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...first impact, Lopez was completely blind. The massive swelling caused total blackness in his left eye. Lopez broke seven bones around his eye and needed immediate reconstructive surgery...
Within a week, the swelling went down and Lopez began his recovery, working on regaining his balance. Without sight in his left eye, Lopez had virtually no depth perception and struggled to walk without tripping. He was forced to move out of Matthews Hall—where he lived on the fifth floor—because he would trip over the stairs...
...Lopez progressed quickly, but doctors and even his parents doubted he could ever play baseball again...
...parents were going to support whatever I tried, but to be honest, it was the first and only time when I truly felt alone,” Lopez said. “My parents were receiving word from doctors who thought it was impossible for me to play. They didn’t discourage me from trying, but I could always tell that they were skeptical and didn’t want me to be too hard on myself if I couldn?...
Three months after he was struck, Lopez began to swing a bat. He practiced with the team and amazingly had played in three games by year’s end. But in the batter’s box, the freshman was confused by what he was seeing—and not seeing...