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Use of bat boys suspended after 9-year-old’s death

In this Aug. 2, 2015 photo, Liberal Bee-Jays teammates and staff gather after their game Sunday to remember Kaiser Carlile, their 9-year-old bat boy who died during a National Baseball Congress World Series baseball game in Wichita, Kan. The boy was hit in the head by a follow-through swing near the on-deck circle on Saturday. A league spokesman says Kaiser was wearing a helmet, which is mandatory. (Taylor Eldridge/The Wichita Eagle via AP) LOCAL TV OUT; MAGS OUT; LOCAL RADIO OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT In this Aug. 2, 2015 photo, Liberal Bee-Jays teammates and staff gather after their game Sunday to remember Kaiser Carlile, their 9-year-old bat boy who died during a National Baseball Congress World Series baseball game in Wichita, Kan. The boy was hit in the head by a follow-through swing near the on-deck circle on Saturday. A league spokesman says Kaiser was wearing a helmet, which is mandatory. (Taylor Eldridge/The Wichita Eagle via AP) LOCAL TV OUT; MAGS OUT; LOCAL RADIO OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT

By Associated Press August 3, 2015 1 min read

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – The National Baseball Congress is suspending the use of bat boys and girls during its World Series in Kansas following the death of a 9-year-old boy who was hit by a bat.

Kaiser Carlile died Sunday after he was hit in the head with a follow-through swing near the on-deck circle during the Liberal Bee Jays’ game a day earlier. He was wearing a helmet.

The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1VXdxW0 ) reports that the general manager of the National Baseball Congress later decided to suspend the use of bat boys and girls.

The organization is planning to honor Kaiser at games Monday and Tuesday.

The city of Wichita owns the facility and is deciding whether to investigate the death. A city official says it’s too early to decide.

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Information from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, http://www.kansas.com