1. In New Jersey, the statute of limitations for liability cases involving personal injury is two years. I suspect this lawsuit was filed because there is some kind of unresolved issue related to the original incident and the woman was basically forced to file the suit to keep her options open and protect her interests.
2. The "unresolved issue" in the case may very well relate to original claims that were filed against the town or Little League for the woman's medical bills. Those claims may have even been filed by an insurance company, not the woman herself.
I suspect there's a lot more to this story than what's being reported.
To me there’s a certain responsibility when attending sports events to the fact that there is the possibility of being injured. You take that chance when you go. Not saying of course that there is the responsibility of the venue to protect spectators, but, should you get injured as the result it is your responsibility because you showed up for the event and acknowledge the fact that you may be injured. If you already pay for health coverage then that should take care of it. If what happened was totally irresponsible on the part of the players then yes, they should be held accountable. But if it was just a freak accident, then ......