By: Rheagen Hartfiel Bailey Theurer recently recovered from a torn ACL and is ready more than ever to make a comeback her senior year. During her junior year, Theurer tore her ACL while participating in the flag football game. However, she has always had knee problems. In consequence of this accident, she was out for quite awhile with a long recovery ahead of her. She was also part of the basketball team in her junior year, but was physically unable to play.
Theurer was out for a little over six months, but she was able to come back to the last few softball games and pitched. She was supposed to be the starting pitcher, but with her torn ACL, she wasn't able to start until she was completely healed. Although it was difficult, Theurer remarked how she has “learned a lot of patience from not being able to play.” Sitting on the bench was very different from actually being on the field: she noticed different details of the game. So with this experience, she was able to see things that she wasn't able to ever see while she was playing. In the last two weeks of her junior year, she was able to pitch a little; she pitched at region and at state. Thuerer said her emotions were like a roller coaster and she recalled how scared she was to go to state, but as soon as she got out on that field, she did what was needed. Last year, the team exceeded people’s expectations and Thuerer is hoping to accomplish that again this year. In the summertime, she started traveling again with her competitive team. She said it was kind of hard when she first started because of her physical barriers. Theurer has pitching lessons two to three times a week and also pitches every day on her own to increase her strength and prepare for the upcoming season. She's most excited to be able to finally play her original position. This year she is still wary about her team placing at region and state, but she believes that the younger ages will have a positive effect. Her final year, Theurer has been through a lot and has had such a positive attitude through it all. She is excited to see what her senior year of softball has for her.
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