Beverly Hatzell (later Volkert; February 19, 1929 – August 28, 2005) was an American pitcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1949 and 1951. She both batted and threw right-handed.Beverly Volkert – Profile/Obituary. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; retrieved 2019-04-14.
Born in Redkey, Indiana, Volkert was one of five children born to Gerald and Velma Hatzell. She played for four teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: the Battle Creek Belles, the Chicago Colleens, Peoria Redwings and the Racine Belles. She married Mervin Volkert in February 1959, and they remained married until her death.
Volkert died in 2005, aged 76, in Hicksville, Ohio.
Career statistics Seasonal Pitching Records Year GPIPRAERERABBSOHBPWPWLW-L% 1949 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1950 19 102 72 55 4.85 83 35 8 0 4 7 .364 1951 20 105 103 66 5.66 97 38 14 5 1 14 .067
Seasonal Batting Records Year GPABRH2B3BHRRBISBTBBBSOBAOBPSLG OPS 1949 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1950 26 37 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 13 .081 .209 .081 .290 1951 24 35 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 9 .057 .175 .057 .232
References
External links Chicago Colleens Players on Tour Photograph, 1949. National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-04-14.