A high school senior is in a coma after being hit in the head with a baseball bat inside a campus batting cage.
On Wednesday, Gainesville High School in Georgia confirmed that Jeremy Medina was the student who was injured during an incident at the school on Monday afternoon.
“Jeremy Medina, a Gainesville High School junior and pitcher and catcher for the 2022 baseball team, was accidentally hit in the head with a baseball bat while in the batting cage on campus,”. statement from the Gainesville City School System on Facebook, read on.
The statement continued: “Medina remains in a coma at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Jeremy and his family firmly believe in Jesus Christ and His redemptive love and are asking for prayers during this extremely difficult time.”
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The tweet was accompanied by the hashtags, “#pray4jeremy #onegainesville.”
Details of what happened during the accident, which happened at 1:20 p.m. local time on Monday, have not been released.
Gainesville High School is located northeast of Atlanta.
Jeremy Medina.
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The baseball team at nearby Chestatee High School also shared their support for Medina on social media following the news.
“Jeremy is full of fight and determination on the baseball field and we pray that he continues to fight with the same determination,” they wrote in a post shared on Facebook. “We continue to lift up those involved in the accident in our prayers and positive thoughts.”
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A photo of Medina on the field is attached to the post.
Another post also read: “Praying for our neighbor and baseball friend in Gainesville. The baseball community is strong and we send all our love and prayers to the players, coaches and family of Gainesville Baseball.”
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