EWBC’s Legacy

For more than 20 years the Eastern Women’s Baseball Conference (EWBC) has been providing opportunities for women and girls to play baseball. The league, based in the DC and Baltimore metro areas, currently features four teams, with games beginning in May and going through August. Players in the EWBC come from all walks of life – students, teachers, doctors, lawyers, scientists, and more. They also span all ages and all levels of experience. Some teams have current/former U.S. National players and semi-pro softball players, but also roster those, who until they found the league, had never experienced organized team sports.

The EWBC strives to balance the recreational and competitive nature of baseball. While those just starting out enjoy the league at a play-by-play pace, a group of more competitive players created a travel team. Players wishing to compete at a higher level began the all-star team – DC Thunder – to play in regional and national tournaments. Additionally, the league assists Thunder in hosting an annual tournament in Anne Arundel County over Memorial Day weekend, featuring national and international teams.

As a 501c3 organization, the league is committed to promoting the sport of baseball for women and girls of all ages at the local, regional, national and international levels. The league participates in several events per year with groups like U.S. State Department’s Sports United Program, Orioles Advocates and Chesapeake Men’s Senior Baseball League.