Cassidy Bashian
“Just Like The Boys”: Meet the 11-Year-Old Twin Sisters Paving Their Own Path In Baseball
(Photo Credit: Jean Truth) by Tucker Terranova In recent years, there has been continued growth in the number of girls playing and working in sports. With Major League Baseball’s recent investment in Athletes Unlimited Softball and the rising popularity of the WNBA and PWHL, it’s clear that girls now have a place in sports that wasn’t as accessible in previous decades. At the youth level, many girls begin playing baseball to learn the fundamentals before transitioning to softball in their teenage years. But for twins Camryn and Cassidy Bashian, that’s not an option — they’re baseball players. Members of the 11U B1 Ghost and the Merrick-Bellmore Little League, the twins have been immersed in baseball since they could first pick up a ball. While they’ve given softball a try, their love remai...
