DENVER -- A young girl was hit in the head by a foul ball
and was carried from the stands on a stretcher during Sunday's game
between the Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies.
The girl, sitting about 20 rows behind the Rockies' dugout on
the first-base side of the stadium, was struck by a foul ball hit
by Philadelphia's David Bell in the seventh inning.
Paramedics attended to her for about 10 minutes before putting
her in a neck brace and taping her head to a stretcher. She was
wrapped in a blanket and was holding hands with a man, who
apparently accompanied her to the game.
A paramedic said the girl suffered a head injury and was taken
to Children's Hospital in Denver, but said he couldn't provide her
name or information on her condition because of federal privacy
laws.
Rockies and hospital officials declined to comment, citing the
same laws.