Anteaters rely on senior citizen
Anteaters rely on senior citizen
- April 29, 2013
- Ronnie Shaeffer, anthropology major, is featured in the OC Register April 29, 2013
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From the OC Register:
Ronnie Shaeffer thought his UC Irvine baseball career would be long over by now.
He expected to be playing professionally somewhere, working toward his goal of becoming
a major league player. But three weeks into last season, the unexpected occurred.
The senior catcher and first baseman dove back into the first base bag in an attempt
to avoid a pickoff move against visiting Brigham Young. His right hand hit the bag
forcefully and his pinky finger bent awkwardly. Shaeffer didn’t realize it at that
moment, but his season was done. His college career, however, was far from over. Shaeffer
received a medical redshirt that allowed him to return for another season. He readjusted
his academic workload to take on a second major and then let the injury heal. Now
he’s back with the Anteaters this spring and playing better than ever, hitting .311
through mid-April with three home runs and a team-leading 26 RBI. “It was tough sitting
out,” he said. “The season obviously didn’t go how I wanted, but I’m taking this as
another chance for my senior year, just coming out and having fun.”
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