Amateur baseball team Liberal Bee Jays suffered a great loss in the death of their nine-year-old batboy Kaiser Carlile last Sunday, after the boy was accidentally hit with a baseball bat during a Saturday game.
Liberal Bee Jays posted the death of Kaiser on their Facebook page,
With the permission of the family, and with much sorrow and a very broken heart, I regretfully inform everyone that...
Posted by Liberal Bee Jays on Sunday, August 2, 2015
Kaiser was remembered by his team in a Press Conference done by the Liberal Bee Jays early Monday.
"No matter how the game's going, if we're getting beat 10 to nothing, we look at Kaiser and he's got a smile on his face. How can you not smile?" said Adam Anderson.
"He was so much fun to be around. No matter how well I would do in any game, he would say, 'You could do better', or, 'That sucked. You could do better.' " said Gavin Wehby.
"How much he's touched me in the short amount of time I've known him. I can't imagine what the family's going through," said Brady Cox.
The National Baseball Congress released a statement in KWCH 12 saying, "The National Baseball Congress has experienced tragedy many times in 84 years, however, it's difficult to remember a day that is darker than this one. On Sunday, we lost a member of our family and it will hurt for a very long time. With heavy hearts, we send our thoughts, prayers and condolences to the Carlile family and Bee Jays organization. Sometimes life doesn't make sense and this accident certainly is a memorable example. Kaiser was simply doing something he loved. He was simply doing a job most kids across America dream of having for one night or multiple summers. That's the part that makes us all wonder "why" and while it may never be answered, now is the time to support the city of Liberal, the BJ's organization and Kaiser's family. The NBC and the NBC World Series looks forward to honoring Kaiser in the near future. During this tragic and emotional time, may God bless Kaiser and his baseball family."
The Liberal Blue Jays started a fund raiser to aid the expenditure of Kaiser's hospitalization and funeral expenses. For more information on extending help, you may visit BigHits4Kaiser.
