This Whatcom County businessman hopes to kick start a Mariners winning streak Friday

By David Rasbach

Updated April 13, 2017 10:22 PM

Seattle’s Taylor Motter, right, is met by Kyle Seager at home on his home run against Houston in the third inning Wednesday. Elaine Thompson Associated Press

Former Bellingham High and Western Washington University basketball standout Tim Dickerson will throw out the first pitch for Friday’s Seattle Mariners game against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field, according to a press release.

Dickerson is one of the owning partners at Rice Insurance, which was selected by Safeco for the Mariners’ “See Your Name in Lights” program. The Bellingham-based company will be promoted throughout the game, which is scheduled for a 7:10 p.m. first pitch.

Dickerson attended WWU from 1984-88 and holds the Vikings’ single-season record for minutes played with 1,135 during the 1987-88 campaign and most consecutive games with at least one 3-point field goal made at 39. Dickerson stands 12th in program history in career scoring (1,347), third in career assists (412) and 13th in career steals (161).

This story was originally published April 13, 2017 at 1:22 PM with the headline "This Whatcom County businessman hopes to kick start a Mariners winning streak Friday."

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