Blacksburg May Have Been Sent to World Series for a Reason
August 5, 2007, Madison Heights, VA --- Blacksburg may have been sent to the 2007 Dixie Youth
World Series for a reason. While at the team hotel, panic broke out as
someone started yelling that a child from North Carolina was at the
bottom of the pool. The water was so murky from too much chlorine that
according to Mike Goforth "you couldn't see down three feet." The 12
year old Majors player was found at the bottom of the pool in 10 feet of
water. Mike Goforth made four trips to the bottom, but couldn't locate
the child. The child was eventually found by Tracy Goforth, who is
Mike's wife and an ex-lifeguard. CPR was immediately administered by
Mike and Norman Croy. They were able to re-start the heart, but the
child didn't regain consciousness. He was taken to UVA, where he is
recovering. The child was in great hands...Tracy, being a
ex-lifeguard, Mike as head trainer for VT, and two off duty sheriff
deputies, Norman Croy, and Chris Lucas.