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First Pitch

First Pitch
Katie Eberling (BS '11, Early Childhood Education) had an opportunity most people dream about last weekend. The former WMU volleyball player and World Championship Silver Medalist got to throw out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs game.

The Kalamazoo Gazette reported that Eberling wasn't even nervous as she stepped out onto Wrigley Field.

These days, Eberling is a brakeman for the USA Olympic Bobsled team. She was part of the team that won a silver medal at the World Championships. When the Cubs heard Eberling—a hometown Olympian—would be at Saturday's game they asked her to throw out the first pitch.

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MLIVE — FORMER WMU VOLLEYBALL PLAYER AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SILVER MEDALIST THROWS OUT FIRST PITCH AT CUBS GAME


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