Batting cage accident leaves high school senior in coma after being hit in head with baseball bat

A high school senior is in a coma after he used to be hit in the head through a baseball bat in the campus batting cages, school officers stated.

Jeremy Medina, a senior at Gainesville High School — positioned roughly 55 miles northeast of Atlanta, Georgia — who used to be a tumbler and catcher for the school’s 2022 baseball staff, is recently in a coma following being “accidentally struck in the head by a baseball bat while at the batting cage on campus,” in line with a commentary from the Gainesville School System printed on social media on Wednesday.

Details of the accident, which took place on Monday afternoon at 1:20 p.m. in the school’s batting cages, weren’t right away identified and school officers have handiest showed that Medina used to be left in a coma following the incident.

“Medina remains in a coma at Northeast Georgia Medical Center,” school officials said. “Jeremy and his family are firm believers in Jesus Christ and His redemptive love, and are requesting prayer during this extremely difficult time.”

Nearby Chestatee High School’s baseball team posted in support of Medina after learning of the upsetting news.

“We are praying for our neighbor and baseball friend at Gainesville,” learn Chestatee’s post on social media. “The baseball community is tight and We send all our love and prayers to the players, coaches and Gainesville Baseball family.”