[dawgeers]

LC showed their class by not taking out that catcher who was acting like a PUNK! Laney went to the umpire early in the game after he struck out and the catcher spiked the ball and was running his mouth. Coach Keeton went to the home plate umpire to get him to do something. The umpire did NOTHING. Then the next couple of innings the catcher for PRP SPIKES the ball right next to Laney's head while he is defenseless on the ground. That catcher is lucky that Cyrus didn't plug an 86 mph fastball in his ribcage when he came up the next time, because that SHOULD have been how to end his "class" that he showed.

The players, coaches, and fans from LCHS all showed class during the entire season. Sure there was an incident in the title game, but it wasn't LCHS's fault. They went to the proper channels to get it stopped before it could escalate, but the umpires CHOSE not to enforce the "sportsmanship" that was announced before the game over the PA system. The catcher should have been ejected early in the game, and definitely should have been ejected after he spiked that ball at Laney.

I was at the game, and I didn't see anyone actually throwing punches or fighting. So I'm not sure where you get that it was a bench-clearing brawl, because it wasn't.