‘Worst Cheap Shot Ever’?: This Dirty College Baseball Move Got One Player Suspended
- Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:28am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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On the heels of one high school baseball brawl that garnered plenty of attention last week comes a college brawl that some are calling the “worst cheap shot ever.”
During a March 29 game between the Scottsdale Fighting Artichokes and the Yavapai College Roughriders, a routine bunt turned into a bench-clearing argument. But it was a tussle involving a clueless Artichoke and an overzealous Roughrider away from the commotion that has now become the center of attention. The Daily Mail Explains:
But off screen, some sort of conflict develops between the teams, and a bench-clearing brawl ensues.
As the umpires try to break up the fight, Yavapai outfielder Austin O’Such can suddenly be seen charging from left field before laying out Jake Bamrick, a Scottsdale infielder standing on second base, who didn‘t even see O’Such coming.
The force of the hit knocked off Bamrick’s batting helmet and left him lying flat on the infield dirt – where a team trainer was eventually able to help him back to his feet.
Here’s how it happened:
“It doesn’t get much dirtier than that,” sport site thebiglead.com notes.
Perhaps fittingly, the Artichokes came back from a 6-0 deficit to win the game. But even more fittingly, O’Such has been suspended. The Prescott Daily Courier doesn’t say for how long, only that it’s for an “on-field incident.” However, the Roughriders have now issued a statement saying O’Such has been suspended for the rest of the season.
“Yavapai College and the Athletic Department aspire to the ideals of good sportsmanship and fair play,” Athletic Director Scott Farnsworth said in a release. “In no way do we condone the behavior as recorded in the video, which occurred on March 29, 2012 at the Yavapai versus Scottsdale Community College baseball game.
“The YC player involved was immediately suspended by the college and will be suspended from play for the rest of the season. The college has implemented this action and will continue to work with the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) on current and future sanctions following conference procedures. Per conference rules team members from both teams involved in the on field incident have already served their suspensions.”
The Daily Mail points out O‘Such’s profile has been deleted from the team’s website.
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Comments (113)
noleftturn
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 11:28am…… an attack on a nutritious leafy green vegatable? The first lady of healthy eating will be down there to kick your a$$es shortly.
Report Post »PaxInVeritate
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 11:53amArtichokes are Thistle flowers yet to bloom, not vegetables. But still made me laugh. Thanks.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:13pmHe’s hoping to get noticed by the Saints.
Report Post »single stack
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:53pmPax,
Report Post »That makes artichokes fruits, as fruits are the reproductive, or fruiting, structures of plants (apples, pears, peanuts, beans, corn, tomatoes, melons, broccoli, etc) ; as opposed to vegetables which are the non-reproductive, or vegetative, structures (carrots, lettuce, cabbage, potatoes, etc).
Ruler4You
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 6:31pmI‘m surprised he wasn’t expelled. I’d have ZERO interest in a player of THIS QUALITY, I don’t care if he was another Mickey Mantle. I’d NEVER patronize a school that fielded this player. EVER.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:24pmBase ball, been, berry berry, good to me…. POW!!!
Garrett Morris
Report Post »frodis
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 12:17amMay I have another pop up please Glenn? You of all people I would expect NOT to do that.
Report Post »Doctor Nordo
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 12:55amActually, artichokes are considered vegetables; not fruits. A fruit is the flowering, ovary section of a plant. This part of the artichoke plant is not eaten. It’s the base part of the plant that the flowers attach to that is eaten. This base, since it is not the flowering section of the plant, is considered a vegetable.
Report Post »4xeverything
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 5:10amNow that we are sufficiently confused as to what an artichoke is, any comments on the roughriders?
Report Post »freelizardlee
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 3:15pmI just saw of picture of this kid Austin O’Such @ The San Jose Mercury News practicing with Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning. Apparently he’s gotten so much publicity from the hit he gave that football programs are actually taking a look at him. Ridiculous! See link:
http://yourviews.mercurynews.com/mycapture/photos/Image.aspx?ImageID=1267002&EventID=256437&CategoryID=23410&CollectionID=0&Sort=
Report Post »LukeAppling
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:55amI think the boy was training himself to join OWS that is their style cowardly actions hidden names.
