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I think maybe because he is the President of the league. So he might have felt obligated to to see how she was ??
Also the ball came off the bat HOT, so just seeing how she was doing. The pitcher continued to pitch 3 innings after this too. Facemasks saves the day.
And these are not isolated, rare occurrences anymore. On any given weekend in the U.S. there are likely several softball pitchers getting hit in the face with line drives as the hot bats, better conditioned batters, and smaller strike zones have contributed to the increased rate of getting hit by a batted ball. Glad she was ok and was able to continue to pitch the rest of the game. Should be a wake-up call to players and parents alike...