This clip of a fight between the Yavapai Community College and Scottsdale Community College zoomed around the Internet on Friday and it's not hard to see why most of the stories (including this one) came with a "worst cheap shot ever" headline. Watch as Yavapai's left fielder comes out of nowhere to blindside a Scottsdale baserunner at the 0:18 mark.
We don't know what happened near first base to start the altercation between the two teams. Nor do we know if there was a previous history between the left fielder and baserunner.
Still, it's hard to imagine any scenario that would condone a hit like that. There's no excuse to turn a community college baseball game into something out of the New Orleans Saints playbook.
Plenty of other websites are speculating over the identity of the left fielder and alluding to a suspension that was handed down. If that's the only punishment he received — and not, say, expulsion from school or prosecution by local authorities— we'd say he got off a lot easier than he should have.
Make sure you're ready for the season ahead ...
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