Beverly Hatzell

Beverly Volkert [Hatzell] (February 19, 1929 – August 28, 2005) held the position of pitcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1949 and 1951. She both batted and threw right-handed.

Beverly Volkert played for four different teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: the Battle Creek Belles, the Chicago Colleens, Peoria Redwings and the Racine Belles.

Born in Redkey, Indiana, Beverly was the second oldest of five children: her brothers George, Richard and David and her sister Wanda. Her parents were Gerald and Velma Hatzell, who were aged 32 and 33 respectively at the time of Beverly's birth. When she died in 2005, she left husband Mervin Volkert, with whom she never had any children. She was 76 years old.