FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Adam Conley missed out on all those fun military-related activities with his Miami Marlins teammates. After all, he had a game to pitch.
He wound up leaving Fort Bragg Field with the memory of a lifetime - a victory in front of thousands of cheering troops.
Conley pitched six strong innings and the Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Sunday night in a game played in a temporary ballpark on a U.S. Army post.
"I know, for me, this has been my favorite place to ever pitch in my life," Conley said.