Bridgewater, NJ – Once Somerset Patriots starting pitcher David Kubiak took the mound as he’d done over 220 times during his nine-year professional career, it was time to go to work and give his team the best shot to win. But when the 6’7” hurler threw the first pitch of the game to New Jersey Blasters center fielder Mark Shenloogian at 7:05 pm on Friday, July 17th, it meant much more. It was the first professional pitch thrown in New Jersey since fall of last year.
“At this point, it was just awesome to be out there again,” said Kubiak. “There’s a lot of rust to knock off for everybody, but it’s like riding a bike. We all had to deal with a lot over the past few months to get to the point of playing again. It felt really good to be out there doing what we love for those that really needed it.”
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