Mansfield's Madrigal: 'I just do my job'

...He's been doing it for 13 years.

"It wasn't hard," Madrigal said.

"I just learned to do it that way." Much the same way Madrigal, a senior whose He learned well enough to play receiver in seventh and eighth grade.

"He doesn't use ["It doesn't stop him.

Even in the weight room, he'll go all out." Yes, Madrigal does one-arm bench presses.

He also goes through all the drills with the team, pitches in the intrasquad games and throws batting practice.

And he has pitched 1 1/3 innings this season, allowing one earned run on two hits.

"I just do my job," Madrigal said.

"I just do what's expected of me." He's a quiet, humble guy.

The kind of guy, coach Gary Vaughan said, "who just loves to be out here and loves the game." A guy teammates rally around.

He's an inspiration, the coach said, but Madrigal doesn't seem comfortable with that.

After all, he doesn't make excuses.

He just...

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