Veronica Alvarez

Background

Veronica Alvarez was born in Miami, Florida, on April 7, 1983. She is the daughter of Julio and Ofelia Alvarez, two Cuban immigrants, and the younger of two children.

Career

Her passion for baseball started at the age of 5, and by the age of 6, she began to play in Little League. After Little League (where she pitched for the All-Star Team once), she would switch to softball. Of note, Alvarez would earn a scholarship to play at Villanova University.

After graduation, she would spend one year playing softball in Valencia, Spain.

With the New England Women"s Red Sox, an all-women"s baseball team, she was part of the team that captured the 2012 Roy Hobbes Cup.

Achievements

• She is a member of the United States women"s national baseball team which won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Membership

Playing for former Cuban national team pitcher Hector Torres, she was a member of the Miami Wildcats (later renamed Stingrays) softball team