USD Baseball Player in Serious Condition

Alan Schwindt, 20, a pitcher for the University of San Diego baseball team, was in serious condition in a drug-induced coma at Sharp Memorial Hospital Thursday following an accident during a pickup baseball game last Saturday.

According John Cunningham, USD’s baseball coach, Schwindt underwent emergency surgery Saturday to reduce a blot clot near his brain after he was hit in the head by a line drive. He was upgraded from critical to serious condition Thursday.

“It’s still too early to tell,” Cunningham said. “He’s tried to open his eyes a couple of times, but they’re keeping him sedated. They’re trying to keep his brain activity down until they reduce the swelling.”

Schwindt, a junior from Rancho Palos Verdes’ Chadwick High, was pitching in the pickup game at USD when a line drive struck him behind his right eye. Witnesses said Schwindt was conscious for about a minute before passing out.