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Boyfriend proposes to Miss Washington after he catches her pitch at Mariners game

Say what you want about public marriage proposals — this one was pretty good.

Alex Carlson-Helo, Miss Washington 2017, threw out the first pitch at the Mariners-White Sox game Thursday night at Safeco Field.

But to her surprise, the man who caught the pitch was boyfriend Tom Ruel, who jogged out to the mound and dropped to a knee.

Carlson-Helo said yes, and showed off her ring to the crowd and cameras.

“A diamond on the diamond!” she later said on Instagram. “Tonight was a fairy tale.”

Two years ago, Carlson-Helo was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and a doctor said she might not walk again, she told Q13 last month.