Teen fastpitch standout flees Ukraine, finds safe harbour here – and chance to play

At 17, Ukrainian ballplayer Masha Romanova has faced Russian shelling in Kyiv, a frightening four-day trek to safety with her mom and a three-month effort to shelter in our region with the family of a fellow U.S. softball scholarship winner. Here, as she hopes for fighting in Ukraine to end and her family to reunite, she’s found support, a return to the diamond and a shot at learning how to fight for other kids affected by war. Ryan Pyette reports. Read More