One of the five Georgia family members who died last weekend in a small plane crash in upstate New York hit a grand slam during the last baseball game he played in while visiting Cooperstown, his coach has revealed. Frank Tumminia Jr., identified by the Times Union newspaper as the coach of 12-year-old James "JR" VanEpps, wrote in a Facebook post that "his parents were too modest and humble to post about his athletic dominance so that is my job today as coach." "In his last game in Cooperstown NY, where youth athletes' dreams are made with storybook backgrounds and brackets full of several dozen teams… JR Van Epps crushed a GRAND SLAM," Tumminia said. "Preliminary information indicates that the plane was flying from Oneonta, New York to Charleston, West Virginia when it crashed under unknown circumstances," the NTSB spokesperson added. New York State Police on Monday identified the five victims in the crash as James VanEpps, Harrison VanEpps, 10, Ryan VanEpps, 42, Laura VanEpps, 43, and Roger Beggs, 76.

Source: Fox News July 04, 2024 14:23 UTC