Boy, 8, suffers cardiac arrest after being hit 'in the heart' by baseball pitch but his life is saved by off-duty paramedics
A Northern California family is hailing a set of parents as heroes for saving the life of their son after he was hit in the chest during a youth baseball game on Saturday, causing his heart to stop. The 8-year-old batter was hit by a pitch during a little league match in Rhonert Park. 'I was right behind the plate and this kid got hit in the heart with the ball,' Trenton Starrett, the 14-year-old umpire told ABC . The boy took a few steps toward first base and collapsed, but received quick medical attention from Dan and Susan Farren, off-duty paramedics who were watching the game. Drama: This baseball diamond in Rhonert Park, California, witnessed an 8-year-old batter going into cardiac arrest after being hit by a pitch 'I was right behind the plate and this kid got hit in the heart with the ball,' Trenton Starrett, the 14-year-old umpire (pictured) said Aaron Johnson, a director for Cal Ripken Baseball in Rohnert Park, told the S