The Lake Country DockHounds proved that teamwork isn’t just for the baseball field when they jumped into action to help an injured man in Sioux Falls, S.D., earlier this week. On Wednesday, players Marek Chlup and Demetrius Sims, along with broadcaster Dominic Stearn, came across an elderly man who had suffered severe head injuries after a bicycle accident. The man was not wearing a helmet and had collided with a pedestrian, leaving him bleeding heavily.
According to the Oconomowoc Enterprise, the three men quickly coordinated their efforts to provide aid. Sims, who initially felt afraid due to the severity of the situation, stayed with the injured man while Chlup ran a quarter-mile to a nearby building to grab bandages. Stearn helped guide the paramedics to their location. Sims commented on how each of them instinctively took on a role: “We all sprinted over there and it’s funny because we each had a little assignment.”
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Chlup’s swift response didn’t surprise his teammates. “That’s 10 out of 10, that’s who Chlup is,” Sims said, highlighting Chlup’s character. DockHounds manager Ken Huckaby expressed pride in the players, emphasizing the importance of high-character individuals in building a strong team culture. “It made me proud to see three young men in our organization step up and assist someone in need,” Huckaby said.
DockHounds owner Tom Kelenic echoed this sentiment, noting that the organization values players who demonstrate compassion and readiness to help, whether on or off the field. “We always strive to bring in good people, and those three certainly proved that,” Kelenic said.
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