March 21, 2018
Racers' Oswalt done for season
Five months after a great story, the tale has changed for Roy Oswalt.
The Louisville icon has been diagnosed with a torn elbow ligament that will require surgery, ending his 2018 campaign.
The heartbreaking news comes after Oswalt's remarkable complete game shutout performance in Game 3 of Louisville's four-game sweep of Arizona in the PBL Championship Series.
Watching Oswalt, an original member of the Racers who was one of the league's top pitchers the first several years of the league but had become relegated to the bullpen in recent years, mobbed by teammates on the Louisville mound before a crowd that idolizes him was one of the great scenes in PBL history.
Now, Oswalt will miss a season and have a long rehabilitation ahead of him.
"I'm going to get it done and be back, simple as that," Oswalt said. "Trust me, I'm not done."
His teammates seemed to take the news harder than Oswalt himself.
"The guy is a warrior," said Richie Ashburn. "He's been at the peak, he's been down, and everywhere in between. And then look at him in October. That was incredible. I hope we get to see that again."
The Louisville fans agree. With Mickey Harris having left for Orlando, and Gene Richards gone to Vegas, the defending champs should look much different.