A junior college baseball pitcher in Texas is no longer on the team after he attacked an opposing team’s baserunner during a game, Weatherford College head baseball coach Jeff Lightfoot said Thursday.
A junior college baseball pitcher in Texas is no longer on the team after he attacked an opposing team's baserunner during a game, Weatherford College head baseball coach Jeff Lightfoot said Thursday.
The opposing player had just hit a home run Wednesday and was rounding the bases when the pitcher charged the player from North Central Texas College.After he was knocked down by the pitcher, the baserunner got up and jogged to touch the home plate. Following the altercation, the game was suspended until further notice, the Weatherford College athletics department said in a statement.The North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference initially announced the pitcher had been suspended four games.
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