Story highlights Kaiser Carlile was hit by a warmup swing as he attempted to retrieve a bat

He was a batboy for the summer league baseball team for college players

(CNN) A 9-year-old who was hit with a bat during a baseball game in Kansas over the weekend has died.

Kaiser Carlile, a batboy for the Liberal Bee Jays team, was accidentally struck Saturday at a National Baseball Congress World Series game.

"With the permission of the family, and with much sorrow and a very broken heart, I regretfully inform everyone that Kaiser Carlile passed away earlier this evening," the team said in a statement.

"Please keep his family and our team in your thoughts and prayers."

Kaiser was a batboy for the team, which is a summer league for college players.

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