On April 1, junior pitcher Cristi Ecks collapsed at practice. She was motionless and unresponsive for nearly three minutes before receiving CPR and a shock from an Automated External Defibrilator. She was awake and stable while being transported to University Community Hospital, and released three days later.
On April 10, Doug Ecks — Cristi's father — granted an interview to the Potomac News of Virginia, in the Ecks' hometown of Manassas VA. He told the paper that Cristi had surgery to implant a cardioverter defibrillator — which is a device that will monitor her heartbeat.
It is unlikely that Ecks will return to play softball this season, but doctors have not ruled out a return later on down the road, according to the interview.
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-Joe Rienzi
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