9 year old ball boy killed in Wichita

[TRAILBLAZER]

horrible !

http://abc13.com/news/kansas-bat-boy-9-dies-after-hit-in-head-by-swing-at-game/899505/

WICHITA, Kan. -- A 9-year-old bat boy has died after he was accidentally hit in the head during a National Baseball Congress World Series game in Kansas.

The Wichita Eagle says that the general manager of the Liberal Bee Jays team, Mike Carlile, confirmed late on Sunday the death of Kaiser Carlile.

The boy was struck by a follow-through swing near the on-deck circle on Saturday afternoon. A spokesman for the National Baseball Congress says the child was wearing a helmet, which is mandatory.

Home-plate umpire Mark Goldfeder, who is a longtime paramedic, treated the boy until an ambulance arrived. The team played a game on Sunday, winning 8-0.



what a crazy name for a team ?

[TRAILBLAZER]

Poor little guy, I'm sure the family and the kid that swung that bat are just sick.

[snacksnack]

that sucks

[95DRGT]

Sad RIP little guy.

Not clear if it was kids or adults playing??

[GrayStangGT]

College summer league is what I read this morning.

[zora04]

Rip

[Tremor14]

the dad was on the news saying he doesnt have an issue with the situation, and oddly i feel where he is coming from. that lil boy, as sad as it is passed away doing what he loved/ i think we can all understand that

[jdgregory84]

Read about it this morning. So sad. Just a freak accident. RIP.

[no4njnk]

From a clip I saw that I cannot find they banned batboys for this league, hope they reinstate them after an investigation is done.

[Sean88gt]

It's awesome how the initial response is to completely freak out and overreact.

[ceyko]

Sad situation and feel bad for the player that hit him by accident.

[Tremor14]

it really puts into perspective how hard-headed SS Junk is.