Teen Killed After Being Hit By A Line Drive During Baseball Practice, Family Says

A 15-year-old Illinois high school student died past week aft a statement thrust struck him successful nan caput during baseball practice.

Bentley Wolfe, a sophomore astatine Chrisman High School successful eastbound Illinois who played shot for nan Georgetown Buffaloes and hoops for nan Chrisman Cardinals, was deed by a shot during believe connected March 2, authorities said. The mishap occurred successful Chrisman, a mini municipality successful Edgar County adjacent nan Illinois-Indiana border.

After nan incident, Bentley’s information worsened, and he was taken nan pursuing time to OSF HealthCare St. Francis Medical Center successful Peoria, wherever he was listed successful captious condition, according to nan Peoria County Coroner’s Office.

“My life has shattered correct earlier my eyes, I don't cognize really I'm penning this post. My Bentley our Bentley, is connected life support and it's not looking good,” his mother, Samantha Simpson, wrote March 4 connected Facebook.

Doctors later wished that Bentley, an organ donor, had suffered terrible head injuries from nan impact, and he was declared encephalon dormant connected Friday. An autopsy later confirmed he had died from blunt unit trauma to nan head, nan coroner said.

On March 6, hundreds of friends, classmates, teachers, coaches, and neighbors gathered astatine Chrisman High School for a dream vigil honoring Bentley, The Prairie Press reports.

Two days later, Chrisman High School and Junior High wrote connected Facebook, “The outpouring of emotion for Bentley and his family has been overwhelming complete nan past fewer days. The Vermilion Valley Conference, arsenic good arsenic respective surrounding schools, will beryllium showing their support Monday by wearing reddish for Chrisman. The magnitude of support from different communities is truthful uplifting. “

Bentley was besides progressive successful nan school’s FFA program, besides known arsenic Future Farmers of America, according to his obituary. Friends and family opportunity he loved tractors, trucks and thing related to farming, and enjoyed riding four-wheelers, shooting guns and spending clip pinch his friends and girlfriend.

“Bentley was ever affirmative and agleam ray to each room he was in. His ray will proceed to radiance arsenic he provides nan gift of life by being an organ donor,” Chrisman FFA wrote successful a Facebook post.

Samantha Simpson annouced Sunday that Bentley’s heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and pancreas were successfully donated pursuing his death.

“BENTLEY KAHNE WOLFE will FOREVER unrecorded connected successful others and successful our hearts. His ray will ne'er spell out. What a existent HERO I get to telephone my son!” she wrote connected Facebook.