ARLINGTON, Texas -- When Riley Taylor first set foot in the home dugout of Globe Life Field on Sunday evening, he didn’t anticipate anything unordinary.
Taylor, a redshirt junior pitcher, served in the same role during every game over the past five years: cheering on his teammates and staying prepared. He didn’t expect that to change, especially in the Big 12 Championship game against TCU – an eventual 12-5 loss for OSU.
His parents were graduates of OSU, and Taylor recalled countless “what-if” conversations with them about the possibility of walking on to the baseball team, in spite of holding offers from smaller schools.