. >> reporter: tim wakefield is the knuckleball ace in boston.da knew exactly what she wanted to do when she saw wakefield on tv in japan throw his knuckleball pitch. >> i was mesmerized by it. >> reporter: when the two met, wakefield gave her some tips. >> for her to carry the torch for our little fraternity of knuckleballers is amazing. >> reporter: eri may not get them out but she sure does bring them in, filling the stands in a way that hasn't always happened here in chico. even baseball's hall of fame came to collect her jersey from her first game, a milestone for the few women who have ever challenged men at their own game. john blackstone, cbs news, chico, california. >> good for her. >>> well, that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. hope you'll join us later for "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. "the early show." i'm betty nguyen. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morn

(laughs) >> reporter: tim wakefield is the knuckleball ace in boston. yoshida knew exactly what she wanted to do when she saw wakefield on tv in japan throw his signature pitch. >> i was actually mesmerized by it. >> reporter: when the two met, wakefield shared knuckleball tips. >> to have her try to carry the torch for our little fraternity of knuckleballers was pretty amazing. >> reporter: eri may not always get them out but she sure does bring them in, filling the stands in a way that hasn't always happened in chico. everyone baseball's hall of fame came to collect her jersey from her first game, a milestone for the few women who have ever challenged men at their own game john blackstone, cbs news, chico california. >> couric: bet no one tells her she throws like a girl. that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric. see you tomorrow. good night. captioning now - oakland police want you to help hold them accountable. we >>> certainly an odd way to express disappointment with the johannes mehserle verdict. now oakland police want you to

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