Cooper and Letroit Fight, Get Suspended
Yesterday at Sarasota Stadium <Marc Cooper:player#5656> and <Elmar Letroit:player#2790> got into each other's space and then into each other's face. They began to grapple and fell to the ground. That's when it boiled over into a full-fledged bench-clearing tussle between the <Sarasota Wolves:team#68> and <Bradenton Bucs:team#69>. Reason finally prevailed as the umpires restored order. After much discussion, only the two major combatants were ejected from the game.

Today the league office notified the ballclubs that <Cooper:player#5656> will have to sit out 3 while <Letroit:player#2790> would be given a 7-game suspension for their roles in the brawl. 

<Cooper:player#5656> on the season is hitting .292 with 15 home runs. His stats include 56 RBIs and 72 runs scored.

This year <Letroit:player#2790> has pitched 68.2 innings over 10 relief appearances, picking up no saves and held opponents to a .289 average. <Letroit:player#2790> has a 3-5 record with a 6.42 ERA and 83 strikeouts.