Charlie Rothenberger is a six-foot male athlete who goes by the name Marissa, according to Blaze Media. It's reported he legally changed his gender at nine years old with his mother supposedly changing his birth certificate.
Rothenberger plays for Champlin Park High School in Champlin, Minnesota.
Steve McConkey, president of 4 Winds USA, says he is familiar Minnesota athletics as he used to attend Minnesota State University.
"So, this athlete pretending to be a woman or a girl, obviously succeeded in pitching and dominated, even winning, the state championship…" McConkey states.
Rothenberger did not just win; he is a starting pitcher who has been dominating the competition, pitching a three-hit complete-game shutout in the state championship final.
But it appears his wins are short-lived as the Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches Association did not include him on the list for the 2025 All-State players despite being on the list last year. This could be a response to the investigation of the Minnesota State High School League for Title IX violations.
“What's really good is, finally, the Coaches Association did not book this person into their list as the dominant players in the state of Minnesota. So, that's a really good thing because what's happening is we know that the federal Department of Education is investigating Minnesota," McConkey continues.
He said there is also a group of girls who have filed a lawsuit against having to compete with this athlete.
“And so, Minnesota, California, and various other states, a few other states, are trying to buck the system, but the Trump administration is really coming out strong and trying to stop this activity," McConkey says.
McConkey was asked if he felt that the transgender movement is losing traction in the U.S. and if he thought it ever had traction to begin with.
"Yes, and it looks really good. We know that the Olympic Committee in the next few months is going to ban transgender athletes, and there's always a trickle-down effect," McConkey states.
He explained that Europe, way before this happened, started seeing declines in transgender surgeries and in the transgender youth movement.
“They're trying to stop it. So, you see an international thing, and now, in the United States, you're starting to see with the result of the Trump administration doing a very good job in this effort. So, they're just realizing that 80% of Americans are against this, and they're pushing it, and it's a good thing," McConkey concludes.
