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06-04-2011, 11:47 AM
Arizona 13-Year-Old Dies in Freak Baseball Accident
Published June 04, 2011
| NewsCore
Phoenix – A 13-year-old boy has died in a freak baseball accident in Arizona, KNXV-TV reported Friday.
Winslow Little Leaguer Hayden Walton was struck in the chest by a pitch as he went to lay down a bunt on Tuesday night, officials in his Little League said Friday.
"He dropped the bat and headed off to first base. Probably took two steps and he fell," said official Jamey Jones.
The teen died Wednesday morning at a local hospital, with paramedics saying he died from commotio cordis -- a disruption of heart rhythm that occurs as a result of a blow to the area directly over the heart.
In a statement published on its website Little League International Friday mourned the passing of Hayden.
"As a parent, the anguish over the loss of a child is incomprehensible," Stephen D. Keener, CEO of Little League Baseball and Softball, said.
"So words cannot adequately express our sorrow on the passing of Hayden. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Hayden's family, all the players and volunteers of the Winslow Little League, his classmates, and his friends, at this difficult time."
Winslow is a small town about 60 miles (95km) east of Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Stories like this are especially tragic! You protect your children, and you encourage them to be healthy and play sports, then something like this happens!
Many times the parents will blame themselves and it wrecks families.
Published June 04, 2011
| NewsCore
Phoenix – A 13-year-old boy has died in a freak baseball accident in Arizona, KNXV-TV reported Friday.
Winslow Little Leaguer Hayden Walton was struck in the chest by a pitch as he went to lay down a bunt on Tuesday night, officials in his Little League said Friday.
"He dropped the bat and headed off to first base. Probably took two steps and he fell," said official Jamey Jones.
The teen died Wednesday morning at a local hospital, with paramedics saying he died from commotio cordis -- a disruption of heart rhythm that occurs as a result of a blow to the area directly over the heart.
In a statement published on its website Little League International Friday mourned the passing of Hayden.
"As a parent, the anguish over the loss of a child is incomprehensible," Stephen D. Keener, CEO of Little League Baseball and Softball, said.
"So words cannot adequately express our sorrow on the passing of Hayden. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Hayden's family, all the players and volunteers of the Winslow Little League, his classmates, and his friends, at this difficult time."
Winslow is a small town about 60 miles (95km) east of Flagstaff, Arizona.
________________________________
Stories like this are especially tragic! You protect your children, and you encourage them to be healthy and play sports, then something like this happens!
Many times the parents will blame themselves and it wrecks families.