Baseball: What do you think about this story?
School fined $1,000 after umpire hit by a pitch.
I guess this is what umpires get to expect if they call out too many batters for one team?
I have one word for this: Rediculous!
Question: Was the punishment enough?
Here's a couple of stories from AccessNorthGa.com and Foxsports.com
Stephens Co. fined $1,000 over baseball incident
By Bryan Williams Staff
CARTERSVILLE - The Georgia High School Association fined Stephens County $1,000 on Wednesday and placed the baseball program on "severe warning" status following an incident over the weekend in which an umpire was hit by a pitch.
In the fourth inning of the high school AAA championship in Cartersville, Stephens County catcher Matt Hill ducked and pulled his glove down, allowing the ball to strike umpire Jeff Scott in the face mask. Scott was not injured.
According to reports, the incident was retaliation against Scott, who had called out nine Stephens' players on strikes. One of those struck out was shortstop Ethan Martin, the brother of pitcher Cody Martin.
Stephens County Principal David Friend has made an apology to the Georgia High School Association and is expected to make a report by the end of the week.
The investigating officials say they will have a ruling this week. The umpires association has declined comment.
Cartersville won the game 13-1, clinching the Class AAA championship.
From Foxsports.com
The Georgia High School Association has fined a school $1,000 for an incident in the state playoffs last weekend in Cartersville, Ga.
In the fourth inning of Saturday's deciding game of the Class AAA championship series, Stephens County catcher Matt Hill ducked and did not attempt to catch a pitch that struck the home plate umpire, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Stephens coach Mark Gosnell said Hill and pitcher Cody Martin denied plotting to hit the umpire, who was not hurt, and said the passed ball during a 13-1 loss to Cartersville was a result of a signaling mix-up.
But GHSA executive director Ralph Swearngin believed otherwise after viewing video of the play.
"I made my decision primarily by watching whether the catcher tracked the pitch with his eyes," he told the paper. "In my opinion, he did not. I think that he would have been searching for the ball if it were a matter of being crossed up."
Stephens County principal David Friend said he thought the ruling, which included placing the baseball program on "severe warning status," was fair.
"I told (Swearngin) that I thought we deserved it," Friend said. "We had the opportunity to be on a big stage, in a state championship series, and we had several players who didn't represent school way I think they should have. Not just that pitch, but the overall behavior."
In the half inning prior to the beaning, shortstop Ethan Martin argued with the plate umpire and threw his helmet after becoming the ninth straight Stephens batter to strike out.
Two batters later, Cody Martin, Ethan's younger brother, threw the pitch that hit the umpire. Hill, the catcher, dropped to his knees and ducked as the ball approached.
As part of the penalty, Gosnell and his assistants must complete a sportsmanship education program.
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Yeah, but they were winning 13-0 or something like that.
Not only was it classless, it also allowed the opposing team to steal third on a passed ball! That's strategy right there!
Based on the video, the catcher didn't even look to see where the ball was. Does this guy allways drop down to the ground on a breaking ball, even if there was a mix up. What would make him think the ball was going to be on the groung? These young men have no respect for the game and the best way to make them understand is to allow their actions be seen by scouts and anyone that may have had an interest in their career.
The best part is on one of the following shots where they show the crowd in the background for the red team laughing and clapping. I don't think that the parents are going to step up for sportsmanship. By the way that the catcher acts like he is blocking I would say that they worked on it before.
It certainly seems from the video that the catcher intentionally ducks so the ball can hit the umpire. If that is the case, then there clearly is no room for this at any level. I don't think the $1,000 fine will mean much to the players involved because the school has to pay. Hopefully the school and the parents can do something to correct this type of behavior.