Pitch actress Kylie Bunbury as Ginny Baker
Pitch actress Kylie Bunbury as Ginny Baker, first woman to play in Major League Baseball. Pitch/FOX

“Pitch” executive producer Kevin Falls on Monday night announced on Twitter that Fox is not renewing the sports drama series for a second season. Lead actress Kylie Bunbury and co-actor Dan Lauria have reacted to the news.

In a series of tweets, Falls apologised to the show’s fans and thanked them for “trying so hard to save” the show. He also lauded the show’s cast, crew and writers. In a separate tweet, Falls joked that getting paid for working on a show about baseball was not meant to last.

Based on her tweet on Thursday, Kylie Bunbury was hopeful for a second season for Ginny and the baseball show. Hours after the cancellation news broke, the actress said her heart was heavy and she was still “processing it all.” See her posts below.

On Facebook, Lauria said “Pitch” was a great experience, as he got to work with a remarkable writing staff. Lauria thanked series creators Dan Fogelman and Rick Singer for the team they built.

There has been no indication of “Pitch” Season 2 happening elsewhere. Lauria said he’s going back to theatre, while Falls expressed some final farewells in his tweets.

The sports drama revolved around Bunbury’s Genevieve "Ginny" Baker, who broke gender barriers by being the first woman to play in Major League Baseball. Critics have said that the Canadian-American actress was believable and compelling in her portrayal of Ginny.

“Pitch” aired ten episodes from Sept. 22 to Dec. 8 last year. Fans started to worry about the show’s future when there was no news about its renewal after the 10th episode broadcast.

Around three million viewers tuned in for each “Pitch” episode. According to TVLine, it was faring better than other Fox series, namely “Sleepy Hollow” (currently running its fourth season), “The Exorcist” (10th episode aired on Dec. 10, no renewal news yet) and “Scream Queens” (aired two seasons, so far).

Incidentally, co-creator Fogelman is also the creator and showrunner for “This Is Us,” another critically acclaimed series that premiered in 2016 on NBC. This family dramedy led by Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore is set to deliver 36 more episodes after its official renewal early this year.

Lauria played the manager of Padres, the club to which Ginny belongs. The baseball drama received positive reviews from media critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show got a 93 percent approval rating from critics and 83 percent from the audience. On IMDB, it got a rating of 7.4 out of 10.

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