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An Allegheny County jury has awarded $1.7 million to the family of a boy who was struck in the head by a foul ball during a youth baseball game and suffered a brain injury.

The verdict came after an eight-day trial before Judge Patrick Connelly in the case Hoffman v. Borough of Sewickley. Along with awarding the money, the jury also found liability against two athletic associations and the municipality that owned the field where the injury occurred.

The plaintiff, Zachary Hoffman, was hit by the ball after it flew through a large gap in the fence of the dugout that his team was in.