WATCH: Little Leaguer Stops Game To Comfort The Pitcher Who Nailed Him In The Head

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David Rufful
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A little league batter from Oklahoma got hit in the head by a pitch, and almost immediately, the batter from East Texas approached the mound and began to console the visibly upset pitcher.

This game took place in the first inning of the Little League World Series Southwest Region Championship game

A video that was shared on Twitter with the caption, “‘Hey, you’re doing just great,’ Oklahoma little leaguer gets hit in the head and then comforts the pitcher who is shaken up afterward.”

The video showed Oklahoma batter Isiah Jarvis was ready for the pitch. The pitcher soon realized that the pitch wasn’t going over the plate.

The pitch hit the batter in the cheek, and the batter went down. The umpire stopped the game and checked on the batter.

The batter Isiah Jarvis got up and headed back to first base, threw his helmet down, and headed toward the pitcher.

He embraced pitcher Kaiden Selton, who was visibly shaken, and embraced him right on the mound.

Jarvis said, “Hey, you are doing just great.”

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“Look, we all know that Twitter can be an absolute sewer full of cynicism, negativity and downright stupidity but these kids are 12 years old! It’s not the big leagues. If you can’t find the good in this and revel in grass roots sportsmanship and compassion, you’re hopeless,” Howie Rose — the voice of the Mets — tweeted in response.

Keith Boykin added, “This is how we build a kinder, gentler nation — by seeing the humanity of those in need. If kids can do it, adults can do it too.”

“This is so good. So good,” former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer remarked.

“So classy and thoughtful. We should really celebrate young people when they are kind,” Fox News anchor Shannon Bream said. “We’ve all made countless mistakes. How generous when someone encourages us to keep going, especially if they were the ones on the other end of our mistake.”