BEMIDJI, Minn. – From the Little League and high school fields of Bemidji to the big leagues of Target Field, the Minnesota baseball community continues to mourn the death of 15-year-old Zacharie Schaubhut. In Bemidji, there is a memorial for Schaubhut set up on the pitcher's mound where he struck by line drive and collapsed during a pick-up game on Sunday. The Bemidji High School baseball team held a moment of silence before Tuesday's Section 8 3-A game against rival Moorhead. Even the Minnesota Twins paid their respects by holding a moment of silence before playing the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. "It's a very sad story," said Dustin Morse, director of baseball communications for the Twins. "The Twins wanted to give proper respect." On Sunday afternoon, while playing a baseball game with some teammates in Bemidji, Schaubhut was pitching and was struck by a ball that was hit back at him. After being rushed to the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, he was airlifted to a Fargo hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The family is unsure what directly led to Zacharie's death, but it may have been an underlying medical condition, such as an aneurysm. Many who were close to him said Schaubhut loved baseball and was a phenomenal young pitcher. Paul Loxtercamp said his son George, a sophomore at Bemidji High who started the Lumberjacks game against the Spuds on Tuesday, was always practicing and competing with Schaubhut.
"He was a great pitcher and a good kid," Loxtercamp said. "He and George would pitch and hit together during the season and they had a good competition against each other." That competition helped Loxtercamp get to his role as the varsity's team ace. Loxtercamp had Schaubhut on his mind as he pitched the Lumberjacks to a 6-2 win. "He loved to play baseball and that's what I remember about him," George said. "If we had a free day, we would go and play ball somewhere. He always pushed me, so I felt I had to get the win for him." [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1749642","attributes":{"alt":"Zacharie Schaubhut","class":"media-image","height":"288","title":"","width":"251"}}]]Schaubhut no longer lived in Bemidji as he moved to Des Moines, Iowa, with his mother this past fall. He was a freshman in the Ankeny School District, but he wanted to continue playing summer baseball with his friends in Bemidji so he was living with his grandparents this summer. "He was a good guy and he loved to play baseball," said friend and teammate Jarrett Hastig. "It was fun playing with him every second that I got to. It was sad that it was cut too short, but I loved every minute of it." Hastig and the rest of his teammates, along with former classmates designed orange, white and black shirts that read #PlayForZach and had his No. 21 and Schaubhut written on the back. The Lumberjacks played Moorhead, whose colors are orange, black and white, but that didn't matter to Schaubhut's friends. "I thought it would be nice to do something for him and I wanted to be a bigger thing that everyone was included in," Hastig said. "Orange was his favorite color, and I know we are playing Moorhead today, but we had to do it." Schaubhut didn't leave his impact on only those he played with on the ball field. Many students had memories of the young man off the field. "I had science with him in eighth grade and he always let me put my feet on his chair," Haley Peterson said. Brady Weidemann remembered how Schaubhut never appeared to be in a bad mood and that he would always give others a reason to smile. "He was always smiling," he said. "He was never mad and he was always putting smiles on our faces." A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Lutheran Church in Bemidji with funeral services at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Schaubhut family and Bemidji Youth Baseball.BEMIDJI, Minn. – From the Little League and high school fields of Bemidji to the big leagues of Target Field, the Minnesota baseball community continues to mourn the death of 15-year-old Zacharie Schaubhut. In Bemidji, there is a memorial for Schaubhut set up on the pitcher's mound where he struck by line drive and collapsed during a pick-up game on Sunday. The Bemidji High School baseball team held a moment of silence before Tuesday's Section 8 3-A game against rival Moorhead. Even the Minnesota Twins paid their respects by holding a moment of silence before playing the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. "It's a very sad story," said Dustin Morse, director of baseball communications for the Twins. "The Twins wanted to give proper respect." On Sunday afternoon, while playing a baseball game with some teammates in Bemidji, Schaubhut was pitching and was struck by a ball that was hit back at him. After being rushed to the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, he was airlifted to a Fargo hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The family is unsure what directly led to Zacharie's death, but it may have been an underlying medical condition, such as an aneurysm. Many who were close to him said Schaubhut loved baseball and was a phenomenal young pitcher. Paul Loxtercamp said his son George, a sophomore at Bemidji High who started the Lumberjacks game against the Spuds on Tuesday, was always practicing and competing with Schaubhut. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"1749635","attributes":{"alt":"Monte Draper / Forum News Service","class":"media-image","height":"588","style":"font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063037872314px;","title":"Monte Draper / Forum News Service","width":"800"}}]]"He was a great pitcher and a good kid," Loxtercamp said. "He and George would pitch and hit together during the season and they had a good competition against each other." That competition helped Loxtercamp get to his role as the varsity's team ace. Loxtercamp had Schaubhut on his mind as he pitched the Lumberjacks to a 6-2 win. "He loved to play baseball and that's what I remember about him," George said. "If we had a free day, we would go and play ball somewhere. He always pushed me, so I felt I had to get the win for him."
