Yakima, Washington – JRW & Associates pitcher Shayne Arndt suffered a fractured jaw in an Adult City League Fastpitch Game on Tues Night, July 28th at the Gateway Complex.

Shayne, a minister in Hermiston, OR drives up to Yakima once a week for City League games. He also throws for JRW in weekend tournaments.

With two outs in the bottom of the 7th and an 11-3 lead, Shayne took a line drive to the face from a batted ball. It took Shayne to the ground. In about 30 seconds, Shayne rose to his knees with blood dripping from his face. He then stood up and said “ Give me the ball. I am going to finish this”. He induced the last batter to fly out to left field to end the game.

Faced with the 1-½ hour drive back to Hermiston, his teammates were concerned that he might have a concession. But Shayne was completely coherent when he left the ballpark. He was checked by phone enroute and upon arrival at home and seemed fine.

When Shayne arrived at home, his wife, a nurse, told Shayne that he had a broken or fractured jaw. The fracture was confirmed the next day. Apparently there was no damage to the teeth.

Shayne will be operated on at 5:00 PM on Friday July 31st at the Kadlec hospital in the Tri-Cities (Pasco, Richland and Kennewick, WA)

Our prayers and best wishes go out to Shayne for a successful operation and a return to ministering God’s word.

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