In fact, it has scarcely slowed him down â at the plate, at least.
The Rebels’ team captain is coming off a huge regional â three home runs, including a pair of grand slams â to help Ole Miss advance to the super regional at Arizona starting Friday.
Elko has been playing for more than a month on a torn right ACL sustained in a game against North Alabama on April 5. On what started as an apparently routine groundout, his knee buckled while Elko tried to dodge the first baseman after an errant throw.
âThe risks weren’t high enough for me not to want to give it a go,â Elko, who plans to have surgery shortly after the season ends, said Thursday in a phone interview. âThatâs why I have and Iâm really happy that I did.â