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Who is Cooper Gardner?

Cooper Gardner was knocked unconscious during an April 21 game against St. Patrick Catholic School in Portland, Bath High School officials wrote in a Facebook post. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and died two weeks later.

Cooper Gardner Age

Cooper Gardner’s age is unknown.

Cause of death

Cooper Gardner, a third-year student at Bath High School, died at his home on Sunday, nearly two weeks after the incident during a game against Portland St. Patrick, the Lansing State Journal reported.

“I never thought he would lead to this,” junior team coach Michael Collins told the newspaper.

Junior Varsity coach Michael Collins said Cooper was a hardworking kid who loved baseball. He was always positive and looked for opportunities to improve, he said.

“If you had a bad day, you could go to practice and see his face smiling at him and all is well in the world,” Collins said. “As smart as can be, he had everything in front of him. Good student, humble boy … he was too young. ”

Cooper was moving to cover a St. Patrick player who was stealing second base, Collins said. He dropped down to catch the ball and touch the runner, but when he did, they believe the other player’s knee collided with Cooper’s head and he landed with full body weight on Cooper, Collins said.

It was quick, Collins said. It seemed that the two players had collided.

“I never would have thought he would lead to this,” Collins said.

Cooper was rushed to the emergency room with a traumatic brain injury and heart and lung complications, according to GoFundMe, which was created by a family member.

He spent six days in the pediatric intensive care unit, then moved into a normal room last week, according to GoFundMe.

Cooper died Sunday morning at his home, according to GoFundMe. Collins said he doesn’t know what caused Cooper’s death.

Bath’s baseball team began selling #CoopStrong jerseys and wristbands to raise money to help Cooper’s family with expenses, Bath High School officials wrote in a Facebook post on April 26 to spread the word about the community effort.

“I’ve never witnessed anything like this,” Collins said. “You always read about things that go wrong, but you never think that he will be one of your children.”

Once Cooper was released from the hospital, his teammates and friends began texting him and parents and coaches started a meal train for the family, Collins said. Varsity coach Scott Peru was supposed to visit him Sunday because he was feeling better, Collins said. “He’s just a great kid,” Collins said. “It’s hard to put into words what Cooper meant to everyone. He’s just Coop … Coop was a family for everyone. ”

GoFundMe

A GoFundMe page created for Cooper’s family described the incident as a “freak accident.” Cooper was unconscious for about 40 minutes. While they were waiting for an ambulance, a nurse who is also the mother of a St. Patrick’s player rushed to the field to help, Collins said.