Nevada Pitcher dies mysteriously

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/more/04/25/bc.bbc.nevadaplayer.dea.ap/index.html

[JohnGelnarFan]

This is a strange story. I guess the reason will come out shortly. Nothing gets by the media these days.

[KCGHOST]

Obviously, anyone dying at age 18 is very sad, but it seems like there is a lot to this story that we weren't covered in the story.

[Gashouse6]

How did he die? Anyway, that is a very sad story.

[Zito75]

He shot himself... Too bad. :(

[efin98]

I feel sorry for his family and teammates

[flash143817]

He shot himself... Too bad. :(

It doesn't say that in the article. Do you have a link?

[Red Sox Rule]

It doesn't say that in the article. Do you have a link?


Here's the story from Sport Illustrated's website.

sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/more/04/26/nevada.player.death.ap/index.html

[Empty_One]

Here is a link with some more information:

USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/other/2006-04-27-nevada-pitcher-death_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA)

University of Nevada pitcher Steve Masten died Tuesday as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Washoe County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday. He was 18.

Sheriff's deputies arrived at Masten's home in the Spanish Springs area of Sparks, a Reno suburb, on Monday and found Masten had been shot. He was taken to Washoe Medical Center, where he died Tuesday, the sheriff's office said.