Southern Miss pitcher Walker Powell has had two Tommy John surgeries. Jason Munz/Hattiesburg American
Walker Powell hasn’t felt as good as he does today in years.
And the slender, 6-foot-7 Southern Miss pitcher has his left leg to thank for it.
Powell missed the 2017 season after tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow (which requires Tommy John surgery) for the second time in less than three years. The first time around, when he was a junior at Fayetteville (Arkansas) High, a tendon from his wrist was used to replace the damaged UCL.