Hit by Pitch – or a Bat, or a Line Drive, or a Co-Participant…

By R. Douglas Manning, Ph.D   Injuries within the realm of sporting events are bound to occur to athletes, student-athletes, and the weekend warrior alike. They have happened, and will continue to transpire during games, practice, and even during freak instances of taking out the trash; see Bob Stanley, circa 1988 (Associated Press, 2010). Tradd Lowman, a prep baseball player from Bishop England High School, was recently injured while running from first to second base in South Carolina’s