Winnipegger makes history as 1st female announcer at pro Canadian baseball game

A Winnipegger has become the first woman to ever give a solo play-by-play broadcast at a professional Canadian baseball game.

Danielle Doiron lent her pipes to the Winnipeg Goldeyes Saturday night as the team took on the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.

"It will be nerve-wracking. I'll have people I know watching me," Doiron said.

Doiron works as a media relations assistant for the club and also recently graduated from the Creative Communications program at Red River College.

She's been an athlete her whole life and said despite being a little nervous, she was prepared to hear her voice ring out over the diamond.

"I'll be in this booth, I'll have my headset and I'm pretty good. I get to just call the game," she said.

"I can't say I know everything. I will have notes with me so I'll be relying on those especially for the colour. But some of these guys I've known for two years, some I've watched for two years, and other ones I've gotten to know quite well during the season, so I think there's a lot of things that'll just come to mind."

Doiron said she was looking forward to taking the mic and calling the game as the players took to the field.

"You can explain how a guy slid into the plate or what a diving catch looked like," she said.

"[It] helps liven up the experience for everybody. Baseball is such a sensory sport, and if you're not around to smell the popcorn, to smell the beer, or get the dirt sprayed on you … you still get to hear all the sounds, you get to hear the crowd and you get to at least have those visuals described for you."

The first pitch of the game took place at 6:05 p.m.