My heart immediately went out to the pitcher, who did no wrong and will live with this the rest of his life.
Poor kid. Lord have mercy.
I feel bad for the pitcher too. I remember when I was in Little League, I was a big kid at 12 (6’ 170 lbs.) and I could throw hard. I hit a kid with a fast ball in the head and shattered his helmet. Fortunately he got up right away with no apparent injuries and took 1st base. I guess the helmet absorbed all the shock of the pitch. I remember being scared shitless, running towards home plate worrying if he was all right. I don’t think I could of played again if he was permanently hurt or killed.