Report Post »Texas Chris
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:48pmPshhh, OWS is only guilty of all the things the TEA Party was supposed to have done but nobody could find proof of.
Report Post »Al J Zira
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 3:30pm@Texas Chris: Duh! The reason no one could find proof is because nothing happened.
Report Post »RMJR
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 6:25pmIt‘s all Bush’s fault!
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:43pmAl J….
Report Post »I think Chris knows that already.
DawgBreath
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:40amSo what was the call on the bunt?
Report Post »Looking at my crappy monitor, it looks like the runner coming in from third base never touched home plate. Was there a play made at first? The player that got nailed at second wasn’t advancing, just taking in the sights. What’s the rule here? Someone educate me.
Oh yeah… cheap shot – but ya gotta pay attention!
PaxInVeritate
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 11:58amI saw the same thing.
Report Post »SoiledDove
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 5:16pmSeriously? Pay attention? You didn’t just put blame on the runner, did you? I played baseball throughout my childhood and only stopped when I went to college. I have never seen such a despicable act committed on the field. That outfielder’s career should be over.
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 12:27pmBasically what happened was it was a typical sacrifice bunt. But when the first baseman went to apply the “tag” on the guy running to first he basically clotheslined the runner in the face with the glove rather than just tagging him. The runner was called out and then the commotion ensued. So essentially it was another cheap shot that started the whole thing to begin with.
Report Post »AirtechJr
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:38amI know it’s a little off subject, but the clean walls with no marketing are truly refreshing.
Report Post »reconmarine
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:20amThis is the new youth of America. And we stood by and let it happen.
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:08amHe should be arrested for assault, plain and simple.
On another thought, The Fighting Artichokes? Really?
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:24amI CANNOT believe you’ve never seen an Artichoke in a tussle. Dastardly critters they be…LOL
Report Post »Bobj_1960
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:37amI gotta fight to get an artichoke down
Report Post »AmericanStrega
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 11:45amArtichokes are really good steamed and their leaves dipped in butter. MMMMM, butter….
Report Post »VigilantGuardShark
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:26pmAssault and Battery happens in Sports all the time, and all the players/perpetrators get are suspended from the team. Whereas had I/you/they done such a thing in Public, there would have been charges and maybe a lawsuit over such behavior. So much for Sports teaching good ethics.
Report Post »I support God's Israel!
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:24pmSee, you’re not allowed TO OFFEND ANYONE, ANY NATIONALITY, NOTHING, SO YOU HAVE TO NAME TEAMS AND SUCH FOR INANIMATE OBJECTS. Silly, I think, but in America, any stupid thing is possible. I would NEVER play for a team with that name. TOO HUMILIATING.
Report Post »Centurian
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 5:56pmThey had no choice….since the ‘Blooming Onions’ were already taken by some restaurant chain from Australia!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 11:18amI wonder how the US Army got away with calling one of their helicopters an Apache? Has any 1/32 Apache-American filed any complaints, yet? It’s usually not the full-blooded ones with the problem.
Report Post »IndyGuy
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:04amHey Blaze…Get off yer duffs and find a pic of this cheap shot POS….Show the country who he is…
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:31pmIt’s on the Daily Mail link…top of story
Report Post »IndyGuy
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:17pmThanx….but what’s keeping TheBlaze from posting it???
Report Post »Willik
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:00amThis ‘kid’ should have been suspended immediately, never again to darken the school’s grounds. His locker items to be shipped to his home.
Report Post »obfuscatenot
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:08amHe should be tried for assault. Hopefully the artichoke will press charges.
Report Post »jpclarksville
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:36pmHe should be suspended permanently. No telling what else he might do on the field to other players.
Report Post »mcFirst
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:51amNever miss an opp to play who let the dogs out.
Report Post »00gabooga
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:50amGotta keep your head on a swivel when you’re on the field. I’m not blaming the kid, but I tell my boys that if a fight breaks out on the field there is ALWAYS a cheap shot artist looking for an easy mark.
