play in WNBA. In 2015, she released a memoir, written with Hilary Beard, Mo'ne Davis: Remember My Name. That year she also teamed up with the brand M4D3 (Make A Difference Everyday) to design a line of sneakers for girls, with some of the proceeds going toward the Plan International’s Because I Am a Girl initiative, which has the goal of helping to lift four million girls in the developing world out of poverty. In 2018, she committed to Hampton University to play softball starting in the fall of 2019. Davis made her debut for the Lady Pirates on February 8, 2020, going 1-for-3, driving in two runs, and recording a sacrifice in Hampton's 15–4 win over North Carolina A&T. Davis now plays second base at Hampton. Pitching At age 13, Davis threw a fastball, while the average velocity in her age class was to range. According to Will Femia, a pitch (which was clocked during her August 15, 2014 game) is equivalent in reaction time at the plate for a batter to a pitch on a full sized diamond. She also threw a curve ball that gave "opposing hitters fits". Davis relied more on the precise mechanics of pitching rather than strength. According to John Brenkus of ESPN, Davis had a wind up and release point that never varied by more than 3 degrees. Although her arm was 15% shorter than a major league pitcher's arm, she was able to deliver balls at over . Her pitching was compared to the throwing motion of major league pitcher Jonathan Papelbon. At the end of her throwing motion, her arm was moving forward at peak angular velocity of 2500˚/sec, which was over 80% of the peak angular velocity (3000˚/sec) of typical major league pitchers. Little League World Series Background In 1972, Maria Pepe was the first girl to start in Little League games, but she was removed when opposing teams demanded her removal. The National Organization for Women filed suit for Pepe, and in 1973 Judge Sylvia Pressler ruled that "The institution of Little League is as American as the hot dog and apple pie. There is no reason why that part of Americana should be withheld from girls." Although the ruling came too late for Pepe to play, since she had turned 14, the ruling made it possible for Davis and other girls to play Little League baseball. Davis was