A man pleaded guilty Friday to stabbing a then-13-year-old girl who blocked his attack during her younger brother’s baseball game in unincorporated Lowell.

Dimas Gabriel Yanes, 27, of Honduras, admitted to aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony. He faces 3-16 years if Lake Superior Court Judge Gina Jones accepts the plea deal.

In exchange, prosecutors agreed to drop the other charges – attempted murder, two counts of battery and one count of intimidation. His sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 24.

Officers launched a manhunt in southern Lake County before capturing Yanes in a cornfield near Crown Point. Police said it was a random attack.

Before Friday’s hearing, the girl’s mother said her daughter still doesn’t have feeling in one of her fingers.

“It all happened so fast,” the woman said

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