As Brady Singer went to field a ground ball that dribbled toward the pitcher's mound in the first inning of the Florida Gators' Super Regional opener against Auburn on Saturday, he felt his hamstring twitch.
Fans were already thinking the worst just five pitches into the ace's final start on the field he had called home for the past three years.
Jacquelyn Singer, Brady's mother sitting in a front-row seat down the third-base sideline, ran into the bathroom and prayed.
She knew her son was hurt. She knew he needed protection.