Schaubhut no longer lived in Bemidji as he moved to Des Moines, Iowa, with his mother this past fall. He was a freshman in the Ankeny School District, but he wanted to continue playing summer baseball with his friends in Bemidji so he was living with his grandparents this summer. "He was a good guy and he loved to play baseball," said friend and teammate Jarrett Hastig. "It was fun playing with him every second that I got to. It was sad that it was cut too short, but I loved every minute of it." Hastig and the rest of his teammates, along with former classmates designed orange, white and black shirts that read #PlayForZach and had his No. 21 and Schaubhut written on the back. The Lumberjacks played Moorhead, whose colors are orange, black and white, but that didn't matter to Schaubhut's friends. "I thought it would be nice to do something for him and I wanted to be a bigger thing that everyone was included in," Hastig said. "Orange was his favorite color, and I know we are playing Moorhead today, but we had to do it." Schaubhut didn't leave his impact on only those he played with on the ball field. Many students had memories of the young man off the field. "I had science with him in eighth grade and he always let me put my feet on his chair," Haley Peterson said. Brady Weidemann remembered how Schaubhut never appeared to be in a bad mood and that he would always give others a reason to smile. "He was always smiling," he said. "He was never mad and he was always putting smiles on our faces." A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Lutheran Church in Bemidji with funeral services at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Schaubhut family and Bemidji Youth Baseball.BEMIDJI, Minn. – From the Little League and high school fields of Bemidji to the big leagues of Target Field, the Minnesota baseball community continues to mourn the death of 15-year-old Zacharie Schaubhut.In Bemidji, there is a memorial for Schaubhut set up on the pitcher's mound where he struck by line drive and collapsed during a pick-up game on Sunday.The Bemidji High School baseball team held a moment of silence before Tuesday's Section 8 3-A game against rival Moorhead.Even the Minnesota Twins paid their respects by holding a moment of silence before playing the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night."It's a very sad story," said Dustin Morse, director of baseball communications for the Twins. "The Twins wanted to give proper respect."On Sunday afternoon, while playing a baseball game with some teammates in Bemidji, Schaubhut was pitching and was struck by a ball that was hit back at him. After being rushed to the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, he was airlifted to a Fargo hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The family is unsure what directly led to Zacharie's death, but it may have been an underlying medical condition, such as an aneurysm.Many who were close to him said Schaubhut loved baseball and was a phenomenal young pitcher.Paul Loxtercamp said his son George, a sophomore at Bemidji High who started the Lumberjacks game against the Spuds on Tuesday, was always practicing and competing with Schaubhut.
