Colton Shaw, 14, dies after being struck by baseball during high school game in Moultrie, Georgia
Modified Date:
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:13pmAccident Date:
Wednesday, March 25, 2015Ball hits, kills Georgia baseball player
Rance Gillespie, the high school’s athletic director, called the boy’s death “a terrible loss to our school and our baseball program.”
According to Valdosta High School officials, 14-year-old freshman Colton Shaw was in the dugout Wednesday during a junior varsity baseball game in Moultrie when an errant throw struck him in the head. He was flown in critical condition to a hospital in Tallahassee, Florida, and taken off of life support on Thursday.
Type: Other Type of Accident
Topics:
Children/Minors InvolvedPeople Involved:
Colton Shaw
City:
Moultrie, GACounty:
Colquitt County, GAArea:
Albany, GA
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