Report Post »Texas Chris
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:50pmYeah… but baseball? Hockey, sure. Football, yeah. Rugby, well derp derp the games based on cheap shots.
But baseball?
Report Post »The Giver
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:36amI guess making this “news” is a step in the right direction. There was a time when these kind of things did make the news. May our country heal and may we be able to love one another as Christ instructed this Easter Monday.
Report Post »PaxInVeritate
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 12:04pmAmen.
Report Post »palmettopalflorida
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:33amAustin O’Such should have been arrested. A sports field should provide no immunity from the laws of a civilized society.
Report Post »killertofu
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:58amRight?! It‘s a shame Plaxico wasn’t on-field when he shot himself with his illegal firearm, then he would have just been suspended.
But wait…Roger Clemens was using steroids on-field and that didn’t provide him with any immunity…
What am I supposed to believe?!
Report Post »Blackwidow22
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:24pmWe don’t live in a civilized society sir. Request denied.
Report Post »Bookster
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:30amSuspended? This idiot should have been arrested. That is assault, period.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
Report Post »PPMStudios
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:42amAgreed on all counts….
Report Post »Infidelephant
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:03amHow the hell do you know the political affiliation of the person making the cheap shot? You got SKILLZ, bro! (idiot)
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:13amHe should be kicked out of school and sent packing back home. This kind of behavior has gone on for too long, it has invaded all levels of sports and should not be allowed to get worse. If we remove it now at the lower levels then when some of these players get to the “Pro” level it should be harder to find.
Report Post »PPMStudios
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 11:11am@ Infidelephant
Liberalism isn’t a political affiliation; Democrat or Republican are…..
Report Post »Liberalism is a state of mind… Or, a mental illness…
LetsBeSmartAboutThis
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:24amWhat a cheap shot. Blind-sided the guy. Sure, takes a lot of “courage” to blind-side a guy with a cheap hit… not.
What a coward!
Report Post »Turin
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:12amI thought it was a Chicago community organizer pickup game until I read the article.
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:27amLooks like assault to me. I think some jail time is in order.
Report Post »broper
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:11amIt‘s George Bush’s fault….
Report Post »cassandra
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:03amSuspended ?? he should be kicked off the team
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:03amA white on white crime?
Report Post »Texas Chris
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:51pmNo such thing. We call those “incidents”.
Report Post »ThePostman
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:59amHow odd that the ONLY guy on the field not running towards the brawl, standing back and being docile, is sucker punched by some moron who went FAR out of his way to bean this guy.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:59am.
Report Post »I’d have to go find that guy in the parking lot………..After the season……..
Gonzo
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:11amHey, the Saints could use that guy!
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:31amI think that was SeanPeyton’s new gig..
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:03am.
Report Post »He might have a future…….
ThePostman
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:58amThere is no sportsmanship in professional sports, and it looks like college sports are going the same route. It is time to close down these dens of heathens.
Report Post »FlowerBell
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:45pmAgree.
Report Post »Stop lining the pockets of fools with your money.
SgtB
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:57amWhy not just ban the ignorant little POS from the league for life? Why are we so hesitant to ban a jerk from playing a sport? If you knock out a guy on the field by intentionally sucker punching him in the head or tackling him, then you don’t deserve to play the game. End of story.
Report Post »Blackwidow22
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 2:23pmThat’s a nice thought. Too bad it‘s an useless opinion coming from an individual who doesn’t matter to the sports world. But still a nice thought.
Report Post »Observer
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:57amHum …. I wonder if this would of happen if they were not keeping score? Need to call Rhode Island for advice……
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:56amIf it were hockey this would have been another regular game…….
Report Post »nilo
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 7:51amIsn’t good sportsmanship great! Our children don’t know anything about it. Regardless of who instigated this action, it reflects that our children are products of what is happening in our nation. PRAY FOR THIS NATION.
Report Post »Texas Chris
Posted on April 9, 2012 at 1:52pmI prefer to pray for “this nation” to become a bunch of smaller nations that are more answerable to their people.
But yeah. Pray.
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