Did anyone else happen to see this today in the Louisville-Notre Dame game. She was drilled - cleanly - by a line drive at what appeared to be just above the left eye slightly to the side of the forehead. The ball flew up in the air probably 40 feet high and landed about 40' behind shortstop. While you could tell she was REALLY hurting, she settled in and pitched to the next batter before being replaced.
I was surprised that she wasn't replaced immediately, although with LV's pitching situation it makes slightly more sense. Even so, I am not sure the exact concussion protocol for softball, but getting an 90 MPH shot to the noggin from 35' seems like a good time to have my pitcher checked out. I haven't seen anything else about it today. It was mentioned in the LV release on their website for a while but the current article doesn't even mention it.
On a side note, LV certainly seems to be in a jam with their pitching and if Hensley is lost for a weekend or longer it sounds like it may really be a big problem for them.
I was surprised that she wasn't replaced immediately, although with LV's pitching situation it makes slightly more sense. Even so, I am not sure the exact concussion protocol for softball, but getting an 90 MPH shot to the noggin from 35' seems like a good time to have my pitcher checked out. I haven't seen anything else about it today. It was mentioned in the LV release on their website for a while but the current article doesn't even mention it.
On a side note, LV certainly seems to be in a jam with their pitching and if Hensley is lost for a weekend or longer it sounds like it may really be a big problem for them.