Kenny Gajewski knew it was a too-good-to-be-true moment.
The OSU coach leaned over to grad assistant Chyenne Factor in the dugout on Sunday afternoon and assessed the situation at hand: Scotland David, the senior outfielder who has suffered numerous serious injuries, had a chance to walk-off Kansas on Senior Day. A day that, through the injuries, was never certain for David, the player that Gajewski suggested should medically retire from the game she loves.
“I said, ‘Man, this would be really cool if Scotty could end the game here,’” Gajewski said.
On a 1-2 count, David fired a ball to the center field wall, bringing Tia Worsop home from second base, securing a run-rule OSU victory and series sweep, 9-1.