The Indiana Fever are enjoying four days between games, but that couldn’t keep Lexie Hull away from some competitive action.
The Indianapolis Indians, Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, hosted ‘Lexie Hull Night’ at Victory Field on Thursday. She arrived at 5 p.m., walked through the concourse and made her way to the center field plaza.
The gates opened at 5:30 p.m. and two fans told me they arrived by 2 p.m. to be first in line.
Under a navy Indians tent, Hull signed autographs and took photos with fans for more than 45 minutes. She then made her way onto the immaculate grass to visit with team personnel before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at 6:22 p.m. ET.
Just one year ago, Pacers guard T.J. McConnell had the same experience with the Indians.
Hull is no stranger to the ballpark. The Stanford University grad is engaged to Will Matthiessen, who played baseball for the Cardinal. He was a first baseman and, in fact, a 2019 draft selection of the Pirates — taken 184th overall in the sixth round. However, he retired in 2023.
Hull wanted Matthiessen to help get her prepared for the big moment, but they were only able to throw once — late Wednesday.
