's comeback victory after falling behind 2-0 and sending them to the Group 4A state championship Friday. Advertisement 'She's always clutch,' Champlin Park coach Bryan Woodley told Twin Cities Pioneer Press after the semi-finals win. 'I think she's the best centerfielder in the state. She's just a great all-around player.' Marissa Rothenberger pitched a complete game and hit 2 doubles in Wednesday night's win. Two fathers of girls on the White Bear Lake team told Outkick they were frustrated that their daughters were forced to compete against a biological male. Advertisement One said that players' parents regretted voting for Minnesota Democrats who've allowed the youth athletic system to operate this way. 'You're looking at a whole team of future Republicans,' one dad said. Champlin Park will play in its first-ever state championship game Friday night. Amber Harding The Minnesota State High School League [MSHSL] permits students to compete under gender identity, despite President Trump's executive order barring all biological men from women's sports. Advertisement The league has said that the inclusion of trans athletes is protected and 'determined by state law, through the Minnesota Human Rights Act and the Minnesota Constitution,' Outkick reported. While national governing sports organizations such as USA Softball and the NCAA have implemented female-only policies in women's sports, state-level laws have created loopholes that allow trans athletes to participate.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Trans softball mayhem continues as controversial Minnesota team reach State Championship
The Champlin Park Rebels girls' softball team controversially reached the Minnesota State Championship for the first time in history on Wednesday night - thanks in part to their transgender pitcher. Marissa Rothenberger threw a complete game and then hit two doubles as the Rebels narrowly beat White Bear Lake 3-2 for their historic achievment. 'She's always clutch,' Champlin Park coach Bryan Woodley was quoted as saying by 'I think she's the best centerfielder in the state. She's just a great all-around player.' Rothenberger is biologically male. At nine, Rothenberger's mother applied in district court to alter her child's birth certificate after their ninth birthday, with the petition being approved, per Reduxx. Rothenberger was issued a new birth certificate showing to be born female, switching their name from 'Charlie Dean' to Marissa. Earlier on Wednesday, as per OutKick, the Rebels beat Eagen school 5-0, while parents of the losing team wore 'Save Girls' Sports' t-shirts. Champlin Park walks it off against White Bear Lake to advance to the Minnesota state championship game. Marissa Rothenberger (not the batter here) had 2 doubles and pitched another complete game. — Amber Harding Snyder (@TheAmberHarding) June 4, 2025 'I was pretty disappointed and frustrated,' she told OutKick, who reported that she asked to keep her name to herself in order to protect her daughter. 'I think we've seen this happen over and over again to our girls. You look online, and you see women transitioning to men, and they're not dominating any of the men's sports. You don't see that. 'But on the women's side, you see it over and over again across the country. It's super frustrating. I knew it was eventually going to happen to my daughter. I was sad to see it happen to her.' Rothenberger appears to be referenced in a lawsuit against Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison filed in May. The complaint, obtained by Daily Mail, claims a 'male' pitcher playing for Champlin Park's girls team has created an unfair playing field for female rivals, who have been denied honors and opportunities as a result.' A spokesman for Anoka-Hennepin school district declined to comment about Rothenberger to DailyMail in May, citing privacy rules. However, the school has released a general statement. 'Throughout the entire season, and as the Rebels advance to the state tournament, it is important to note that all of the student athletes participating for the Champlin Park Softball team are eligible to compete in compliance with Minnesota State High School League rules and applicable state law,' read the statement. 'Due to data privacy laws, the District is not able to provide public comment regarding a specific student athlete. In addition, the District is named in an active lawsuit, which limits what information can be shared.' President Donald Trump has been working to rid female sports from transgender athletes by signing an executive order threatening to withhold funding from any institution that violates the declaration. Statistics on transgender participation in female sports aren't comprehensive. However, in December, NCAA President Charlie Baker testified that fewer than 10 are competing among 500,000 collegiate student athletes in the country.
Fox News
6 days ago
- Sport
- Fox News
Trans pitcher hits 2 doubles, throws another complete game to send team to Minnesota state championship
After a dramatic, walk-off win in Wednesday's semifinal, the Champlin Park Rebels are headed to the Minnesota High School Girls' Softball State Championship — and so is their transgender pitcher Marissa Rothenberger. After giving up two early runs in a shaky start, Rothenberger settled in and pitched a complete game to help No. 2-seeded Champlin Park edge past No. 6 White Bear Lake, 3-2, in the Class AAAA state semifinals. Rothenberger gave up seven hits and two runs (one earned) and struck out three in the effort. But it was Rothenberger's hitting that really sparked the comeback. The junior led off the fifth inning with a double that began Champlin Park's rally to tie the game at 2 apiece. Then, in the bottom of the seventh, Rothenberger — who went 2-for-3 at the plate — opened the inning with another double. Rothenberger was replaced by a "courtesy runner," who eventually scored the game-winning run on a two-out, walk-off hit from junior outfielder Ava Parent. Champlin Park will face No. 4-seeded Bloomington Jefferson in the championship game on Friday at the University of Minnesota's Jane Sage Cowles Stadium. Jefferson upset top-seeded Forest Lake earlier Wednesday. But while Champlin Park celebrated its walk-off win, the scene in the White Bear Lake dugout was far different. Many of the girls were visibly emotional, some in tears, as the reality of the season-ending loss set in. One player turned to her father and asked, "Why can't you do something?" No parents were willing to go on record, but OutKick spoke with two White Bear Lake dads in the stands who expressed deep frustration with the system that allowed their daughters to compete against a male athlete — namely, the Democrat politicians who prioritize ideology over fairness. "You're looking at a whole team of future Republicans," one man said. Another dad agreed, saying this might be an eye-opening experience for the parents: "They're like, "Oh, they're crushing my kid's dreams? Maybe I made the wrong choices." Despite President Donald Trump's executive order, the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) allows student-athletes to compete in events consistent with their gender identity, regardless of biological sex. MSHSL said that the eligibility of transgender student-athletes is "determined by state law, through the Minnesota Human Rights Act and the Minnesota Constitution." Despite national governing bodies — like USA Softball and the NCAA — instituting female-only eligibility policies, such state-level laws create enforcement loopholes that leave parents and female athletes feeling helpless. And today in North Mankato, Minn., that helplessness was written all over the faces of the White Bear Lake players. As one girl walked off the field, her father met her behind the dugout. "That's not fair," she said. "That's Minnesota," he replied. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
