Tommy John Surgery is the most common and one of the most strenuous operations to go through as a baseball player. For App State redshirt junior Matt Brill, a game against Arkansas-Little Rock on March 29, 2015 is when he felt a pop in his right elbow. Brill had torn his UCL, and opted to go under the knife for Tommy John Surgery.
Fast forward two years, and Brill is on the mound facing the Trojans once again. This time, Brill sealed the Mountaineers first road Sun Belt series win ever, throwing four strikeouts and giving up only one hit in the game’s final three innings as App made a comeback victory for a 2-1 series win.