Florida Chick-fil-A employee who stopped carjacking throws out first pitch at Minor League Baseball game

William Branch was charged with carjacking after he stole car keys from a woman with a baby outside of a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Florida.

A Florida Chick-fil-A employee credited with saving a woman from what would have been a carjacking earlier this month was recognized for his good deed by a Minor League Baseball team Thursday.

Mykel Gordon, a Fort Walton Beach native, threw out the first pitch Thursday for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos before game two of the team's playoff series against the Montgomery Biscuits.

The Chick-fil-A employee was working inside the restaurant's Fort Walton Beach location last Wednesday when he heard a woman yelling for help outside.

Mykel Gordon throws out the first pitch at the Pensacola Blue Wahoos games on Sept. 22, 2022. (Pensacola Blue Wahoos/Facebook)

Mykel Gordon shakes hands with Pensacola Blue Wahoos player after throwing out first pitch at the Sept. 22, 2022 game. (Pensacola Blue Wahoos/Facebook)

Mykel Gordon, the Chick-fil-A employee who saved a woman from a would-be carjacking, waves to the crowd at the Pensacola Blue Wahoos game on Sept. 22, 2022. (Pensacola Blue Wahoos/Facebook)

Mykel Gordon, the Chick-fil-A employee honored for his heroic actions during an attempted carjacking, prepares to throw out the first pitch at the Pensacola Blue Wahoos game. (Pensacola Blue Wahoos/Facebook)

FLORIDA CHICK-FIL-A EMPLOYEE SAVES 'SCREAMING' WOMAN WITH A BABY IN WOULD-BE CARJACKING

According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, the woman was pulling an infant out of her car when a man approached her with a stick and demanded she give him her keys.

He then took the keys from her waistband, opened the car door and got inside.

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Gordon's heroic actions led to