A Fort McMurray woman is pitching in the first season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) this summer after she was drafted in the league’s inaugural draft on Thursday night. Article content

Sydney Barry, 19, will compete with WPBL’s Los Angeles team when the inaugural seven-week season begins in August. She will be able to finish her power engineering studies at Keyano College in December before reporting to team activities. Since she was picked, Barry said her phone has been flooded with people congratulating her. Article content

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“Oh, it’s insane. It’s unbelievable. It’s a pretty big surprise and it’s a really good feeling,” Barry said during a Friday interview. “It’s just insane to think that now I’m able to say that I am a pro baseball pla

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