EP baseball player administers first aid to fan hit by baseball

EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — It was a win for Landen Hidden on two fronts.

The East Peoria senior infielder helped the Raiders beat Washington 3-0 in a key Mid-Illini Conference baseball game Wednesday night. But his biggest win may have come after the game.

As Hidden was preparing to leave the field, he noticed a young fan appeared to be bleeding. He approached the fan and was saw he was indeed bleeding and was told he was hit by a baseball.

Hidden, who is enrolled in East Peoria High School’s EMT program through Illinois Central College and the East Peoria Fire Department, grabbed a first aid kit he keeps in his equipment bag.

“He was holding his eye and walked over off the field and sat down,” Hidden said. “I grabbed my first aid kit and patched him up the best I could.”

Ironically, that fan admitted rooting for Washington that night. Hidden is hoping to pursue career as a firefighter.

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