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     Roberta King, the highly regarded pitcher for the St. Louis Beehives admitted today that she is not a lesbian. Long assumed to be just "one of the girls" who play competitive women's softball, King said she could no longer conceal her sexuality.

     "I just couldn't lead a double life anymore. I had to come out of the closet," she said tearfully. "I hate to let have mislead my other sisters like this but I just wanted to play softball. All my life I wanted to do nothing but play at the highest levels. When I found out the level of discrimination against 'breeders', I just hid the fact that I was heterosexual and had a boyfriend."

     "They just won't give us 'breeders' a chance. I felt like Frank Robinson breaking the color barrier in professional baseball when I got to play," she added. "I hope this will provide inspiration for other 'breeders' to try and break into other sports like women's golf, tennis, lacrosse, field hockey and track."

     King, a star right handed, has been playing professional women's softball for 12 years. Her boyfriend of 6 years is Seattle tight end Rodney Niger of Gambia.