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Dallas Mustangs Coach Injured Sunday June 1st @PESH

PBBPBB10+ posts
During the Dallas Mustangs 17 LaMonte and McKinney Marshals 17 Hadeler LSABA Lg Game Sunday evening at PESH, Mustangs Head Coach Tim LaMonte took a foul ball line drive to the right side of his face/eye/cheek while sitting at the edge of the dugout. Tim was taken to Plano MC via Plano FD MICU. Tim never lost consciousness but suffered a Tripod Periorbital Fracture and swelling to the Optic Nerve of his right eye. He was referred to a more specialized Ophthalmologist, which he will see this afternoon. He has vision on the left and the right side of his eye, blurred in the middle. They are checking for retinal damage.

He will then follow up with a plastic surgeon to review any possibility for plastic surgery for his fracture. He continues to be nauseated from the concussion/swelling on the optic nerve.

For those of you that know this young man he is TRULY Among the Best of the Best and comes from a True Baseball Family.

I ask that all of you please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prays.
F Prigmore
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PBBPBB10+ posts
I can tell you that Tim was in the dugout sitting at the corner just behind the wall but out just far enough so he could give signals to his catcher. There is a waste high fence rail in front of the dugout but it's design is not for protection as much as it is to prevent an over thrown ball from going into the dug out. I was sitting not 4 feet from him on the outside of the backstop by the end of the dugout and that ball was screaming when it came his way. Tim was very lucky and there was an Angel there, he just wasn't in the Outfield,... but in the Dugout....

But you are right, we become complaisant and comfortable to our surroundings and we let things slide. All around this country things like this happens but it takes a serious incident like this to become Pro-Active... we can do better.
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S Supermart10+ posts
i know alot of LISD schools have put up 8' fences in front of the dugouts. this never stops everyone from getting hurt but i do know it helped a lot. I think especially using metal bats that more if not all high school should be putting up these nets. I was at this game this weekend and i know these nets may not have helped Coach Lamonte but it may prevent another coach or player from getting hurt.
CA Coach A100+ posts
Tim,
Prayers for a full recovery to you! We just played Tim Saturday afternoon, so it was weird hearing about his injury last night at our game. This is my first year to coach against Tim, but from what I have seen so far, he is a class act and I agree with what everyone is saying as far as he is one of the "good guys in baseball".

I had just commented Sunday about how much I liked the screen that Flower Mound has added in front of their dugouts and I also mentioned how dangerous some of these dugouts are with the railings in front of the dugouts without any other protection. It almost provides a false-sense of security. Definitely something that each school needs to find money in their budget to pay for. I think Flower Mound's looked about 8'ft. high and ran the length of the dugouts. Great idea!!!

Again, good luck Tim on a full recovery. We are thinking about you!

Chris Anderson
Frozen Ropes Titans
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B bearmanMember
I am normally a lurker (if that is a word), but is has long bothered me about the locations of the dugouts at PESH. My 2 sons have played there several times over the last few seasons and every time it scares me.
The dugouts are to close to both the field and homeplate.

Personally I am surprised this has not happened in the past (for all I know it may have).

PISD should take necessary action to correct a dangerous situation quickly. (IMO)

Very sorry to hear of this incident occuring and hope the coach makes a full and speedy recovery.
tplamontetplamonte10+ posts
Thank all of you for your kind thoughts. I am doing well. To be honext, other than a lame eye and a few broken bones, I am as well as I have ever been.

You don't realize the number of people you touch in the profession until something like this happens and everyone calls or texts you. (i think my at&t bill is going to rival my hospital bill.) It makes you feel proud to be a teacher and reminds you why you are out there every day.

I will have surgery some time next week to repair the broken bones, and the retina specialist thinks my vision will come back in time.

On the saftey aspect. It was a little of both. I was in the dugout, but I was watching my pitcher. I ironic thing is I had just told my asst coach to be heads up because he might come our way. (Crazy)

Anyhow, thanks again to everyone that has called, emailed, posted, texted, etc. It realy means a lot.

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