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saturday, a freak horrifying accident, a b.j. s player took a practice swing in the on deck circle, know seeing keiser came out to retrieve a bat. kaiser had a helmet but it wasn t enough to protect him when he got hit in the head. the home plate umpire who was a paramedic started treating him as other medical personnel arrived, players on the field prayed for the batboy who was critically hurt and rushed to the hospital. the next day, the team had another game in the tournament and won, but right after it ended, they found out their batboy, kaiser carlisle, had died. kayden simmons is a pitcher on the team. it s amazing how much someone can touch your life in such a short time and how just how big of an influence someone can make on you. reporter: players and coaches talked with reporters about their love for this young man but they were also addressing kaiser s family. third baseman brady cox talked about one game where kaiser was under the weather and lying down