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Rigney’s relentlessness leads him back to mound

By Michael Haag | Sports Writer

Season-ending injuries are a devastating part of sports and can turn your world upside down. Third-year sophomore right-handed pitcher Will Rigney faced such devastation in back-to-back seasons his first two years at Baylor, shaking his expectations of making an immediate impact. Adversity like this caused Rigney to question if he would ever be able to play the sport he loves again, wondering what his future held.

“It was really hard,” Rigney said. “There were honestly some nights where I just, I wasn’t sure if I was ever going to play again.