"He was a great pitcher and a good kid," Loxtercamp said. "He and George would pitch and hit together during the season and they had a good competition against each other."That competition helped Loxtercamp get to his role as the varsity's team ace.Loxtercamp had Schaubhut on his mind as he pitched the Lumberjacks to a 6-2 win."He loved to play baseball and that's what I remember about him," George said. "If we had a free day, we would go and play ball somewhere. He always pushed me, so I felt I had to get the win for him."[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1749642","attributes":{"alt":"Zacharie Schaubhut","class":"media-image","height":"288","title":"","width":"251"}}]]Schaubhut no longer lived in Bemidji as he moved to Des Moines, Iowa, with his mother this past fall. He was a freshman in the Ankeny School District, but he wanted to continue playing summer baseball with his friends in Bemidji so he was living with his grandparents this summer."He was a good guy and he loved to play baseball," said friend and teammate Jarrett Hastig. "It was fun playing with him every second that I got to. It was sad that it was cut too short, but I loved every minute of it."Hastig and the rest of his teammates, along with former classmates designed orange, white and black shirts that read #PlayForZach and had his No. 21 and Schaubhut written on the back.The Lumberjacks played Moorhead, whose colors are orange, black and white, but that didn't matter to Schaubhut's friends."I thought it would be nice to do something for him and I wanted to be a bigger thing that everyone was included in," Hastig said. "Orange was his favorite color, and I know we are playing Moorhead today, but we had to do it."Schaubhut didn't leave his impact on only those he played with on the ball field.Many students had memories of the young man off the field."I had science with him in eighth grade and he always let me put my feet on his chair," Haley Peterson said.Brady Weidemann remembered how Schaubhut never appeared to be in a bad mood and that he would always give others a reason to smile."He was always smiling," he said. "He was never mad and he was always putting smiles on our faces."A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Lutheran Church in Bemidji with funeral services at 6 p.m.In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Schaubhut family and Bemidji Youth Baseball.BEMIDJI, Minn. – From the Little League and high school fields of Bemidji to the big leagues of Target Field, the Minnesota baseball community continues to mourn the death of 15-year-old Zacharie Schaubhut.In Bemidji, there is a memorial for Schaubhut set up on the pitcher's mound where he struck by line drive and collapsed during a pick-up game on Sunday.The Bemidji High School baseball team held a moment of silence before Tuesday's Section 8 3-A game against rival Moorhead.Even the Minnesota Twins paid their respects by holding a moment of silence before playing the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night."It's a very sad story," said Dustin Morse, director of baseball communications for the Twins. "The Twins wanted to give proper respect."On Sunday afternoon, while playing a baseball game with some teammates in Bemidji, Schaubhut was pitching and was struck by a ball that was hit back at him. After being rushed to the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, he was airlifted to a Fargo hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The family is unsure what directly led to Zacharie's death, but it may have been an underlying medical condition, such as an aneurysm.Many who were close to him said Schaubhut loved baseball and was a phenomenal young pitcher.Paul Loxtercamp said his son George, a sophomore at Bemidji High who started the Lumberjacks game against the Spuds on Tuesday, was always practicing and competing with Schaubhut.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"1749635","attributes":{"alt":"Monte Draper / Forum News Service","class":"media-image","height":"588","style":"font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063037872314px;","title":"Monte Draper / Forum News Service","width":"800"}}]]"He was a great pitcher and a good kid," Loxtercamp said. "He and George would pitch and hit together during the season and they had a good competition against each other."That competition helped Loxtercamp get to his role as the varsity's team ace.Loxtercamp had Schaubhut on his mind as he pitched the Lumberjacks to a 6-2 win."He loved to play baseball and that's what I remember about him," George said. "If we had a free day, we would go and play ball somewhere. He always pushed me, so I felt I had to get the win for him."
Schaubhut no longer lived in Bemidji as he moved to Des Moines, Iowa, with his mother this past fall. He was a freshman in the Ankeny School District, but he wanted to continue playing summer baseball with his friends in Bemidji so he was living with his grandparents this summer."He was a good guy and he loved to play baseball," said friend and teammate Jarrett Hastig. "It was fun playing with him every second that I got to. It was sad that it was cut too short, but I loved every minute of it."Hastig and the rest of his teammates, along with former classmates designed orange, white and black shirts that read #PlayForZach and had his No. 21 and Schaubhut written on the back.The Lumberjacks played Moorhead, whose colors are orange, black and white, but that didn't matter to Schaubhut's friends."I thought it would be nice to do something for him and I wanted to be a bigger thing that everyone was included in," Hastig said. "Orange was his favorite color, and I know we are playing Moorhead today, but we had to do it."Schaubhut didn't leave his impact on only those he played with on the ball field.Many students had memories of the young man off the field."I had science with him in eighth grade and he always let me put my feet on his chair," Haley Peterson said.Brady Weidemann remembered how Schaubhut never appeared to be in a bad mood and that he would always give others a reason to smile."He was always smiling," he said. "He was never mad and he was always putting smiles on our faces."A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Lutheran Church in Bemidji with funeral services at 6 p.m.In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Schaubhut family and Bemidji Youth Baseball.
