As life-altering moments go, Madison Stokes kept his about as low-key as possible.
At 6 p.m., Tuesday, the Philadelphia Phillies announced they were taking Stokes with the 287th pick of the Major League Baseball draft. What was the South Carolina senior doing at the time? Well, the news temporarily stopped Stokes from helping clean his girlfriend's house.
"She was the one that actually saw the tweet that popped up on my phone," Stokes said Wednesday. "And she sprinted out the door. I think she was more excited than I was."
The tempered celebration was twofold for Stokes.