Siena College
10/27/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/27/2025 12:23
The Intern Journal: SABR
Career and Internship Center, Internships
Oct 27, 2025
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Sarah Hamilton '26 attended her first Tri-City ValleyCats game when she was four, and on that day, she pledged her whole heart to baseball.
"I have such great childhood memories of going to those games. Baseball has always been the way I've connected with family and friends."
Sarah fell in love with the sport, and the ValleyCats loved her right back. Hamilton was named Fan of the Year in 2016, an honor that came with a job - batgirl for the day (right). A few years later, the Shaker High School graduate enrolled in her hometown college with a mission: somehow, someway, find a career in professional baseball. She's nearly there.
Last winter, Hamilton connected with Leslie Heaphy '87. Turns out, Heaphy was roommates with Hamilton's aunt at Siena. She's also the chair of the Women in Baseball Research Committee at the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Heaphy encouraged Hamilton to apply for one of three coveted student invitations to SABR's annual national convention. Hamilton's essay mentioned the ValleyCats and her lifelong love affair with baseball. A few months later, Hamilton was at the conference in Dallas.
Hamilton parlayed her invitation to the conference into an internship this fall. The sports communication major is currently the social media manager for SABR's women in baseball group. SABR was founded in 1971 in Cooperstown. The organization's mission includes "fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of the game." It also looks to grow and promote the game, including an all-new league.
The Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL) will launch next year. Hamilton, through her internship, is responsible for sharing news and creating content in support of women's baseball (see an example post, below). The girl who just wanted to play baseball is now a leading voice in promoting women's baseball.
"I watched A League of Their Own a ton when I was a kid. I've always had an appreciation for women in baseball, and I was hoping there would be a new league."
There is... and Hamilton's part of it. Meanwhile, the 1992 film A League of Their Own was inspired by the real-life All American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943-1954). The AAGPBL will hold a reunion next July in Rockford, Illinois. There's a good chance Hamilton will be there. Meanwhile...
Through her internship, Hamilton has created content as a graphic designer and a video editor. She's worked with women in baseball in different leagues around the world, and she's exercising the skills she's learned in class doing something she loves.
"My sports communications classes have really helped me with my writing skills and video editing. Those lessons from class have made a big difference when creating content for social media. I've discovered that if you can tell a good story with a post, people will see it and care about it."
Hamilton, who will graduate in December, had two interviews with MLB network this month, and she's also been accepted into the Wendelstedt Umpire School's Professional Umpire Course in Florida this January. She's keeping all options open, assuming all options lead to a career in baseball.
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