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Published: May 1, 2009
OU pitcher Stephen Porlier is finally pain-free
By John Helsley
NORMAN — Stephen Porlier stood staring out to the Stars and Stripes in center field, battling to contain bubbling emotions as the national anthem carried through the speakers at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

So convinced that his pitching career had been snuffed by injury and persistent shoulder pain, Porlier had already aligned himself on a new path, signing a contract to join the United States Marines , effecti...

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