Former Lobo baseball player Micah Pietila-Wiggs has passed away. He died on January 22, 2022, at the age of 21.

Micah Pietila-Wiggs is a student-athlete who first made headlines when he helped take the Eastlake team to the 2013 Little League World Series.

The  Chula Vista native was a fan favorite — with his easy grin and long, golden hair — when he played second base as a middle schooler.

He continued to impress throughout high school and into college, both on and off the field, former coaches said.

Micah Pietila-Wiggs cause of death: How did he die?

According to a family statement, Pietila-Wiggs died on Saturday, January 22, 2022, in a deadly car crash near U.S.-Mexico border.

Pietila-Wiggs was driving a pickup truck south on Interstate 5 when he lost control in a turn near the border and slammed into a concrete traffic barrier, family members and officials said.

He was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries, but Pietila-Wiggs didn’t survive. No one else was in the truck at the time of the crash.

Pietela-Wiggs is survived by his brother, Keli’i, his mother, Ronne Pietila, his father, Steve Wiggs, and a large extended family.