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Strike Out Bullying Night at Frontier Field

By: WROC-TV
Updated: August 19, 2012
Citizens Against Teen Suicide and Bullying abuse held their "Strike Out Bullying Ballgam" at at Frontier Field Sunday night.

Rochester Red Wings and the Empire State Yankees played each other during the event.

Local celbrity Karen Klein threw out the opening pitch. The former school bus monitor became famous after a video showing students bullying her on the bus went viral.

Citizens Against Teen Suicide or CATS say Klein is a symbol for all bullying victims.

They provided informational stands at the nights game so families could learn about bullying abuse, cyber bullying and how to obtain help in dealing with the issues.

Thousands of people attended Sunday's game. It was the largest anti-bullying event CATS has ever thrown.

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