The Carolina Mudcats lost 1-0 to the Frederick Keys on Saturday in Single-A action, but Mudcats third baseman Weston Wilson certainly came out of the day a winner.
Wilson’s girfriend, Madison Hauck, threw out the first pitch to him at Five County Stadium. And after the pitch, Wilson had a big surprise in store for Hauck, as he got down on one knee to propose to her. Thankfully for Wilson, she said yes:
💍💍💍 She said yes! Congrats Madison & @Weston_Wilson8! 💍💍💍 #MudcatsFUN pic.twitter.com/9Ht3Ftqka8
— Carolina Mudcats (@CarolinaMudcats) May 6, 2017
Wilson told MiLB.Com that he actually got help on the idea three weeks ago with the Mudcats’ manager, Joe Ayrault, which is pretty dang cool:
After receiving permission from Hauck’s parents last month, Wilson set the wheels in motion.
“I basically came up with this idea three weeks ago with our manager, Joe Ayrault,” Wilson said. “But I had to keep it a secret from her. I figured if I just told her about the first pitch thing, she was probably going to catch up to it, so I had to throw her off with a couple of things we planned in the future.”
Hauck has attended several games since Wilson began his second professional season after being selected in the 17th round of last year’s Draft, forcing Wilson to use a few decoys to keep his plan intact.
“After I got the ring, I had to bring her to my parents’ house,” he said, laughing. “I didn’t want her to come to my apartment and find it and then have the whole cover blown.”
Wilson was drafted in the 17th round by the Brewers out of Clemson in 2016, and he’s put together an impressive .298/.378/.446 slash line so far in the minors. The journey to the majors will still be a very difficult one, but Wilson seems like he’s going to be a happy man now regardless of how the professional baseball career works out.
“It’s kind of surreal right now. It hasn’t even hit me,” he said. “I haven’t be able to say much because my mind is going in so many directions. There’s just so much excitement.”
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