City 'Cat, Village Beautiful Gal Find Love on ABC

Since we broke the news that former SteepleCat Roberto Martinez was vying for the hand of Williamstown's Ali Fedotowsky here on the sports blog, it seems appropriate to post the final score here.

Ali, the season's "The Bachelorette," accepted the ballplayer's proposal of marriage on the ABC show on Monday night. It wasn't a surprise for anyone who'd been reading the spoilers — the bet was on Roberto almost from the beginning.

The former pitcher struck out more than 20 competitors over the short season and may have sealed the deal when he offered Ali his 2002 SteepleCats baseball card in a July episode.

Martinez isn't a Berkshires boy — he's a native of Tampa, Fla., who since moved to South Carolina, hanging up his glove to sell insurance — but he spent the summer of 2002 with a host family in North Adams after turning down a draft pick with the Minnesota Twins. Oddly enough, his closest rival, Chris Lambton, is from Dennis, meaning Ali ended up with two choices who had "local" links.

So, will the hometown girl and the former 'Cat show up at Joe Wolfe to see North County's winning baseball team battle its way through the postseason? That would be a real diamond play.

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