A YOUNG LOUISANA SLUGGER SAVED HIS FATHER'S LIFE THE NIGHT BEFORE HE DRILLED A HOMERUN IN A TIED GAME TO KEEP HIS TEAMS PLAYOFF DREAMS ALIVE. (PHOTO).

 A young Louisana slugger saved his father's life the night before he drilled a homerun in a tied game to keep his teams playoff dreams alive. 

8-year-old Ethan Castle was home alone with his father, on June 17th when duty called and this young athlete knew just what to do. Ethan's father Ernest was diagnosed with lung cancer last year; in addition to the the cancer, doctors also discovered Ernest suffers from brain tumors. 

These brain tumors may cause seizures and sadly that's what happened on that Tuesday evening, causing this young hero to take immediate action. Ethan calmly called 911 and informed the dispatcher that his father was having a seizure. Ethan then continuously checked on his father while waiting on the EMT's. When they arrived, he let them inside the home and showed them the way to his father.

After such an eventful night, most people would be 'off of their game' the following day, but not Ethan.  Ethan took to the field with his baseball team, the Jaguars, on Wednesday evening. In a back and forth game the two teams were tied up 16-16 in the 9th inning. It all came down to the last batter of the evening... Ethan Castle. 

The team could not have been in better hands. Ethan stepped into the batter's box with the same calm demeanor that saw him save his father the night before. As the entire audience held its breath, Ethan cracked an infield home run, giving his team the victory and ensuring they were one step closer to the playoffs.

After hitting a game saving home run, Ethan didn't hang around long for congratulations, but rather hurried to the hospital to show his biggest fan the video of his home run.

Ethan's Father should be out of the hospital soon and back to attending his son's games. Hopefully he'll see Ethan make it to the playoffs. 

Great Job, Ethan! We are all proud of you!