I remember a kid on my son’s football team got hit there. He was doubled up and puking. That was just a “tap” compared to what this kid went through.
I do not know the equivalent pain for a female, other than giving birth.
You think that’s bad. When I played little league ball I was on the pitchers mound when a hitter smacked one right at my midsection. I wasn’t quick enough to catch it or get out of the way. They had to carry me off the field screaming and lay me on the bench in the dugout. I’ve never heard a field get so quiet. Everyone was horrified. Needless to say I never played again without wearing a cup. Terrible memory.
When I was 7, I saw a 14 year old get hit there with a line drive from a WIFFLE BALL. I'll never forget the howling. He went to the hospital.
I never found humor in those injuries.
Btw - dunno' if it was related, but he adopted his kid.