Hayden Walton 13-year-old killed by pitch in Arizona Little League game

Hayden Walton According to the Associated Press as well as a variety of Arizona outlets including ABC 15 News, Hayden Walton was struck by a pitch in the chest when he turned to bunt during a game on Tuesday night. The pitch reportedly struck the middle schooler in the chest, directly over his heart. That stopped his heart entirely; a condition medically referred to as commotio cordis, according to ABC 15.
"He took an inside pitch right in the chest," Winslow Little League official Jamey Jones told the AP. "After that he took two steps to first base and collapsed."
Walton was almost immediately transported to the nearest hospital, but he never recovered and was pronounced dead on Wednesday morning. The Winslow Little League suspended all games until Friday as a result and the incident was kept under wraps while those closest with the Walton family grieved for the loss of a young member of the Winslow community. Understandably, the Walton parents -- who also have a young daughter -- have been unwilling to speak to the press because of their shock and grief.
That sense of tragedy has been shared by members of Little League's national branch, where Steve Keener, the president and CEO of Little League Baseball and Softball, released a statement offering up condolences for all those connected with the tragedy.
"Words cannot adequately express our sorrow on the passing of Hayden," Keener told the AP. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Hayden's family, all the players and volunteers of the Winslow Little League, his classmates, and his friends, at this difficult time.
"The loss of a child is incomprehensible."

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[XxJDUBBKILLUHxX1415]

man i miss my cousin soooo much!!!!!! love you hayden

[usr1018112]

i think he wood like us to remember him the way he was not the way he died in that his last at bat ever because i know how much pain it takes to win at what you do. usr1018

[usr1018112]

@DelphhiRainn

what a good player he was but too bad it ended that way but at least he died doing something he loved to do not like sume people that died in ww2 for nothing but to please the furer of the riche like the (Destert Fox) erwin

rommel did by taking poison insted of faceing the pepoles court of the 3rd rich.

[JadiiiBabiii106]

@willdabeast8883333 Get a freaking lifee all you can do is freaking hatee on ppl ! really !! your a loser and i wish it would have been you that died that night other than Hayden ! He was loved like you will NEVER be ! Die in a freaking hole ! Ass !!! :(

[lance12390]

FUCK YOU DOGEATERSANDNIGGERS HAYDEN WAS THE BEST DUDE EVER YOU NEED TO STOP TALKING SHIT AND MAN UP YOU DIDNT EVEN KNOW THE GUY

[DelphhiRainn]

why the fuck would yu be talking shit about this boy !? yu didnt know him yu didnt know how amazing he was yu dont know anything about him soo uhm yeah shut the fuck up whoever is saying this stuff why WHY would yu say it??? this boy was a really good friend of mine , i loved him and i cannot even imagine why somebody would be so coldhearted to say that on this videoa . why wouldd yu say something like this ? i miss him so much and yu saying this wtf is wrong with you . FUCK YOU ALL .

[nurseholm]

Wow. My heart and prayers go out to the family. This just goes to show that no matter how old you are or what you are doing, when it's your time to go, it's your time to go. Sad.

[MadmanKillEmAll]

LOL

[TAPOUT36dude]

@DogeatersandNiggers Hey you should grow a pair, and stop talking crap he was my best friend we've been friends ever since i was little. and its not funny cuz when you die do you want people to think its funny... and so like i said GROW A PAIR. i bet your like 5 years old and just learned from youre retarted parents on how to type. youre the worst excuse of a person ive ever seen.youre just saying all that because you just took it up the butt and are really mad so you have to take it out on him

[lexilovestwilight]

pray for haydon.... he was a great kid... always had manners.... i have been friends with him for the longest time..... pray and dont talk bad about this matter .... because saying stuff just put more damage not only the walton family but also everyone else who knew him personally... that includes me! R.I.P hayden ..... ily