Batboy Kaiser Carlile dies after being struck by bat

A 9-year-old bat boy has died after he was accidentally hit in the head during a lower tier National Baseball Congress World Series game in Kansas.

The Wichita Eagle says that the general manager of the Liberal Bee Jays team, Mike Carlile, confirmed late on Sunday the death of Kaiser Carlile.

The boy was struck by a follow-through swing near the on-deck circle on Saturday afternoon. A spokesman for the National Baseball Congress says the child was wearing a helmet, which is mandatory.

Home-plate umpire Mark Goldfeder, who is a longtime paramedic, treated the boy until an ambulance arrived.

Kadon Simmons, a player on the team, referred to Carlile as "a little brother I never had" in an Instagram post.

"Kaiser, you were a little brother I never had. You took the field with us every game this summer. You were, and always will be a Bee Jay. No person or team could ask for a better bat boy.

It is terrible to see you leave in such a way, but knowing your last moments were on the baseball field makes it easier through this whole process, because you were doing what you loved.

It hurts to see someone so young and with so much heart pass like you did, but you are now in God's hands, and being the bat boy for the angels up above. We all love you, and you will be greatly missed.

R.I.P. Kaiser Carlile," Simmons wrote.

The team played a game on Sunday, winning 8-0.

The National Baseball Congress is made up of amateur and semi-professional teams.

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