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Oklahoma's Matt Arkison Out For Remainder Of 2002 Season :: Sooner outfielder had surgery on broken left fibula Monday morning.
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Matt Arkison will miss the remainder of the season after having surgery on his broken left fibula. |
April 1, 2002
NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma outfielder Matt Arkison will miss the remainder of the 2002 season after breaking his left fibula and dislocating his left ankle on a gruesome play on Friday night versus Baylor. The junior from Broken Arrow, Okla., had season-ending surgery on the leg at 6 a.m. this morning.
In his first at bat of Friday night's game, which Baylor won 5-4, Arkison smacked the ball into the right center field gap. As he rounded second base, he stopped abruptly and collapsed on an injured left leg. Arkison managed to crawl back to second base, and because the Baylor relay throw ended up in the Oklahoma dugout, pinch runner Greg Kish advanced to third and then home on the two-base error. Arkison was taken to Norman Regional Hospital directly from L. Dale Mitchell Park.
"It's just a heart-breaking injury for Matt, who's just a great young man and an excellent young ball player," said Oklahoma head coach Larry Cochell. "It's always disappointing when a college player has a season-ending injury, since they only have a limited amount of eligibility at this level. We'll certainly miss Matt the rest of this season, but we wish him the best of luck in his rehabilitation and we look forward to his return in 2003."
Arkison was batting .289 with a home run, 13 runs scored, four doubles, six runs batted in and five stolen bases prior to the injury.
