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In Minnesota, a 6 -foot high biological man continues to dominate girls softball.
As a second year student last year, Marissa Rothenberger helped Champlin Park High School to win 14 consecutive games in the playoffs and was named All-State of the first team, the only first-year student in division 4th who won the honor. Now, Rothenberger Junior remains a prominent in the mound, with a record of 6-1, 67 strikeouts and an effectiveness of 0.76 in 46 entries released, according to Minnesota Softball Hub.
But not everyone is cheering. Many parents and players wonder why a male athlete can compete in girls’ sports in the first place and why no one is willing to say anything about it.
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The player is dominating the competence of the secondary school in Minnesota. (Photos of Tyler Shank/NCAA through Getty Images)
The father of a softball player of the South Dakota Club, who asked to remain anonymous to his daughter’s privacy, told Outkick that his daughter’s team played against Rothenberger’s team twice twice last year in the travel ball.
“Our girls have played Marissa’s team twice, and they are a good club. They are a first level club,” he said. “However, when you have a child that goes 3 and 2 by 2 and throws two entries and hits five batters … sometimes there are things that are a bit strange.”
His daughter plays in a team with multiple commitments of division I, experienced athletes accustomed to high -level competition, but none of them had been told that they would face a biological man.
“None of us knew that girl was a child,” he said. “But when this came out … My 16 -year -old son knew exactly who he was, and she said: ‘Man, that doesn’t surprise me.”
The state of Minnesota allows residents to change the sex that appears in their birth certificates. According to the documents obtained by Reduxx, Rothenberger’s mother, Heather, “asked the Hennepin County District Court to alter [the athlete’s] Birth certificate shortly after his ninth birthday. The petition was approved, and Rothenberger received a new birth certificate that shows that ‘Woman’ was born and altered his name of ‘Charlie Dean’ to ‘Marissa’ “.
The father expresses security concerns about the transgender softball player
The player is described as 6 feet with “exceptional size and strength.” (Photos of Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA through Getty Images)
For this father, the problem should not be political. It is about security, honesty and protection of female athletes, especially in a sport such as softball where a wandering launch or a brutal return could cause serious injuries.
“You are talking about someone with exceptional size and strength,” he said. “Forty -three feet [from mound to plate] He is not so far. The reaction times, the ball outside the bat of a 17 -year -old man in front of a 17 -year -old woman, is simply … different.
“The safety of children on the other side, from a legal point of view, must be respected. Everyone is so concerned about being sued by these leftist groups wake up. Well, what about people on the other side of the currency who only love their girls in a safe environment?”
The lack of transparency (and the incorrect assumption that all in the field are women) is what hit it most.
“There should be no costume,” he said. “If there is a child in the other team, the other team should know that, from a security point of view and only for an open and transparent dialogue. Do not hide the players and present them as girls when they are boys.”
He admitted that, although the issue of transdentifying males has been a hotter problem lately, he never imagined that his family would be affected.
“No one thought he would arrive so close to home,” he said. “You hear about these things in Connecticut and Oregon and with Riley [Gaines] In swimming, and you think: ‘Oh, that’s far’. But when we found out, it hit us at home. All were surprised. “
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Softball dad: leadership must take a step forward to protect girls and women
This father also believes that it is time for people in leadership positions to be responsible. He specifically pointed to those in charge of the Fastpitch elite softball clubs and organizations, which are supposed to be defenders of their female athletes.
“These people are earning a lot of money,” he said. “If you want to be in a leadership position, you must represent these children and take a step forward and do the right thing.”
He cited the original intention of title IX, and how far we have deviated from her.
“When title IX was promulgated in 1972, there was no congressman, nor a judge, nor a person in the country who did not know the difference between men and women,” he said. “They knew why that law was approved. There was no ambiguity.
“For any reason, people do not defend the right thing. There are really three fields: people who think that these children should be able to play wherever, people like me who say they are completely wrong and that people in the middle simply sit aside and do nothing. Those people need to stand up.”
President Donald Trump signs an executive order that prohibits transgender athletes to compete in female sporting events or girls, in the east room of the White House, on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
He left the conversation with a plea to those in charge. He wants to see a solid policy in his place, not only for the rights of his own daughters, but for future athletes in the future.
“He gets absolutely: cowardice, margin apathy,” he said. “It’s not even a gay or trans. It’s cowardice. And if you’re making that call, you must call yourself.”
Outkick contacted three leading organizations at Girls’ Softball (USA Softball, Alliance Fastpitch and Premier Girls Fastpitch), as well as the speed of the west medium, the club for which Rothenberger played last summer and autumn.
While the other organizations did not respond, Alliance told Outkick that its board of directors approved a new athlete eligibility policy in January 2025, which limits participation in national events strictly to biological women.
“The eligibility conditions established in this policy are driven only by the desire of the Fastpitch alliance to guarantee security, maintain justice and avoid any unfair competitive advantage within our Fastpitch competitions of young people only for women,” said Alliance in a statement to Outkick. “The Board is actively working to communicate this policy to all member leagues.”
However, it is important to keep in mind that the League of the Secondary School of the State of Minnesota (as well as all the other governing bodies of the state high school) is separated from the softball of the club and operates under its own set of rules. In addition, it is difficult to enforce a policy only for women in states, such as Minnesota, where individuals can simply change sex in their birth certificate at will.
As said South Dakota’s father, until state legislators and athletic organizations are willing to draw a clear and uncompromising line, one rooted in biology, not in ideology, girls and women will continue at risk.
