Injured player question

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I was a spectator this spring in a scrimmage game when I saw the worst case of ball off the bat to side of a pitcher's head I have ever seen. The pitcher went down like a rock, ball dropped to the mound area. It was a painful 3 or 4 seconds before time was called, but only after no play was available. 3 or 4 seconds had no bearing on his recovery or safety. In fact it was a good 10 minutes later before he was helped from the field, mostly under his own power. The umpires, who were in pre-season training, handled it perfectly.