Coach, umpire get into ugly brawl at travel baseball game
TL;DR
A coach and an umpire engaged in a fistfight during a 14-year-old travel baseball game in Starkville, Mississippi. The altercation escalated to the point where a player also began hitting the umpire.
Key points
- A coach and umpire fought at a youth baseball game
- The incident occurred in Starkville, Mississippi
- A player also participated in the altercation
- The fight reflects poor behavior by adults at children's events
In what is the latest chapter of adults doing stupid things at a childrenâs sporting event, we have a baseball coach and an umpire getting into a fist fight.
The incident happened at a 14-year-old travel baseball game in Starkville, Mississippi, and saw the umpire and coach exchange blows over some kind of disagreement.
Not only that, but the two âadultsâ rolled around on the ground and one of the players even started raining down blows on the umpire.
âThis happened at a 14 year old travel ball game in Starkville yesterday between a coach and an umpire. What are some of you adults doing? What kind of example are you setting for kids? Pathetic and embarrassing by everyone involved,â Robbie Faulk of State 1878 said. âGrow up.â
Grow up, indeed.
I remember the good old days when coaches would just yell at the umpire and maybe kick some dirt on him.
Weâre resorting to throwing punches now?
It isnât clear what started the fight exactly, but it doesnât even matter.
This is the kind of lunacy we see from sports parents way too often and it is always ugly to watch.
Not to mention, it sets a bad example (as we saw in the video above) for the kids who are supposed to be the reason everyone is there in the first place.
Fallout from the fight
Believe it or not, the coach who got into the altercation with the umpire was a deputy at the Oktibbeha County Sheriffâs Office, according to Cadence Harvey of The Dispatch.
Not only did he get himself arrested for acting like a violent jerk, the umpire also had the âcuffs slapped on him for his involvement in the fight.
Both were charged with a misdemeanor.
âGrand Slam Mississippi is sickened and devastated by these types of events, and there is no place for this whatsoever in youth sports or adult sports,â the travel ball tournament director, Mike Narmour, stated to The Dispatch. âThereâs blame for the umpire, thereâs big time blame for the coach and the (involved) kids of that team. Thereâs no right for that and thereâs no place for that in front of those kids.â
According to The Dispatch report, the fight occurred after the game was over.
The report says the umpire pushed the coach first, which led to the coach pushing back and thatâs when the the punches started flying.
Narmour later announced that everyone involved in the fight will be banned from all future Grand Slam tournaments, as they should be.
Q&A
What caused the fight between the coach and umpire in Starkville?
The fight was triggered by a disagreement during the game, although specific details of the disagreement were not disclosed.
What happened during the brawl at the travel baseball game?
The coach and umpire exchanged blows and rolled on the ground, with one player also striking the umpire.
What are the consequences of such brawls at youth sports events?
Brawls at youth sports events can set a poor example for children and may lead to disciplinary actions against the adults involved.
