History was made in northern California when the first active professional baseball player to come out as gay led his team to victory. Sean Conroy, 23, secured a 7-0 win for the Sonoma Stompers on Thursday night during his first start with the 22-man team, which is part of the independent Pacific Association of Baseball Clubs. The enthusiastic crowd seemed more impressed with his performance pitching a shutout - completing a game without allowing any runs - than his role as a pioneer. The right hander, from Clifton Park, New York, struck-out 11 players and allowed three hits over nine innings.Sean Conroy is first active professional baseball player to come out as gaySecured a 7-0 win for Sonoma Stompers during his first start with the teamRight-hander struck-out 11 players and allowed three hits over nine inningsCame as US Supreme Court ruled that gay marriage is the law of the land
The _ did not make a special announcement or call attention to the milestone so Conroy could focus on his pitching, general manager Theo Fightmaster said. The Stompers did not make a special announcement or call attention to the milestone so _ could focus on his pitching, general manager Theo Fightmaster said.