Mariners honor act of sportsmanship
Published 5/16/2008 by Jesse Baumgartner at Major League Baseball News
An admirable display of sportsmanship, involving three Division II softball players from the Northwest, will result in some high-profile surroundings for those collegiate athletes on Friday night -- on the pitcher's mound at Safeco Field.
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