New York Appeals Court Reverses, Finds High School Baseball Player Assumed the Risk of Getting Hit During Drill

A New York state appeals court has reversed a trial court and granted summary judgment to a school district, which had been sued by a high school baseball player after he was struck in the face by a baseball after he unsuccessfully attempted to field a ground ball that was hit to him by a coach.   Central to the appeals court’s decision was the fact that the player, Matthew Legac, was an “experienced and knowledgeable baseball player who voluntarily assumed the risk of being struck by a