USWNT stars Samantha Mewis and Alyssa Naeher threw strikes at Fenway Park
The United States women's national soccer team continued its victory lap on Friday night, as a little less than a week after winning the FIFA Women's World Cup, midfielder Samantha Mewis (from nearby Weymouth, Mass.) and goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher (from Bridgeport, CT.) had a tall task on their hands: throwing a ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park.
Mewis was obviously pretty excited about the honor:
We are about to do this! @RedSox pic.twitter.com/m3rgrPhZmF
— Samantha Mewis (@sammymewy) July 12, 2019
When it was time to do the deed, which took place minutes before Friday's Dodgers-Red Sox game, the pair rose to the task -- no real surprise, given what they've accomplished in the past few weeks -- and tossed out some pitches to Chris Sale and Rick Porcello:
?? U-S-A!!!
— Red Sox (@RedSox) July 12, 2019
Got the champs, @sammymewy & @AlyssaNaeher, in the house! #OneNationOneTeam | @USWNT pic.twitter.com/mfWFeoDn96
Nailed it!
And kudos to Mewis and Naeher for a successful trip to Fenway that didn't include the denting of any iconic trophies ...
