Mississippi State provides positive update on LHP Jack Eagan following 'non-athletic medical event'
Saturday night should have been a great one for the Mississippi State Bulldogs after they defeated Stanford 6-2 in Game 1 of the Starkville super regional.
However, after the game, all thoughts were with junior LHP Jack Eagan, who was transported to the hospital during the seventh inning, causing a delay.
Per the Mississippi State Twitter account, Eagan suffered “a non-athletic medical event.” He was then taken to a hospital in the area:
An update on the delay in the seventh inning.
Jack Eagan suffered a non-athletic medical event. He has been transported to a local hospital and his parents are with him.
— Mississippi State Baseball ⚾️ (@HailStateBB) June 9, 2019
After the game, coach Chris Lemonis was understandably emotional talking about Eagan and what he means to the team:
Coach Lemonis was emotional talking about junior pitcher Jack Eagan leaving the Starkville Super Regional Saturday before the beginning of the seventh inning due to a "non-athletic medical event". pic.twitter.com/czjbSqq0RN
— Mackenzie Salmon (@mackenziesalmon) June 9, 2019
Fortunately, on Sunday morning, the Bulldogs’ Twitter account shared a positive update on Eagan’s health, saying he’s out of the hospital and will be cheering his teammates on from the dugout for Game 2 on Sunday night:
Our program wants to thank everyone for the thoughts and prayers last night for our teammate Jack Eagan.
To update everyone, Jack has been released from the hospital and can be with his teammates in the dugout tonight.
— Mississippi State Baseball ⚾️ (@HailStateBB) June 9, 2019
Hopefully this was a one-off incident and whatever happened to Eagan is done. His teammates will certainly be happy to see him in the dugout on Sunday night.
