It’s been almost a week since freshman baseball player Chance Veazey was injured in a scooter accident on Lumpkin Street, and his condition has hardly improved.

“[Veazey's condition is the] same as it was, just still no feeling in his legs,” Georgia head coach David Perno said Monday. “I mean [he's] about as well as can be expected at this point”

Veazey was injured Wednesday night after leaving the Miller Learning Center around 10:30 when he attempted to avoid a car turning onto Baxter Street off of Lumpkin Street. Veazey hit the ground on the scooter to avoid the car, but Veazey and the scooter hit the car anyway, seriously injuring Veazey’s back.

“It’s devastating,” Perno said.

“I don’t have words to describe how disappointing and how devastated everyone was. He’s such a great kid. He’s so beloved amongst our players and coaches, it’s just been extremely difficult.”

Veazey is currently at St. Mary’s Hospital where he underwent successful back surgery on Friday. The 5-foot-9 freshman out of Tifton will be moved to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta later this week to begin rehabilitation work.

“There’s always hope, especially when you’re dealing with an individual and young man as good a kid as Chance is,” Perno said. “It’s going to be a long road and you just got to hold in there and keep saying our prayers and keep giving him all the support he needs.”

Veazey was in contention for a starting position in the spring at second base following fall practice, and Perno said he was looking forward to playing him.

“Chance was a great player. He was going to start, there was no question that he was going to be one of our regular guys,” Perno said. “He’s just too good of a baseball player and too good of a hitter and he just played the right way and you can’t get enough of those guys.”

As for the rest of the team, support has not been an issue as the team has gathered around its injured teammate. Perno said that within hours of the accident, members of the team were at St. Mary’s to check on Veazey.

“That night, word got out like wild fire. The team’s been great, very supportive,” Perno said. “There were a few of them that showed up [at the hospital] that night and it was late, I guess after midnight when they showed up, and we tried to call a couple [players], and there were a few that found out first thing in the morning and we’re just trying to make it through together.”