But the catcher’s throw hit Elish squarely in the face, and she collapsed to the ground, video showed. Play was stopped, and coaches and teammates gathered around Elish in the middle of the field.

This was a painful victory for the Texas Longhorn softball team. Texas pitcher Miranda Elish took a throw to the face in the second inning of the Longhorns’ 7-5 comeback victory over host ...

Texas pitcher Miranda Elish, who was helped off the field in the second inning of Friday's NCAA softball super regional game against host Alabama after taking a throw to the face, is "doing well ...

Miranda Elish was struck in the second inning when the Longhorns’ catcher, Mary Iakopo, grabbed a bunted ball and tried to throw out a runner heading to second base. Instead, Iakopo’s throw ...

Miranda Elish, a University of Texas softball pitcher, was rushed to a Tuscaloosa, Alabama hospital following a bizarre incident in which she was hit in the face by a ball thrown by catcher Mary ...

It was up beat and included a hook ’em emoji, which is good news since pitcher Miranda Elish sent it. The junior left the game Friday in a moment Longhorns coach Mike White called “horrific.” ...

STILLWATER — Speaking through a smile buoyed by her home run that helped Oklahoma State clinch its spot in this week’s NCAA Super Regional, Miranda Elish briefly acknowledged the sadness of ...

STILLWATER – Miranda Elish, a graduate senior transfer from the University of Texas, found a home in Stillwater after facing the most difficult times in her life. Elish played her first two seasons at ...