College baseball player struck in chest by stray bullet during game

A surprising story hit the presses on Saturday, as a college baseball player was struck in the chest with a stray bullet.

An 18-year old player on the Texas A&M University-Texarkana baseball squad is currently recovering after he was hit once in the chest as he sat in the left field bullpen during an Eagles game, per Shawn Vaughn of the Texarkana Texas Police Department, and Stevon Gamble of the Texarkana Gazette.

According to Vaughn, the incident happened around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, and it does not appear anyone was the target of the shooting. Apparently the stray bullet was fired from a neighborhood near the field.

“Incredibly bad luck, bad place,” Vaughn said, via Gamble.

Per Gamble, the shooting happened around the fifth inning of the Eagles’ game, one where they were playing against the University of Houston-Victoria.

According to a game attendee per Gamble, an announcer for the game heard the shots and alerted the crowd, which caused everyone to scatter.

“The announcer said, ‘Shots fired! Shots fired,’” said the game attendee who asked not to be identified, via Gamble.

At the moment, the incident remains under investigation, but thankfully it wasn’t as bad as it potentially could’ve been. Nevertheless, it’s a terrifying moment, and the thoughts and prayers of the college sports world are with everyone involved in the shooting.