Prior to entering the broadcast profession, Mentink was a three-time college All-America softball player at the University of Washington from 1991 to 1995 and later played professional baseball as an original member of the Colorado Silver Bullets.
Among their opponents were the Navy Mariners, an all-star team of players stationed at United States Navy bases, and the Hollywood Star Sox, a team of actors and other entertainment industry professionals captained by Jonathan Silverman.
In 1994, Croteau played with the Colorado Silver Bullets, a women's professional baseball team, in its inaugural season.
After the end of his professional baseball career, Niekro managed the all-women Colorado Silver Bullets baseball team.
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