The Texas University Interscholastic League is investigating a high school softball team after its catcher was seen on video hitting opposing players in their heads with wild throws. There is debate about whether the catcher intentionally hit the batters or not.
Cisco High School squared off against McCamey High School in the Area Championship softball series over the weekend. The catcher for McCamey High School was accused of intentionally throwing the ball at the heads of two batters from Cisco High School.
Following a pitch, the McCamey catcher turned and seemed to throw the ball toward third base. However, the catcher hurled the ball and smashed the ball into the heads of the batters. Another Cisco batter was walloped in the head when the catcher threw the ball toward the first base line.
There were two other incidents of throwing at batters in the first-round playoff game between McCamy and Coleman High School. The catcher hit batter Lauren McKeehan twice in the head in two different at-bats.
Coleman Today reported, “Then an odd event took place, that no one was quite ready for… McKeehan watched a ball go across the plate, making the count 1-2. She stepped out of the batter’s box, as she often does, to look at Coach Corey Aven at 3rd base and the McCamey catcher threw the ball, (supposedly towards her 3rd baseman) hitting McKeehan in the back of the head. Lauren was called out for interference.”
The outlet added, “Unfortunately, out of habit McKeehan stepped out of the batter’s box to look at Coach Aven again after the first strike, receiving the ball to her head again from the McCamey catcher, since Gilbreath was on 3rd.”
No one was ejected after both incidents.
Interference can be called on batters for impeding the catcher’s ability to throw the ball to an infielder. If the team is called out for interference, the team is penalized with an out.
An investigation was launched to determine if the catcher purposely threw at the batters to force an interference call.
A spokesperson for Texas University Interscholastic League said, “The UIL is aware of an incident that occurred during the McCamey vs. Cisco Softball Playoff Series and is in contact with the school administrations to gather additional information.”
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