Scott Slade's Georgia 08-20-26

Scott Slade's Georgia · Aug 20, 2026 · 4m

"The Georgia ties to the new professional baseball league that's been a long time coming." This week, Scott's speaking to Janet Thomas McKeen from Acworth. She's part of the inaugural umpire crew for the new Women's Professional Baseball League now playing their first season. There are some slight differences from the men's game, but all in all, the rules are almost identical, including hard-ball, over-hand pitching that Janet describes as "throwing some real junk," Games between the four inaugural teams will continue into September, all being played in Springfield,Ill., for now. As for…