Vanderbilt's Rhett Wiseman got hit in the neck by a pitch during Friday's game against TCU. It looked pretty grim, though he seemed okay, since he hit a home run later on.
But upon closer look — AHHHHHH:
Wow...you can see the laces from the baseball on @Likewise9's neck. Gutsy performance tonight! #VandyBoys #CmonRhett pic.twitter.com/AtSBCFDENK
— Chris Mahaffey (@dirtystylebmx) June 20, 2015
The laces. Are imprinted. On his skin.
He actually went numb later, according to The Tennessean:
"First, I had to make sure I could breathe," he said. "… Then I got numb on that side of my body, and I had to make sure it came back. But then it all came back, and I was good to go."
"The toughest part of it was the after-effect. Everything else started seizing up around (my neck) – my head, my back, my hip, back of my leg. But in the dugout, I had (pitcher) Ben Bowden give me a massage."
Thankfully, he seems to be alright, and will hopefully heal in time for the College World Series finals ...
... maybe?
The morning after... Rhett's sore but will be ok. #seams pic.twitter.com/w3g0FjvAny
— Vandy Baseball (@VandyBaseball) June 20, 2015
(h/t @dirtystylebmx)