Local softball player injured

Local softball player injured

Rescue personnel and park officials get the injured player ready for medical transport.

MACCLENNY, FL - On Monday evening, a 15-year-old softball player was injured while participating in a senior division game at the Minger Field Complex on Macclenny. A member of the Baker County Senior Softball League Rebellettes team, the player collided with another team member while attempting to make a play on a batted ball.

The collision knocked the player briefly unconscious. Concerned about possible spinal injury and the players’ level of pain, coaches summoned the local emergency medical squad.

The player was flown by Life Flight to Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, where as of late Tuesday afternoon she was still undergoing tests to determine the extent of her injury.