League Suspends Belding and Velasquez for Fisticuffs 
Yesterday at Brigs Stadium <Pat Belding:player#1762> and <Antonio Velasquez:player#6437> 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 <Erie Brigs:team#53> and <Hilton Head Islanders:team#109>. 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 <Belding:player#1762> will have to sit out 4 while <Velasquez:player#6437> would be given a 9-game suspension for their roles in the brawl. 

So far this season <Belding:player#1762> is hitting .240 with no home runs.

His record this year is 3-0 in 7 starts and <Velasquez:player#6437> has a 3.55 ERA.