Miami University’s Abbey Poole, a Data Analytics major with a Sport Analytics concentration, is an inaugural recipient of the Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship.

The scholarship is a tribute to MLB.com sportswriter Sarah Langs, known for her inspirational contributions to the baseball community despite battling ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Introduced by the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR), the scholarship aims to provide professional development and networking opportunities for female-identifying students or young professionals pursuing a career in baseball analytics and data science.

Poole has been recognized for her dedication and potential in the field of baseball analytics. The scholarship, supported by the Gennaro Family Fund, will award Poole and her fellow recipients with opportunities that will contribute significantly to their growth within the baseball analytics community.

The Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship is set to be awarded annually to two deserving recipients, emphasizing SABR's commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion within the baseball analytics and data science fields.

Despite facing the challenges of ALS, Langs remains a beacon of inspiration within the baseball community. Diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in 2021, Langs has continued to produce outstanding statistics and articles, solidifying her status as one of baseball's preeminent researchers. In response to the establishment of the scholarship, Langs expressed, "This scholarship is yet another reason why baseball is the best."

(AI tools Grammarly and ChatGPT 3.5, a language model developed by OpenAI, assisted in writing this news story.)