As a sophomore last spring, baseball closer Garrett Schilling set a Xavier single-season record with 14 saves.
But a few years ago, as a senior for Bishop Foley Catholic High in Madison Heights, Michigan, Schilling was injured in a play that had onlookers wondering whether he'd ever pitch again.
Schilling was two outs away from a no-hitter when he threw one of his hardest pitches of the game. The batter drilled it right back at him.
"I had no chance to react," he says now. "It was a blur."
The ball struck Schilling in the left cheek.