“Knowing that we were playing a man is a feeling that you can't explain to another person.” NCAA softball player Kendall Kotzmacher describes walking onto the field and seeing a biological male athlete on the opposing team after working her entire life for the

“Knowing that we were playing a man is a feeling that you can't explain to another person.” NCAA softball player Kendall Kotzmacher describes walking onto the field and seeing a biological male athlete on the opposing team after working her entire life for the chance to compete at that level. Kotzmacher says she stayed in the game because it was one of her final chances to play alongside her sister, and because her family traveled to watch them compete. “Knowing there's nothing you can do about it is unimaginable.” ▻