Column – Praying for Bailey after hit by baseball

I don’t get a spring break this year due to COVID-19 protocols at Ole Miss, but there’s one thing still happening this week that has become one of my favorite traditions: spring break baseball.
If you’ll remember, it was around this time last year that the world screeched to a halt due to COVID-19, and with it, the high school baseball and softball seasons.
It was a tough time, but I’m glad to see our county back involved in the game this spring.
There will be plenty of action, too. Bruce is hosting its annual spring break tournament where teams from around the area gather to compete.
I expect to be making plenty of trips from Oxford to Bruce this week getting some pictures of the goings on at the Trojan baseball complex.
Speaking of that tournament, I also want to take this time to ask a favor. Vardaman baseball player Britton Bailey was hit in the head with a ball in a game at Bruce on Monday night.
By the time you read this, that situation will have surely evolved, but continue to remember Britton and his loved ones in your prayers this week. I’ve known him since he was a kid in Vacation Bible School and have watched him grow into an outstanding athlete.
It’s a scary situation whenever that happens in baseball, but it hits especially close to home when it happens to someone you care about. Britton and his family are good people, and they need your prayers in this time.
That news came at a pretty stressful time in my week on Monday, but I know God is in control.
I know Britton and his family will appreciate all of your prayers as they navigate this road. Britton isn’t just a gifted athlete; he’s one of our friends and neighbors here in Calhoun County.
Just like in every situation, however, God is in control, and I know that He works all things together for good for those called according to His purpose (Rom. 8:28). That’s a good verse to lean on.