He’s OK, folks! Little League World Series pitcher takes liner off cap

Good luck, along with the flat brim of his cap, saved youngster Braydon Salzman from serious injury at the Little League World Series on Friday. Salzman, a pitcher for the Huntington Beach, Calif. team, would have been hit in the forehead with a ball in the third inning were it not for his caps' bill, which cushioned the blow of a line drive smoked back through the middle. Salzman tried reaching with his glove, but wasn't quick enough to catch or even deflect the liner hit by Ryan McCormick of Cumberland, R.I. Though the impact knocked Salzman backward to the ground, he reflexively got on all fours in an attempt to pick up the ball, though he never made a throw and McCormick was safe at first with a scary single. Watch: Miraculously lucky. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, Salzman not only stayed in the game, but he went 3 for 3 at the plate and got the decision in an 11-0 victory. But what about the liner, kid? "It hurt a little," Salzman said. "But then...