Posted: Mar 06, 2020
West LA College's Luisa Gauci Breaks Ground as First Female Baseball Player
WEST LOS ANGELES — West Los Angeles College's Luisa Gauci may not look like every other baseball player on her team, but she shares the same passion, the same love for the game.
“I just love being able to get better every single day and I love training every day," she said, bat in hand. "I can’t really imagine myself doing anything else to be completely honest.”
It's been a long journey to get here. To be exact, Gauci traveled over 8,200 miles from her hometown in Australia, all for the chance to play baseball in the United States. She started playing at age 12, thanks to a mix-up from her mom, who didn't recognize the difference between baseball and softball.