Remembering Krystal Bateson

Krystal Lynne Bateson, a 13-year-old member of the Lawrence Phenix Fast Pitch Assn., died June 13 in Winfield, where her softball team was taking part in a tournament. Below is our coverage of the Bateson's tragic loss and the community's quick and heartfelt response.

Mayo Clinic helping to determine cause of death
Friday, July 16, 2004
The death of 13-year-old Krystal Bateson continues to perplex doctors and forensic pathologists. The Baldwin girl, who died unexpectedly June 13 while staying in Winfield for a softball tournament, may have been stricken by viral myocarditis, or a cold of the heart, said Dr. Bryan Dennett, Cowley County coroner.

6News video: Phenix take field once more
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
The Lawrence Phenix Under-14 girls softball team had a tough call to make following the death of first baseman Krystal Bateson, but the girls decided to play on in this weekend's tournament.

Inside the Game: Not your ordinary Father's Day
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
The loss was unlike any most softball teams ever experience. The Lawrence Phenix Under-14 girls softball team is mourning the death this past weekend of teammate Krystal Bateson, who died unexpectedly Sunday while the team was in Winfield.

Softball players mourn teammate's unexpected death
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
The loss was unlike any most softball teams ever experience. The Lawrence Phenix Under-14 girls softball team is mourning the death this past weekend of teammate Krystal Bateson, who died unexpectedly Sunday while the team was in Winfield.

6News video: Softball team mourns loss of teammate
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
The Lawrence Phenix Under-14 girls softball team is mourning the death this past weekend of teammate Krystal Bateson, who died unexpectedly Sunday while the team was in Winfield.

Krystal Lynne Bateson's obituary
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Services for Krystal Lynne Bateson, 13, Eudora, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Baldwin. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Lawrence. Krystal died June 13, 2004, in Winfield of complications from asthma.