UCF quarterback John Rhys Plumlee gave new meaning to the phrase “two-sport star” on Friday.
Plumlee is both a starting quarterback and starting right fielder for the Knights. He started on Friday night in UCF’s baseball game against Memphis, which began at around 5 p.m. Plumlee went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI in the game before abruptly leaving in the seventh inning.
Though the game was not over, UCF was leading 10-3 at the time in an eventual 12-3 victory. Plumlee exited in a hurry because he was being escorted by golf cart to FBC Mortgage Stadium next door, where UCF’s spring football game kicked off at 7:30 p.m. Plumlee played in that game, too. He threw two touchdowns.