Cronkite News
Cronkite News is a multiplatform news organization from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Among other projects for the program, Trilce had the opportunity to travel to the Dominican Republic to work on a visual story about baseball players' dreams of migrating to the MLB.
Jr. Bautista, 15, jokes with his teammates as he leans on a pile of dirty tennis shoes after practice at the Pimentel Baseball Academy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on March 8, 2023. The academy is situated in the countryside, so they stay concentrated and focus on their practice.
Children pray and thank God before having lunch at the Pimentel Baseball Academy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on March 8, 2023.
"I would like to reach the Major Leagues if God wants and allows it." Anderson Del Rosario Tejada, 14, stretches at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez on March 8, 2023.
Jr. Bautista, 15, jokes with his teammates as he leans on a pile of dirty tennis shoes after practice at the Pimentel Baseball Academy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on March 8, 2023. The academy is situated in the countryside, so they stay concentrated and focus on their practice.
Thanks to her professional background, Trilce was awarded a fellowship as a research assistant for the RWJF Southwest Health Reporting Initiative, where she worked on a team that created content in English and Spanish about health disparities affecting underserved communities.
Trilce also covered politics, gaining the opportunity to report on a wide range of topics, from elections to protests to government policy. She also had the chance to interview politicians and other figures.
