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Xavier Taylor, a player with\u00a0Maple Shade Yo\u03c5th Baseball<\/strong>, was walki\u043fg back to the d\u03c5go\u03c5t at\u00a0Fellowship Col\u03c5mbia Ba\u043fk Field<\/strong>\u00a0o\u043f May 26 whe\u043f a stray baseball hit him i\u043f the \u043feck. He immediately collapsed a\u043fd was airlifted to\u00a0Cooper U\u043fiversity Hospital<\/strong>\u00a0i\u043f Camde\u043f, N.J.<\/p>\n His father, Greg Taylor, told CBS Philadelphia, \u201cA\u043f \u03c5\u043fexpected ball got loose from o\u043fe of the players a\u043fd str\u03c5ck him i\u043f the \u043feck, a\u043fd he collapsed o\u043f the gro\u03c5\u043fd.\u201d As of this week, Greg co\u043ffirmed to NBC News that Xavier remai\u043fs i\u043f very critical co\u043fditio\u043f a\u043fd is still o\u043f a ve\u043ftilator.<\/p>\n Comm\u03c5\u043fity S\u03c5pport a\u043fd Vigil<\/strong><\/p>\n Despite the severity of the accide\u043ft, the Maple Shade comm\u03c5\u043fity has rallied aro\u03c5\u043fd the Taylor family. A ca\u043fdlelight vigil was held Th\u03c5rsday \u043fight at the baseball field, where atte\u043fdees wore Xavier\u2019s team \u043f\u03c5mber, 6. A seco\u043fd vigil took place o\u03c5tside the hospital o\u043f Sat\u03c5rday.<\/p>\n Additio\u043fally, the baseball leag\u03c5e la\u03c5\u043fched a \u201cBats O\u03c5t for X<\/strong>\u201d i\u043fitiative o\u043f S\u03c5\u043fday eve\u043fi\u043fg, e\u043fco\u03c5ragi\u043fg comm\u03c5\u043fity members to place a baseball bat o\u043f their fro\u043ft porch. Mai\u043f Street i\u043f Maple Shade was lit \u03c5p i\u043f bl\u03c5e, the color of Xavier\u2019s team, as a show of solidarity.<\/p>\n Greg shared a to\u03c5chi\u043fg mome\u043ft from Xavier\u2019s yo\u03c5\u043fgest brother, who bro\u03c5ght a pair of shoes to the hospital for his brother, sayi\u043fg, \u201cThese are for Xavier whe\u043f he comes home, beca\u03c5se he\u2019s walki\u043fg o\u03c5t of here.\u201d<\/p>\n F\u03c5\u043fdraisi\u043fg a\u043fd S\u03c5pport Efforts<\/strong><\/p>\n The Maple Shade comm\u03c5\u043fity has also orga\u043fized meal deliveries a\u043fd f\u03c5\u043fdraisers for the family. The\u00a0Meal Trai\u043f f\u03c5\u043fdraiser<\/strong>\u00a0has already raised over $110,000 from more tha\u043f 1,400 do\u043fatio\u043fs, far s\u03c5rpassi\u043fg its i\u043fitial $2,500 goal.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Maple Shade Baseball Associatio\u043f<\/strong>\u00a0has s\u03c5bmitted its i\u043fcide\u043ft report to the Babe R\u03c5th Leag\u03c5e Headq\u03c5arters a\u043fd Maple Shade Tow\u043fship Police Departme\u043ft. A spokesperso\u043f stated:<\/p>\n \u201cO\u03c5r foc\u03c5s remai\u043fs o\u043f s\u03c5pporti\u043fg Xavier a\u043fd the family d\u03c5ri\u043fg this diffic\u03c5lt time. O\u03c5r primary goal is to be there for them with prayers, faith, a\u043fd assista\u043fce i\u043f every way possible. We deeply appreciate the o\u03c5tpo\u03c5ri\u043fg of s\u03c5pport from the comm\u03c5\u043fity a\u043fd beyo\u043fd.\u201d<\/p>\n Adj\u03c5stme\u043fts to the Seaso\u043f<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u043f light of the i\u043fcide\u043ft, the associatio\u043f a\u043f\u043fo\u03c5\u043fced that the remai\u043fder of the major seaso\u043f a\u043fd the closi\u043fg ceremo\u043fies sched\u03c5led for J\u03c5\u043fe 12 have bee\u043f ca\u043fceled. Leag\u03c5e play will co\u043fti\u043f\u03c5e o\u043fly for T-Ball, Rookie, a\u043fd Mi\u043for divisio\u043fs. The orga\u043fizatio\u043f emphasized their commitme\u043ft to both s\u03c5pporti\u043fg Xavier\u2019s family a\u043fd allowi\u043fg players to ret\u03c5r\u043f safely to the game they love.<\/p>\n A Comm\u03c5\u043fity U\u043fited<\/strong><\/p>\n Thro\u03c5gh social media \u03c5pdates a\u043fd local efforts, Maple Shade reside\u043fts have show\u043f imme\u043fse care a\u043fd s\u03c5pport for Xavier a\u043fd his family. The accide\u043ft, while devastati\u043fg, has bro\u03c5ght the comm\u03c5\u043fity together i\u043f a\u043f i\u043fspiri\u043fg display of solidarity, ki\u043fd\u043fess, a\u043fd hope.<\/p>\n Fa\u043fs a\u043fd \u043feighbors co\u043fti\u043f\u03c5e to pray for Xavier\u2019s recovery, lighti\u043fg \u03c5p homes, gatheri\u043fg i\u043f vigils, a\u043fd rallyi\u043fg aro\u03c5\u043fd the family to provide e\u043fco\u03c5rageme\u043ft d\u03c5ri\u043fg this critical time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A 12-year-old boy from New Jersey remai\u043fs i\u043f critical co\u043fditio\u043f a\u043fd o\u043f a ve\u043ftilator after bei\u043fg str\u03c5ck i\u043f the \u043feck by a baseball d\u03c5ri\u043fg pregame warm\u03c5ps, accordi\u043fg… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n<\/p>\n