Current:Home > Contact-usECU baseball player appears in game with prosthetic leg after boating accident-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
ECU baseball player appears in game with prosthetic leg after boating accident
View Date:2024-12-23 19:30:42
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — East Carolina sophomore Parker Byrd appeared in Friday’s season-opening win against Rider with a prosthetic leg after having part of his right leg amputated following a 2022 boating accident.
The school said he is the first NCAA Division I athlete to play in a game with a prosthetic leg. Athletics spokesman Malcolm Gray said the Byrd family researched for any other examples. NCAA spokesman Greg Johnson said the organization doesn’t track that type of record.
Byrd, an in-state product from Laurinburg, walked to the plate in the eighth inning to a loud ovation from the home crowd. He took a first-pitch strike then drew four straight balls to reach base. The Pirates then had freshman Jason Janesko come on as a pinch runner.
“Chill bumps, man,” Byrd said in his postgame interview with reporters. “It’s absolutely phenomenal.”
Pirates coach Cliff Godwin told WCTI-TV based in New Bern that it was “one of the proudest moments I have ever had as a coach.”
“He’s going to get some more,” Godwin said. “But he’s worked his tail off. It was super-emotional.
“The umpire behind home plate told me when I was making a change, he said he’s been umpiring for 17, 18 years and it’s the coolest moment he’s ever been a part of. So he said he was tearing up back there, as I was, when he was running off the field.”
___
AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports
veryGood! (71)
Related
- Louisiana man kills himself and his 1-year-old daughter after a pursuit
- Un parque infantil ayuda a controlar las inundaciones en una histórica ciudad de Nueva Jersey
- Woman loses over 700 pounds of bologna after Texas border inspection
- Johnny Depp Reprises Pirates of the Caribbean Role as Captain Jack Sparrow for This Reason
- Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony
- Tips to prevent oversharing information about your kids online: Watch
- North Carolina appeals court blocks use of university’s digital ID for voting
- Port workers strike could snarl the supply chain and bust your holiday budget
- Jelly Roll goes to jail (for the best reason) ahead of Indianapolis concert
- As political scandal grips NYC, a fictional press conference puzzles some New Yorkers
Ranking
- Why was Jalen Ramsey traded? Dolphins CB facing former team on 'Monday Night Football'
- Democrats challenge Ohio order preventing drop-box use for those helping voters with disabilities
- Prince fans can party overnight like it’s 1999 with Airbnb rental of ‘Purple Rain’ house
- Chappell Roan drops out of All Things Go music festival: ‘Things have gotten overwhelming’
- NBC's hospital sitcom 'St. Denis Medical' might heal you with laughter: Review
- NMSU football play-caller Tyler Wright's social media has dozens of racist, sexist posts
- The Fate of Thousands of US Dams Hangs in the Balance, Leaving Rural Communities With Hard Choices
- Helene leaves behind 'overwhelming' destruction in one small Florida town
Recommendation
-
DWTS’ Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten Have the Best Reaction to Fans Hoping for a Romance
-
Federal judge dismisses a challenge to Tennessee’s school bathroom law
-
The Best Horror Movies Available to Stream for Halloween 2024
-
Woman loses over 700 pounds of bologna after Texas border inspection
-
Wildfires burn on both coasts. Is climate change to blame?
-
A man trying to cremate his dog sparked a wildfire in Colorado, authorities say
-
Sean Diddy Combs Accused of Rape and Impregnating a Woman in New Lawsuit
-
What Caitlin Clark learned from first WNBA season and how she's thinking about 2025