Utah Little League World Series Player Easton Oliverson In Coma After Fracturing Skull In Bunk Bed Fall

In Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Easton Oliverson, a player for the Utah Little League World Series squad, suffered a brain injury after falling from a bunk bed.

After undergoing emergency surgery for a brain injury sustained when falling off a bunk bed in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, a Little League World Series player is now in a medically induced coma.

Oliverson’s family said in a statement posted early on Tuesday that the baseball player is shown promising indications of recovery.

The family stated that Easton was close to dying just 36 hours prior. He now has a team of Trauma 1 doctors, who are “absolutely in awe of his incredible recovery” 36 hours later.

“One of his doctors noted that in the previous 12 hours, Easton had accomplished everything they had anticipated he would be able to do.”

The family wants people to keep praying for them.

According to his uncle, Spencer Beck, Easton Oliverson, who pitches and plays outfield for the Snow Canyon Little League club, which is making its first-ever LLWS debut this month, suffered a broken skull in the incident Sunday night.

Oliverson was sound asleep on the top bunk when he unexpectedly rolled out and smacked his head. He was taken to the hospital right away, where he underwent urgent surgery.

Beck has informed us that Oliverson, who is known by his nickname “Tank,” is presently in a coma that has been induced by medical professionals; nonetheless, he and the rest of the family are hopeful that the youngster will recover from his injuries.

Beck described him as a “very wonderful kid” who is “extremely affectionate.” “replete with happy faces. Just a really fun child, so naturally we are all praying for his recovery.”

Little League administrators posted a statement Monday on Oliverson’s health, adding, “At his family’s request, we invite people to keep the Snow Canyon Little League player and his family in our thoughts and prayers.”

Little League International will continue to utilize all available services, including those given by UPMC in North Central Pennsylvania’s Player Wellness Center, to help the player, his family, his coaches, and his teammates as we navigate this tragic circumstance.

In the meanwhile, Oliverson’s team has announced that they will still play in their first game of the World Series, which will take place on Friday in Williamsport. The club wrote in a statement that Oliverson’s father, who is a coach on the team, wants them to continue further in the competition.