Milwaukee Brewers go from sublime to ridiculous in 10-2 loss to Pirates

Milwaukee Brewers go from sublime to ridiculous in 10-2 loss to Pirates by Phil Watson

The Wisconsin Badgers continued spring practice on Sunday, but the session at Camp Randall Stadium came to an abrupt end when cornerback Derrick Tindal had to be taken by ambulance to UW Hospital and Clinics with an apparent injury to his head or neck.

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Tindal was hurt when he went low in an attempt to tackle tailback Taiwan Deal. Tindal led with his head and his helmet hit Deal’s leg. He went to the ground face-first and was not moving.

Tindal, who played in nine games as a freshman last season, was placed on a backboard and taken away by ambulance.

“You don’t ever want to see that,” defensive coordinator Dave Aranda told the Wisconsin State Journal. “He has really made strikes. Derrick brings such enthusiasm and passion. You can just tell by the passion of the players how much he means to them. He’s big in our family, so you don’t ever want to see that.”

A UW official told the State Journal that Tindal did have movement in his extremities before being taken off the field.

Tindal, in a battle with converted wide receiver Natrell Jamerson for the third corner spot behind Sojourn Shelton and Darius Hillary, lost his mother to cancer during the season last year.

Center Dan Voltz also left practice on Sunday with what offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph said was likely a high left ankle sprain, the same ankle he hurt in the Badgers’ regular-season finale against Minnesota and re-injured in the Big Ten championship game against Ohio State.

He also sustained a serious leg injury in the Outback Bowl and was limited during the early stages of spring practice.

Redshirt freshman Michael Deiter moved from right guard to center after Voltz went out, with redshirt junior Walker Williams moving into the line at right guard.

Sunday included a lot of scrimmage time. Joel Stave threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Alex Erickson, ran for a 2-yard score on a naked bootleg and had a pass intercepted by Tanner McEvoy.

Redshirt junior Bart Houston got one series with the first-team offense and took the team 57 yards in 10 plays before a run by Dare Ogunbowale was stopped on fourth-and-4.

Freshman Alex Hornibrook got two second-team series and was 5-for-5 on the second one, including a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jazz Peavy.