Joe Rocco, Marco's father, said the experience was "stressful" but added he was "just happy my son got to play baseball."
A 12-year-old ready to play in the Little League World Series suffered a severe head injury when he fell off the top bunk of a bed early Monday morning.
It's not often kids get free rein on a field like the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, but that's exactly what happened Tuesday night for a select group of youngsters.
The team says the tournament is now requiring players 12 and older get the COVID-19 vaccine, but no vaccine has been approved for those under 16.
This year's Little League World Series and the championship tournaments in six other Little League divisions have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A team of softball players in Rowan County will be going to the White House.