FIRST PITCH. >> THIS SOON-TO-BE SEVENTH GRADER IS A RISING STAR ON THE BASEBALL DIAMOND. 12 SPORTS STEPHANIE SUTTON SHOWS US THE ELM GROVE GIRL WHO IS SHINING BRIGHT ON THE BOYS BASEBALL TEAM. STEPHANIE: SUMMERTIME AND BASEBALL. FIT LIKE A GLOVE. PLENTY OF TALENTED JUNIOR LANCERS’ BASEBALL TEAM. BUT ONE OF THEIR STAR PLAYERS, IS A GIRL. >> I JUST LOVE THE GAME. STEPHANIE: 12-YEAR-OLD TEAGHAN COFFEY. >> IT’S A REALLY FUN SPORT. A LOT OF ACTION. >> HER LOVE OF THE GAME STARTED AT A YOUNG AGE. >> I’VE BEEN PLAYING BASEBALL SINCE I WAS 3 OR 4-YEARS-OLD. >> SHE WEARS NUMBER 44 IN HONOR OF HER FAVORITE PLAYER. THE ELM GROVE NATIVE, ONE OF THE WHO PLAYS SELECT BASEBALL. >> I DON’T LIKE PLAYING SOFTBALL BECAUSE I THINK IT’S JUST TOO GIRLY FOR ME. >> TEAGAN INITIALLY STARTED PLAYING T-BAN WHY SHE DIDN’T WANT TO PLAY SOFTBALL IS BECAUSE SHE SAID IT IS A SPORT FOR GIRLS. >> DO YOU THINK YOU’RE BETTER THAN SOM >> YES, I THINK I’M BETTER THAN SOME OF THE BOYS. >> SHE’S DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BEST O. >> SHE EATS, SLEEPS AND BREATHES BASEBALL. DECORATING HER BEDROOM WITH HER FAVORITE BASEBALL ITEMS. >> I HAVE A BUNCH OF BASEBALL CARDS OVER I ALSO COLLECT BOBBLEHEADS. ABOVE MY BED I HAVE A BREWERS POSTER. THIS IS FROM MVP FROM THE GAMEDAY USA TOURNAMENT THAT I QUALIFIED FOR LAST YEAR. >> TEAGHAN’S TALENTS ON THE DIAMOND CAUGHT THE EYE OF MAJOR LEAK AND USA BASEBALL. >> THESE ARE MY NAMETAG FROM MY LOCKER FROM THE TRAILBLAZER SERI >> EARLIER THIS YEAR, SHE WAS ONE OF ONLY 96 GIRLS, INVITED TO SERIES. >> IT’S ALL ABOUT GIRLS AND BASEBALL ALL GOT INVITED TO VERO BEACH FLORIDA AT THE JACKIE ROBINSON TRAINING CENTER. AND WE ALL PLAYED THERE WE’LL ALL PLAYED THERE A WEEKEND AND I GOT TO MEET A BUNCH OF COOL COACHES. IT WAS JUST A FUN AND COOL EXPERIENCE FOR ME. >> SPEAKING OF COOL, TEAGHAN’S TEAMMATES TREAF THE BOYS. >> HAVING TEAGHAN AS MY TEAMMATE IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER I MEAN, WE EXPECT THE SAME AS HER AND SHE DELIVERS. >> MY ULTIMATE DREAM IS TO PLAY FOR THE BREWERS AND THE MLB. >> TEAGHAN COFFEY BREWING UP BIG HITS, AND PROVING YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A BOY, TO PLAY THE GAME OF BASEBALL. >> IT’S NICE JUST TO REPRESENT FOR GIRLS. TO OTHER GIRLS WHO WANT TO PLAY BASEBALL DO IT DON’T LET ANYONE STOP YOU AND PLAY IF YOU WANT TO. >> AND NO, YOUR EYES WEREN’T DECEIVING YOU. YOU SAW IN OUR S PLAYS MULTIPLE POSITIONS, PITCHER, CATCHER AND SHORTSTOP. AND SHE BATS CLEANUP. SHE’S ENTERING 7TH GRADE AND SHE HOPES TO PLAY BASEBALL IN HIGH SCHOOL. LET’S HOPE THAT CAN HAPPEN. >> SHE IS MAKING THE ENTIRE