“This week our district focused on supporting Lazar’s family, and our students and staff as they processed this tragedy,” Gallagher wrote. In a statement, Long Beach school Superintendent Jennifer Gallagher said,+ “the death of Lazar LaPenna has been heartbreaking for our entire community,” One Facebook post, which was shared by the Long Beach School District, asked people to wear purple on Friday to bring awareness to epilepsy. Memorial to Lazar LaPenna at the Point Lookout ballfield where he collapsed Friday.
“When I saw that he wore number 9, it hit home even more. “Number 9 is like a big deal in my house, I wore it when I played baseball and football and my kids just took it over,” Koerner said. The jersey number already had a great deal of significance for Koerner because his two kids - Thomas, 10, and Delaney, 6 - both wear number 9 while playing Little League Baseball. “We’re hoping to see every Little League kid, hopefully in the country, wearing their jerseys on Monday. “I think it’s growing like wildfire because we’re getting reached out from places all over the country,” Koerner said. Massapequa International, Massapequa Coast, Wantagh, Bellmore-Merrick, North Bellmore and North Merrick are among the teams in Seaford's district that will participate. In honor of Lazar, Koerner and teams in his district are asking Little League players to wear their jerseys on Monday, May 9, to honor number 9, Lazar's last jersey number. Seaford Little League president TJ Koerner, along with coaches from his league's district, said they started the #BatsOutForLazar movement to show solidarity with the LaPenna family. But the boy's death has also sparked an outpouring of national support on social media and in little leagues. Hats and flowers hang at the ballfield in Point Lookout where Lazar got his last hit and collapsed. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy.