SHORELINE - The Shoreline Community College baseball program received a $3,000 donation from Fred Meyer as part of a state Lottery winning-ticket bonus program.

"We’re very excited to receive this grant," said SCC baseball coach Steve Seki, who applied for the grant this past fall. The money helped purchase a portable "Big Bubba Batting Cage" that the team uses at their home field at Lower Woodland Park in Seattle. "It’s just like the cage you see being used at Mariners games," Seki said. The cage, which rolls into position, also breaks down for easy storage.

The money was part of a $90,000 bonus from the Washington Lottery system to the Shoreline Fred Meyer store, where a winning $9 million ticket was sold in 2007 to a Shoreline man. Employees of the store selected 11 local organizations that support children and families to receive donations.