Hopkins is first female baseball scout in more than 50 years
(WorldNews Sport)

SEATTLE (AP) - Nearly two years ago, Amanda Hopkins` phone rang. It was a call she dreamt of receiving, one that broke barriers and made her a part of baseball history. Almost immediately, her competitiveness took over. `She put a sign up on her bedroom door saying, `Stay out, we`re opponents,`` recalled her father, Ron Hopkins, a special assistant to the general manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates. `In other words, my bedroom is off limits to you, there is info in here. I got a kick out of it.` The 24-year-old Hopkins is now about to complete her second year as an area scout for the Seattle Mariners. Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette ......