2024 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference

The sixth annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference was held virtually on September 20-22, 2024.

This year’s conference — co-sponsored by SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center and hosted by Rockford University — was a virtual Zoom event.

The conference was highlighted by a keynote presentation from author and photographer Jean Fruth; the My Baseball Story Panel with Kara Blackstone, Jillian Geib, Bethany Morlan, Allison Levin, and Kat Williams; the Uganda Baseball Panel with Anna Kimbrell, Meggie Meidlinger, and Kat Williams; the Umpires Panel with Greta Langhenry, Tiesh Diaz, and Perry Barber; research presentations, pylon unveiling, and the presentation of the Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award to Barbara Gregorich.

• Video highlights: Click here to watch highlights from the 2024 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
• Program: Download the 2024 conference program (PDF)
• Schedule: Click here for the full schedule of panels and presentations. Zoom sessions were held from 6:30-8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 20; 10:00 a.m.-8:20 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, and 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 22. (All times listed are in the Eastern Time Zone.)

All registrants are encouraged to send a children’s sports book to be donated to the local Rockford community. Examples include: Players in Pigtails; She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story; A Whole New Ball Game, etc. Books can be shipped directly to IWBC at: Rockford University, 5100 Building Room 25, 5050 E. State Street, Rockford, IL 61108. Or choose a book and donate in your local community and send us a note about where you donated.