7/23/2007

Mike Coolbaugh

I read this earlier this morning and I still can't believe it

Drillers coach struck by foul ball, killed

Tulsa Drillers hitting coach Mike Coolbaugh died Sunday night, less than an hour after he was struck in the head by a line drive. He was 35.
Coolbaugh was pronounced dead at 10:47 p.m. ET at Baptist Health Medical Center, according to Sgt. Terry Kuykendall of the North Little Rock (Ark.) Police Department.

The incident occurred in the top of the ninth inning of the Drillers' Texas League game against the Arkansas Travelers. Coolbaugh was coaching first base when he was hit in foul territory by a liner off the bat of Tulsa designated hitter Tino Sanchez.


That story is from MILB.com. HERE is the Tulsa World article
"It's a tragedy for all of baseball," Drillers president Chuck Lamson said. "He just joined the staff and was a former Driller player. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. "
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He played in seven games for the Drillers in 1996 and spent 17 seasons in professional baseball, appearing in a combined 44 games with the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The game was suspended in the ninth inning after the accident with Little Rock leading, 7-3. Lamson said he believed that the Drillers' series with Wichita, which was to begin Monday, would be postponed.


If you can spare a thought and a prayer today, do it.

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