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Koke, a breast cancer survivor, calls Busch Stadium experience 'one of the top five days of my life'

ST. LOUIS -- At first, Kathy Koke didn't realize what she had won during a Komen Foundation trivia night. Sunday afternoon, Koke was introduced as the Honorary Bat Girl at Busch Stadium prior to the Cardinals' series finale against the Phillies, where she threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

She'd never been celebrated like this.

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"This is probably one of the top five days of my life, I would think," Koke said.