[6] Following her AAGPBL stint, Courtney enrolled in evening courses at Bentley College in the Boston area, finishing at the top of her Revenue Agent class.

She kept active playing golf, attending AAGPBL Players Association reunions in different parts of the country, and doing volunteer tax work with low income wage earners.

In September 1990 she was honored at Fenway Park, where she threw the ceremonial first pitch before a Red Sox home game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

She was joined in the ceremony by her fellows Patricia Brown, Maddy English and Mary Pratt, other Massachusetts residents who played significant roles in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

[7][8] In 1992, Pat was invited by filmmaker Penny Marshall for the filming of A League of Their Own, appearing as an extra during the Women in Baseball display opening.