Mae Toogood was born and raised on the family farm at Meadowlea. Mae joined the struggling Winnipeg Ramblers senior ladies fastball team in 1955. She quickly became not only their star shortstop committing only 3 errors and hitting 243, but also their dominating pitcher, voted the all-star pitcher and the MVP award. She was described as ‘far and away the best pitcher in the league’. Later that year, she led the Ramblers to a provincial championship and lost in the Western Canadian Championship final to Saskatoon. In both 1956 and 1957, she took Hank Bergner’s Cinderella Ramblers to provincial finals. She died of an apparent heart attack in August 1958. A natural talent with an enduring passion, determination and will.
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