Maddy Wood was an incoming freshman at Western Kentucky last fall, on scholarship, in shape and elated to pitch for the Hilltoppers.
Her pitches skidded in the dirt, bounced off home plate and soared over the catcher’s head as onlookers snickered and grumbled.
I was considering quitting, until I spoke to Eileen.”Eileen Canney Linnehan knew the emotional pain that was shattering Wood’s life.
A standout pitcher at Northwestern in the 2000s, Canney Linnehan had lost the ability to make routine throws to bases.
She could fire pinpoint, unhittable pitches, and she crafted an illustrious college career, including an appearance in the N.C.A.A.
Persons:
Maddy Wood, Wood, snickered, “, ” Wood, Eileen, ” Eileen Canney Linnehan, Canney Linnehan
Organizations:
Western, Northwestern
Locations:
Western Kentucky