Berith "Berry" Ahlquist (later Melin; May 2, 1918 – December 11, 1977) was an outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

[1] Berith Ahlquist was one of the Rockford Peaches founding members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its 1943 inaugural season.

[2] Born in Rockford, Illinois to Hjalmar and Valborg Ahlquist (both of Swedish origin), at age 25, Berith became one of the oldest players signed by the league and was also the only Rockford native to play for her hometown Peaches.

[3] She served primarily as backup outfielder, mainly at center field, while posting a .158 average with two home runs and four RBI in 56 games.

[1] Berith married Manfred J. Melin in 1942, and they had two sons, John and Bruce.