Line drive kills minor league baseball coach
A man from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was struck and killed by a fouled baseball during a game there. Tulsa Drillers coach Mike Coolbaugh, 35, was struck and killed by a line drive while coaching first base.
He leaves his wife, Mandy, and two young sons, Jacob and Joseph. Mandy is expecting a daughter who is to be named “Mandy” as well.
Coolbaugh was coaching first base in the ninth inning when a line drive off the bat of Tino Sanchez struck Mr. Coolbaugh in the head causing him to lose consciousness. CPR was administered on the field. An ambulance transported Coolbaugh to Baptist Medical Center where he fell into respiratory arrest. He later died at the hospital at 10:47pm.
The game was then called off in the ninth inning with the Drillers behind 7-3. No make up date has been announced.
The North Little Rock Police Department are currently conducting an investigation.
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