The woman said it happened while she was walking outside in Sugar Land with the baby she was nannying.
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Police said it happened Friday morning on Fluor Daniel Drive, and they're still looking for the suspect.
Eyewitness News spoke with the woman while she was in the hospital. The woman did not want to show her face during the interview, but she described the intense moments.
"He just was swinging and swinging," the woman said. "I just was yelling, 'Stop, stop. I don't know you.'"
She said she was walking on the path along Fluor Daniel Drive with the 17-month-old baby she was nannying when a stranger approached her in his vehicle.
She said the man pulled up and opened his door, seemingly about to ask her a question.
"As soon as I seen the bat, he just, like, turned around and just started running towards me to attack me," she said.
The woman described the first blow to the back of her head, but she said the hits didn't stop there.
"He was just swinging and swinging. The baby was crying hysterically," the woman said. "I just put my arms up to defend myself, to make sure he wasn't going to hit me more on the head. And that's when he hit my arm and shattered my arm."
She described fighting back and pushing the baby out of harm's way as she was beaten.
"As soon as I started screaming louder, he just ran and got in his car and took off," she said.
The woman said a bystander approached, called for help, and she was taken to the hospital, where she's been ever since.
She said she still doesn't understand why he'd do this.
"I don't know if he's trying to kidnap," she said. "Was he trying to rob me? Kill me?"
The Sugar Land Police Department confirmed to ABC13 that it is investigating this case, but said there's no new information at this time.
Investigators said they are reviewing surveillance video from the area and will continue to follow all leads.
"God gave me the strength to fight back," the woman said. "All I could think of was my kids, my grandbabies, my husband, my family."
Now, this woman said she's on a new path to recovery.
"I'm just thankful to be here and tell my story and make sure that this doesn't happen again to anybody else," the woman said.
The woman said things were a bit of a blur during the attack, but she said the man appeared to be in his 30s or 40s.
Police said they have increased patrols in the area, but they ask anyone with information to contact them.