Jamie Baum Makes History as First Woman to Play, Get a Hit for Rose-Hulman Baseball

It may have been surprising to see applause erupting from the dugout of a Rose-Hulman baseball team that was trailing 16-7 in a recent game. However, the players were happy after fellow Fightin’ Engineer Jamie Baum managed to get a hit in her first at-bat in a college game – a two-run single to center field – against Webster University on April 17 at the Terre Haute college’s Art Nehf Field. Success in athletics and baseball is nothing new for the junior who is a backup second baseman. The California native has been a two-year member of the USA Baseball…