Marissa Rothenberger, a biological male who identifies as trans and plays high school softball in Minnesota, was recently thrust into the spotlight when Reduxx reported on her on-field success as a pitcher.
That dominance continued earlier this week when Rothenberger led her sixth-ranked Champlin Park team to a 2-0 shutout win over seventh-ranked Maple Grove. The Class 4A rankings are based on the Minnesota High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association.
Rothenberger’s performance against a team that had a .364 batting average ran the pitcher’s record to 4-1 on the season, with 52 strikeouts and a 0.88 ERA in 32 innings, according to stats on the Minnesota Softball Hub. No individual stats from the game were available.
Maple Grove had the third-best team batting average of the top-10 teams in Class 4A, though two of the top four teams don’t appear to have stats listed, so that ranking may not be accurate.
The 52 strikeouts on the season rank 20th among Class 4A pitchers. The leader has 133 in 69 ⅓ innings. Again, it’s unclear how reliable and complete the stats on the Minnesota Softball Hub are.
