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Transgender pitcher Marissa Rothenberger Led Champlin Park High School headed for the Minnesota state softball championship game after Wednesday’s playoff victory.
Pitcher’s control this season has prompted three people to lawsuits Anonymous opposing player Amidst the national disparity over the legality of trans athletes in women’s sports.
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Transgender pitcher Marissa Rothenberger. (Amber Harding)
One of the players involved in the lawsuit responded to the pitcher’s run to the championship game in an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital provided by an Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) lawyer.
“It’s upsetting to see male athletes dominate our sport and take opportunities away from girls who have worked in state tournaments all season. Besides inequity, there’s often a risk of playing physical sports like softball with male athletes,” the statement said.
“I’m proud of girls who played hard and deserve it at the end of the day than boys, but I hope more people will stand up to women’s sports and take the rights of women and girls seriously.”
The team of anonymous players did not reach the championship game, ADF said.
Suzanne Beecher’s ADF lawyer has also become more severe.
“The male beliefs about his gender do not erase the physical benefits of female athletes, and every girl who competes deserves the opportunity to experience the thrill of victory,” Beecher told Fox News Digital.
“Not only is it unfair what happened tonight, it puts all female athletes at risk of being injured due to clear differences in biology from men to women. It filed a lawsuit against Minnesota officials, injuring female athletes across the state and overturning radical policies that restore opportunities in fair and safe competition.”
Rothenberger pitched both the quarterfinals and semifinals on Wednesday, causing a comeback by hitting two doubles in the semifinals.
Champlin Park will face fourth-seeded Bloomington Jefferson in the title game at University of Minnesota’s Jane Sage Cowles Stadium on Friday.
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Champlin Park and Egan players will shake hands following the quarterfinals of the Minnesota Girls Softball State Tournament. (Amber Harding/Out Kick)
The Champlin Park school district previously provided a statement to Fox News Digital, defending its decision to allow athletes to compete on softball teams.
“It is important to note that throughout the season and as rebels progress into state tournaments, all student-athletes participating in Shamplin Park softball teams can compete in compliance with Minnesota High School League rules and applicable state laws.
“In addition, the district is named in an aggressive lawsuit restricting information that can be shared.”
Meanwhile, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office has issued a statement in response to a lawsuit against the state regarding Rosenberger’s participation in the girl’s softball season.
“In addition to the pleasure of athletics and competition, playing sports has so many benefits for young people. It helps you build friendships that last a lifetime, learn how to work as a part of a team, and feel like you belong,” Ellison said.
“I think it’s wrong to select a group of students facing a higher level of bullying and harassment and tell these kids that they can’t join the team because of who they are. I will continue to defend the right of all students to play sports with their friends and peers.”
After the President Donald Trump Signed the Minnesota State High School League’s executive order “Protecting men from women’s sports” It has been announced By allowing trans athletes to continue playing in women’s sports, it would be against federal law. Ellison then decided to sue at a press conference on April 22, claiming that he had received a notice from the Department of Justice threatening legal action if the state fails to comply with the executive order, and the Attorney General decided to sue first.
The White House later responded to the lawsuit, accusing Ellison of taking legal action to enable trans inclusion.
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Marissa Rothenberger celebrates with her teammates in a dugout after a dramatic victory at Champurin Park. (Amber Harding)
“Why would a grown man sues the Trump administration to allow other biological men to participate in women’s sports? This is creepy and anti-women,” White House spokesman Harrison Fields told Fox News Digital.
The Minnesota Legislature did not pass “Saving girls’ sports laws“In early March, you would have said, “You can participate in primary or secondary school-level athletic teams or sports where educational institutions are limited to women and girls.”
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