Former NBA player Charles Barkley made a hilarious comment while changing shirts at the The Match: Superstars.

So when she recently heard about plans to give today's players the chance to shine against other women in baseball, Croteau had one thought. “It’s about time,” she said with a chuckle.

Frequently as teammates, always as foes. That's mostly how it's been for generations of female players. So when she recently heard about plans to give today's players the chance to shine against other ...

21, 2011, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File) FILE - Massachusetts assistant baseball coach Julie Croteau watches the team during practice in Amherst, Mass., Feb. 28, 1995. (AP Photo/David ...

A vacancy in America's pastime could soon be filled, as it was announced in October that a new baseball league for women is on the horizon. The Women's Professional Baseball League (WPBL ...