Bee Jay Batboy Critically Injured

Liberal Bee Jay batboy Kaiser Carlile was critically injured during the Bee Jay game Saturday afternoon at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in Wichita. A BJ batter inadvertently hit the nine year old with a bat during a warmup swing as Kaiser was retrieving another bat which had just been used. He was struck in the head and was wearing a helmet. He is in ICU at St. Francis Via Christi in Wichita. An ambulance took Kaiser to the hospital from the stadium. Carlile has been the BJ batboy all season. The Bee Jays released this statement on social media.

As most already know, our 9 year old, precious batboy, Kaiser Carlile was accidentally struck by a bat during the game against the San Diego Waves this afternoon. Kaiser was wearing a helmet. He has been our batboy for most of the games this summer. He was a part of the team.

Umpire Mark Goldfeder responded immediately, and the emergency personnel soon arrived. Kaiser was then taken by ambulance to the ICU at St. Francis Via Christi. The last update received described his condition as critical.

The Bee Jays would like to thank Mark Goldfeder and emergency responders for their efforts! We also appreciate everyone’s love, support, thoughts and prayers during this time. Please continue to pray and keep Kaiser and his family in your thoughts. Information will be appropriately released as it’s made available. Please also keep the player, his family, and the rest of the team in your thoughts and prayers as everyone struggles to process and cope with this tragedy.

-Nathan McCaffrey

President, Liberal Bee Jays