Chiefs sophomore Cali Taylor returned two weeks after having a cyst removed to defeat conference-leading Eastern.
Cali Taylor of Cherokee, leaps to make the catch, but Rylee Reid of Burlington Township, is safe at third in Burlington Township, NJ on Monday, April 10, 2023.Jackie Taylor knew something had to be seriously wrong with her daughter, Cali, a sophomore pitcher for the Cherokee High School softball team.
A check-up at urgent care followed and fearing appendicitis, a trip to the emergency room. Within hours, Cali Taylor was in surgery to have two cysts, one the size of a cantaloupe, removed from an ovary. After receiving medical clearance earlier in the day, Taylor pitched six shutout innings and struck out 11 in a 3-1 win over Eastern - handing the Vikings just their second loss of the season - on Wednesday.
Two days before she was cleared - as Cherokee was playing the first end of the home-and-home with Eastern, which the Vikings won, 6-4 - she told her coach she was going to pitch Wednesday after she received clearance.“She texted that day, ‘Madg, I got my cleats on, I’m ready to go,’” said Cherokee coach Mary Madgey, who brought Taylor into the game to start the second inning. “I checked with her mom, Cali warmed up, she said she was good, she looked ready.
“She was sitting down, couldn’t walk yet, stood up holding her belly,” recalled Madgey. “It absolutely blows my mind . I can’t even wrap my head around it. But her mom said that visit got her motivated to try to get back.” “My assistant coach told me I’m the strongest person she ever met, that meant a lot,” said Cali Taylor. “There was a lot of intensity, trying to push hard to get back. It’s hard not to see your teammates and not being able to be there.”
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