Alabama catcher Mac Guscette was hit in the throat by a pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning against LSU on Sunday at Alex Box Stadium.
The injury, which paused the game, was a somber moment in a tight game between the two teams, which resulted in a 13-11 victory for the Tigers.
The game was paused for a medical timeout as trainers tended to him, giving him water. But when Guscette stood up, he fell back as he lost consciousnesss. He was lifted to his feet minutes later, but still had to be carried off the field into the LSU training room.
After the game, LSU coach Jay Johnson said that Guscette had been conscious when he was taken to the hospital.
“He took a direct blow to the throat on a pitch that was thrown in the dirt,” Alabama coach Brad Bohannon told the Crimson Tide Sports Network’s play-by-play broadcaster Roger Hoover. “He’s alert and doing well. They’ll run some tests to make sure he’s ok. With the information that I have we think that Mac is going to be ok.”
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