Sports Illustrated Kids named Moโ€™ne Davis SportsKid of the Year 2014

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS Mo'ne DavisNow hereโ€™s whatโ€™s called good news. Earlier today, Sports Illustrated Kids named baseball phenom Mo’Ne Davis as its “SportsKid of the Year 2014.” The esteemed honor and cover story rounds out whatโ€™s been one heck of a ride for the 13-year-old pitcher from Philadelphia.

The 13-year-old pitcher has remained in the public eye since she shot to fame in August during the 2014 Little League World Series, where she became the first female to pitch a shutout.

Davisโ€™ pitches a fastball that crosses the plate at 70 miles an hour.

Other accolades include: ย Davis’s little league jerseyย now lies in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.; she starred in a Spike Lee directed documentaryย for Chevrolet; sheโ€™s signed on with HarperCollins Childrenโ€™s Books to release her first memoirย next March; and most recently, she joined boxer Laila Ali on stage to present an award at the Soul Train Awards.

The news of the honor roll student and standout player was first tweeted by first lady Michelle Obama.

Mo’Ne is scheduled to collect her award at Sports Illustratedโ€™s annual โ€œSportsman of the Yearโ€ ceremony on Dec. 9 in New York.

Way to go Mo’Ne!ย  You make us all very proud.

Mo'Ne Davis  and Laila Ali on stage to present an award at the Soul Train Awards.
Mo’Ne Davis and Laila Ali on stage to present an award at the Soul Train Awards.
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