Ceremonial First Pitch

USWNT’s Rose Lavelle and Mal Pugh have first-pitch blooper at Nationals game

Two more World Cup champions were honored at Nats Park on Monday night, as the USWNT and Washington Spirit’s Rose Lavelle and Mal Pugh threw twin first pitches ahead of the Nationals game against the Atlanta Braves.

The pressure was on, as just a few days ago two-time World Cup champion and Northern Virginia-native Ali Krieger returned to DC to throw the ceremonial first pitch at Nats Park. Krieger nailed the throw, pitching a perfect strike right over the plate.

Both Lavelle and Pugh’s throws were great, but there was just one small mistake.

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By Elizabeth Kong 3 weeks ago

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USWNT star Ali Krieger throws out ceremonial first pitch at Nationals game

US Women’s soccer star Ali Krieger made a stop in Washington DC Thursday after taking home the gold medal at the 2019 World Cup earlier this month.

Krieger was invited to throw the ceremonial first pitch on Thursday as the Washington Nationals took on the Colorado Rockies at Nationals Park. Krieger was joined on the visit by her USWNT teammate, fiancee, and fellow two-time World Cup champion, Ashlyn Harris.

Krieger is a native of the Northern Virginia area. Born in Alexandria, she grew up in Dumfries and then spent several seasons playing for her hometown NWSL team, the Washington Spirit, before being traded in 2016 to the Orlando Pride.

The local soccer star showed she has one heck of a pitching arm, putting to shame some other famous first throws–ahem, Alex Ovechkin.

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By Elizabeth Kong 4 weeks ago

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Stanley Cup champions Pheonix Copley and Colton Parayko sign autographs, throw out first pitch at Alaska Goldpanners game

Pheonix Copley and Colton Parayko won the Stanley Cup with Washington (2018) and St. Louis (2019) respectively. On Wednesday, the two hockey players held an autograph signing and met with fans at the Alaska Goldpanners’ “Hockey Night” at Growden Memorial Park. Copley is a native of North Pole, Alaska, while Parayko played three years on the University of Alaska’s hockey team.

“It is awesome, it is a tight-knit community, and the hockey community is great,” Copley said to KTVF11. “We get a lot of support it is awesome to be a part of something like this. I had so much help growing up from the community, so any way I can give back and help out, it’s great. It’s awesome to see kids who have dreams like that and any way I can help and inspire them is awesome.”

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By Ian Oland 1 month ago

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Alex Ovechkin gets mulligan on first pitch as Capitals and Stanley Cup make trip to Nationals Park

The current stop on the Stanley Cup tour is Nationals Park as the entire Capitals team were honored before Saturday’s game between the Nationals and Giants. The team did some more media, goofed around with their DC baseball peers, and captain Alex Ovechkin got to throw the ceremonial first pitch.

Twice.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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Alex Ovechkin will throw out the first pitch at Saturday’s Nationals game

Friday afternoon, reports surfaced that the Stanley Cup will be at Nats Park for Saturday’s Nationals-Giants game.

Now news has hit that Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch of the game.

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By Elyse Bailey 1 year ago

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Olympic gold medalist Haley Skarupa throws out ceremonial first pitch before Baltimore Orioles game

US women’s hockey team member Haley Skarupa was honored Saturday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Rockville, Maryland native, who won gold in PyeongChang, South Korea, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Baltimore Orioles took on the Minnesota Twins.

Skarupa won gold for the first time after Team USA defeated Canada 3-2 in a shootout. Skarupa is the first woman from the Washington metro area ever named to a US Hockey Olympic roster.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Katie Ledecky throws out first pitch while Bryce Harper holds her medals

Caps fan and five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky threw out the first pitch tonight ahead of the Nationals/Orioles game at Nats Park. The Bethesda native threw a perfect strike down the middle to Shawn Kelley. Before the game, Ledecky said she had practiced with her neighbors. It showed.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Olympic champion Katie Ledecky to throw first pitch at Washington Nationals game

A week ago, Caps fan Katie Ledecky returned to the United States to a hero’s welcome. The legendary swimmer won four gold medals, destroyed her own world record in the 400-meter freestyle, and broke the Olympic record in the 800-meter freestyle at the Rio Olympics.

The Bethesda native returned to the DC area this weekend, spending some time at Children’s National Hospital. A few hours ago, the Nationals announced that Ledecky will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Nats/Orioles game.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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GIFs: 21-Year-Old Alex Ovechkin Throws Out Ceremonial First Pitch at Nationals Game

CSN Mid-Atlantic has been sharing highlights of Alex Ovechkin’s career all season. To celebrate baseball being back, tonight’s Ovechkin Moment was from September 27, 2006, when the Russian machine threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Washington Nationals game. It is so awkward and yet so amazing.

In the clips, Ovechkin is 21-years-old and has all his teeth. He does not know how to play the baseball.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Joel Ward Throws Out First Pitch at Nationals Game as Part of Jackie Robinson Day (GIF)

Photo: Brad Mills

Classy. The Washington Nationals are not as near and dear to my heart as the Baltimore Orioles, but they did something super awesome on Thursday, when they had Washington Capitals forward Joel Ward throw out the first pitch before their game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Ward getting the opportunity to throw out the first pitch after a career year is cool enough on its own, but doubly so because it came on Jackie Robinson Day at Nats Park. Ward wears #42 in honor of the Dodger legend.

After getting some advice from Nats pitcher Ross Detwiler, Ward stepped to the mound confidently and delivered a perfect strike. Though the heave was a bit of a moonshot.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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