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"The most horrifying site I have ever seen on the softball field
happened while my 11 year old daughter, Kim, was pitching in a tournament.
All of a sudden, the batter hit a line drive right at my daughters
left eye. Although Kim had caught many line drives before which were
headed towards her face or body, this one came too hard and too fast.
Kim went down and I (her coach as well as her mother) rushed onto the
field. The terrifying sounds coming from my child were deafening.
Kim is not one to cry, but now she was howling in pain. I pray that no
other coach or parent has to witness such an event. She barely got the
finger tips of her glove on the ball. Luckily the ball also grazed the
bill of her hat or else her entire eye socket would have been shattered.
However, the bone which supports the eye was fractured requiring
Kim to have surgery to get it repaired.
Kim had suffered hits before to her legs and as a result began wearing
shin guards. We had seen other kids wearing masks
to pitch, but we had not as yet seen the need for Kim to wear one.
After all, they looked funny and were probably uncomfortable. Well, a
broken face is not funny at all and it is definitely uncomfortable.
We gave Kim the option of sitting out the rest of the season or moving
to the outfield and she told us, "I am a pitcher. I just need one
of those mask things." We immediately bought Kim the original black
Game Face and it gave her the confidence to step out on the field and pitch
again as soon as the swelling went down from her injury. In fact, she
pitched her team to a state tournament championship wearing her Game Face
Sports Safety Mask.
Kim takes every opportunity to tell other pitchers about her experience
and encourage them to wear a mask as well. When the new clear mask came
out, we ordered one. It is even better than the original model as it is
lighter, cooler and allows greater visibility for fielding. Now Kim confidently
pitches wearing her clear Game Face Sports Safety Mask and answers proudly
to the nickname 'Zoro, the Masked Avenger' ".
-Debbie Alexander, Texarkana, Texas
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