Mo'ne Davis reached out on Monday to a college president to ask him to reinstate a sophomore baseball player who called her a sexual slur . The 13-year-old and her coach emailed Bloomsburg University President David L. Soltz to ask that first baseman Joey Casselberry be allowed to play for the Huskies again . Casselberry had posted on Twitter : 'Disney is making a movie about Mo'ne Davis ? WHAT A JOKE . That s*** got rocked by Nevada . ' Director of the college 's sports information , Tom McGuire , told Daily Mail Online in a statement : 'Mo ’ ne Davis has reached out to Bloomsburg University asking that Joey Casselberry ’ s dismissal from the team be reconsidered . 'Her request demonstrates the type of person she is , her level of maturity and the empathy that her family and coach teach her . ' Scroll down for video . Mo'ne Davis , of Pennsylvania , pitching during a baseball game in August 2014 . A college baseball player was removed from his Pennsylvania team for posting an offensive tweet about the teenage girl . Joey Casselberry , a sophomore first baseman for the Huskies at Bloomsburg University in Philadelphia , was kicked off his team for this offensive tweet about Mo'ne Davis . Mr McGuire added : 'Bloomsburg University stands firm on our decision ; however , his consequences will be reviewed as is common in disciplinary actions like this . ' Casselberry deleted the Twitter account , @ BigCass24 , but his name was taken off the team 's roster this weekend , SI.com reported , after last playing for the team on March 17 . Casselberry had reportedly apologized following the waves of criticism he attracted , according to TMZ . In tweets on Saturday night , BU Huskies posted : 'Bloomsburg Univ is deeply saddened by what was written about # MoneDavis by one of our student-athletes . His words do not represent us . ' The team added : 'We take matter very seriously ; addressed the issue with the student-athlete ( who has been dismissed from team ) , coach , and the team . ' Social media lit up with support for Davis following the offensive remark . @ mcarter619 posted : 'Joey Casselberry attacking a child says a lot about his character and a apology wo n't make this any better . ' Dr Marshall Shepherd tweeted : 'Remember Mo'ne . Haters gon na hate keep head up.. .offensive tweet about Mo'ne Davis gets player kicked off team . ' The Disney Channel announced last week that it would be making a movie about 13-year-old Mo'ne , titled Throw Like Mo . Disney said development was underway on the biographical film . It will tell the story of the 13-year-old who last summer made history as the first girl to pitch a shutout in the Little League World Series . A member of Philadelphia 's Taney Dragons , Davis then became the first Little Leaguer to make the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine . Davis ' team was finally beaten by the Jackie Robinson West team in the semi finals of the U.S. championship . If Davis ' team won , they would have gone on to challenge a team from Nevada . The 13-year-old has been a natural in the spotlight following her Little League success . She told admirers that if they thought she was good at baseball , they should see her play hoops . Only in eighth grade , Davis already plays for her school 's high school varsity basketball team and is also a regular on the soccer pitch . Davis aspires to play for the University of Connecticut and reach the WNBA . She plays midfielder on her soccer team and hopes to play three sports in high school , though she 's not sure about baseball . ' I know the boys will be much stronger so that depends , ' she said . 'Hopefully , I can continue playing as long as I can . ' BU Huskies removed baseman Joey Casselberry ( right ) from their team after he posted an offensive sexual slur about 13-year-old baseball star , Mo'ne Davis ( left at her book signing in Philadelphia this weekend .
The teenage sports star and her coached reached out to the Little League World Series president on Monday . Joey Casselberry was removed as a sophomore first baseman for the Huskies in Pennsylvania this weekend . He had tweeted : 'Disney is making a movie about Mo'ne Davis ? WHAT A JOKE . That s*** got rocked by Nevada ' He will remain off the team , despite the 13-year-old Little Leaguer 's request .