Minneapolis - The lady has been working for many years and has become one of the top pitchers for her club softball team. She trained hard, won her position, and got used to competing under pressure. But when she learned that her current teammates are now expected to compete with pitching time is actually male, everything changed.

"I just started baw chants," the 17-year-old told Outkick. "I've been pushing myself to do my best all season and once I find out, I'm like, all the work is nothing - because the boys will still beat me anyway."

The lady finally decided to leave her club team. For her, it was effortless, she said.

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"If there was a boy on this team, I wouldn't have played," she said.

The boy (identified as a girl) was Champlin Park High School junior Marissa Rothenberger, who captured the mound in the AAAAA Minnesota Women’s Softball State Championship Game on Friday morning and led the team to the championship after pitching.

Now, MS is the plaintiff in a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of the Federation of Women Athletes (FAU). The lawsuit challenges Minnesota and its public school districts policies that allow cross-identification male athletes to participate in women's sports.

The opponent and attorney filed a lawsuit after a transgender pitcher led the team to the state championship.

ADF Legal Counsel: "Minnesota's policy violates Title IX"

The lawsuit filed last month that held that Minnesota's gender-based eligibility rules were a direct violation of Title IX, a federal law prohibiting gender-based educational discrimination, including track and field athletics.

"Minnesota currently has a policy that allows male athletes to participate in women's sports," explained Suzanne Beecher, an ADF legal counsel representing athletes. "But under Title IX, schools that receive federal funds must provide equal opportunities for female athletes. Title IX seizes such a national policy, which violates the equal accommodation requirement of federal law."

Beecher said the issue is beyond basic fairness. It also has to do with security, lost opportunities and institutional neglect.

"This is hurting girls," she told Outkick. "It puts them at a security risk, and also denies that they have a chance to advance and experience victory. These girls work hard to be the best they can. It's heartbreaking to see Minnesota's unfair policy denying that they are a level of competitive field."

In February, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning men from participating in women’s and women’s sports competitions, citing these same IX title protections. The order clearly states that any state that fails to comply can lose federal funds.

The Minnesota High School League (MSHSL) violated the order directly, announcing that it will continue its long-term policy even as student-athletes compete in events that align with gender identity, regardless of biological gender. The Alliance sees the Minnesota Human Rights Act and the State Constitution as the basis for this policy.

Additionally, Minnesota allows individuals to change gender markings on their birth certificates through a letter ordered by a doctor or court, creating a loophole that makes gender-based protection useless.

“The reason for having an independent movement is because of the physiological differences between men and women,” Beecher said. “States need to develop policies that separate movements meaningfully, so women have a protected category. Girls should get a fair and safe place where they can compete and win.”

Policy Issues on Display in State Softball Games

This week, the issue broke out in the public opinion at the MSHSL Women’s State Softball Championship, with Rothenberger helping Champlin Park High School compete in the state championship game. Champlin Park beat Eagan High School 5-0 in the quarterfinals and White Bear Lake 3-2 in the semifinals. In addition to the full back-to-back match, Rotenberg also won a double-double in the semifinals.

The lady competed in Farmington High School but lost in the quarterfinals. She didn't have to face Rothenberger directly, but she watched as closely as other girls.

“There are a lot of girls who are more than just a boy,” she said. “It’s so sad to see all the girls crying and have to accept their chances of winning the state championship, because a boy has won their championship in the face of opposition to them.”

The lady has promised to play college softball at St. Cloud State, but her decision to join the lawsuit is not just about her decisions—it is to protect the next girl’s sport.

“I want to join the lawsuit because it’s so painful to see a boy dominate the movement where I and other girls grow up,” she said. “It’s already a safe space.

Her message is simple: "I just want girls to play football in girls' sports. Get men out of women's sports."

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Minnesota female athlete fails

The ADF said Minnesota's policies not only violate federal law, but also affected by that law. As Outkick previously reported, school officials warned several tournament parents and students not to speak out or wear messages against transgender participation in state tournaments.

"Not only was the violation of the IX championship, but the female athlete's voice was also silent," Beecher said. "They were told they could not speak out for their rights."

Kristi Burton Brown, chairman of the board of directors of the Federation of Women Athletes, issued a strong statement to express support for MS and others.

“Minnesota’s extreme gender ideology has caused many girls in Minnesota to lose opportunities and risk safety, including three of us high school athletes,” she wrote. “The science is clear that male athletes have physiological advantages that make them unfair and unsafe, leaving them to compete with women, no matter how they identify with them.

"The only way to protect the safety and opportunities of female athletes is to ensure that only girls participate in the girls' sports. Women athletes in Minnesota have failed and their policies must be changed to reflect biological reality."

The ladies will return to the court in their senior season next year. Maybe by then, the rules will catch up with reality.

“I hope next year’s state championships will be very different from this year,” she said.

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