These are the heartbreaking scenes after a nine-year-old bat boy was was fatally struck in the head by a practice swing at a baseball game on Saturday. Liberal Bee Jays outfielder Gavin Wehby can be seen clutching little Kaiser Carlile to his chest during the National Baseball Congress World Series game.
Kaiser, who is dressed in his beloved red, white and blue team outfit, is clearly unresponsive, with a speck of blood marking his fair hair, while Wehby appears to be shouting at someone out of view.
Kaiser – who volunteered for the Kansas team – was rushed to the ICU at nearby Via Christi St. Francis hospital, where he tragically succumbed to his injuries on Sunday
Bee Jays players knelt in a circle in prayer when it became clear the little boy’s injury was serious
Kaiser – who was wearing a helmet at the time of the incident – sports his red, white and blue team outfit as he prepares for the Bee Jays-San Diego Waves game on Saturday afternoon, mins before the tragic incident