"Dottie Wiltse, a star softball player from Southern California, came to the Minneapolis Millerettes in 1944 and went on to become one of the dominant players in the AAGPBL. Based on extensive research and interviews with Collins and other principals, this work covers the pitcher's early career as a softball player, her triumphs in professional baseball, and her part in the renewed interest in the women's league in the late 1980s"--Provided by publisher.