Former Big Ten quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Denard Robinson had different levels of success in throwing out first pitches at Major League Baseball stadiums this season.

Wilson turned in one of the great first pitches you'll see over the weekend, throwing heat before the Seattle Mariners' Friday night game against the New York Yankees. The stadium scoreboard read 98 miles per hour for the pitch, which was surely on the high side.

The first-pitch success was no surprise for Wilson, who played two seasons in the Colorado Rockies organization. That minor league career, and NC State's stance against it, led to Wilson's arrival as a fifth-year senior at Wisconsin.

You know the story from there. Wilson had a tremendous season in Madison, emerged as the Seattle Seahawks' starting quarterback out of camp and finished third in NFL rookie of the year voting.

Here's a look at Wilson's first pitch:

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Denard Robinson will play in the NFL next season, too. Only instead of throwing passes, he'll attempt to catch them and make use of his speed and acceleration. He was a fifth-round choice of the Jacksonville Jaguars as a wide receiver.

Robinson holds an NCAA record for single-season and career rushing yards by a quarterback and was the eighth player in college football history with 40 touchdowns rushing and passing.

Much of Robinson's damage was done on the ground, and he never developed into much more than an adequate passer. He gave way to junior Devin Gardner as the Wolverines' starter at quarterback at the end of last season.

Robinson didn't fare any better throwing a baseball. He spiked his first pitch halfway to home plate, had a bad grip and showed little regard for mechanics.

The attempt was a running joke most of the spring and went down as one of the most comically bad first pitches in recent memory.