Out at the Plate: The Dot Wilkinson Story

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Dot Wilkinson is the greatest female catcher ever to play softball. A bold, pioneering athlete, she refused to let others define her and instead defined herself. Her story is an inspiration to people everywhere. Billie Jean King, Sports Icon and Champion for Equality

Its not simply that Dot was one of the most decorated womens softball players, bowlers, and athletes of all time and a player from the three-time-world-champion PBSW Phoenix Ramblers softball team (19331965). Nor was it the length of her time here on Eartha century and a yearalthough any of these things by themselves would be impressive.
The magic of Dots story is in the details. Its the tale of a childhood spent in poverty, an indomitable, unbreakable spirit, a determination to be the very best to play whatever sport she undertook, the independence to live her personal life on her own terms, and her tremendous success at all of it.
Over more than a decade of countless conversations and interviews, Dot shared all of it with her dear friend, author Lynn Ames. Dot held nothing back. Out at the Plate, told through the lens of Dot and Lynns friendship, is the story of a forgotten era in womens history and sports, and one extraordinary womans place at the center of it all.

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Lynn Ames has not only penned a true story but has become part of it. Out at the Plate is a rich tale on so many levels, but most of all, it is the definitive love story between the great Dot Wilkinson and the game of softball. Linda Wells, former Olympic & NCAA Division I softball coach and professional player Dot Wilkinson is an absolute treasure. As Out at the Plate attests, she has lived and continues to live her life on her terms, crushing every challenge encountered along the way. Whether as a two-sport hall of fame athlete, life partner, or friend, Dot has supported, encouraged, and inspired generations of women, and continues to do so as she celebrates 100 years of her journey. Nona Lee, former executive vice president and chief legal officer, Arizona Diamondbacks

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Lynn Ames has spent her entire career either making history or writing about it. She has been an award-winning journalist and nationally recognized speaker. She is the author of sixteen novels and is an accomplished athlete. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina.