Baseball can be a very dangerous sport for those in the stands.

During the last regional game between Texas Tech and Louisville at Rip Griffin Park's Dan Law Field over the weekend, a young Red Raiders fan learned that truth the hard way.

Ethan Chavez was at the game celebrating his eighth birthday when he was struck in the face by a hard-hit foul ball.

Afterward, the stitch marks of the ball were visible on the left the side of his face.

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