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December 19, 2003
Husker freshman pitcher out for year with injury
BY MITCH SHERMAN
WORLD-HERALD BUREAU
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LINCOLN - A prize pitching recruit for Nebraska will miss the baseball season with a shoulder injury.
Freshman Tony Watson of Grimes, Iowa, needs surgery to repair a slight cartilage tear, NU Coach Mike Anderson said. Watson will undergo the operation soon and need eight to nine months of rehabilitation.
The 6-foot-4 left-hander threw three seven-inning no-hitters last summer while pitching for Dallas Center-Grimes High School. He finished 9-0 as a senior with an ERA of 0.11 and an average of more than two strikeouts per inning.
It was during that time, though, when Watson sustained the injury, Anderson said. He was drafted in the 23rd round by the Florida Marlins but turned down a six-figure contract offer to attend NU.
The Huskers held him out of fall practice because of concerns about his arm. The extent of the injury was discovered recently.
"He's a huge loss as far as his potential," Anderson said. "But that's all it's been is potential, because we haven't been able to rely on him yet."
December 19, 2003
Husker freshman pitcher out for year with injury
BY MITCH SHERMAN
WORLD-HERALD BUREAU
RELATED LINK
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»
NU Baseball
LINCOLN - A prize pitching recruit for Nebraska will miss the baseball season with a shoulder injury.
Freshman Tony Watson of Grimes, Iowa, needs surgery to repair a slight cartilage tear, NU Coach Mike Anderson said. Watson will undergo the operation soon and need eight to nine months of rehabilitation.
The 6-foot-4 left-hander threw three seven-inning no-hitters last summer while pitching for Dallas Center-Grimes High School. He finished 9-0 as a senior with an ERA of 0.11 and an average of more than two strikeouts per inning.
It was during that time, though, when Watson sustained the injury, Anderson said. He was drafted in the 23rd round by the Florida Marlins but turned down a six-figure contract offer to attend NU.
The Huskers held him out of fall practice because of concerns about his arm. The extent of the injury was discovered recently.
"He's a huge loss as far as his potential," Anderson said. "But that's all it's been is potential, because we haven't been able to rely on him yet."
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