Ward, Norman Suspended for Fracas
After an intense confrontation, both the Spartans <Devin Ward:player#2900> and the Dodgers <Damian Norman:player#10756> were handed their punishments today. The league commissioner's office issued suspensions for an on-the-field conflict that occurred at a recent <Rochester:team#15>-<Brooklyn:team#19> game. <Devin Ward:player#2900> will miss 4 games, while <Damian Norman:player#10756> was suspended for 8 games.

"Sometimes we go too far and have to pay the consequences," <Devin Ward:player#2900> commented later. "Hopefully cooler heads will prevail the next time we play."

This year <Ward:player#2900> is hitting .278 with 15 hits, 3 home runs, 11 RBIs and has scored 13 runs.

<Norman:player#10756> has started 12 times this year, pitched 73 innings, fanned 51 batters and walked 15. His current record is 3 wins and 2 losses with a 4.68 ERA.