Kings Merrifield and Crabpots McAllister Suspended for Fight
After an intense confrontation, both the Kings <B.J. Merrifield:player#5427> and the Crabpots <Josh McAllister:player#12425> were handed their punishments today. The league commissioner's office issued suspensions for an on-the-field conflict that occurred at a recent <Montgomery:team#33>-<Ocean City:team#25> game. <B.J. Merrifield:player#5427> will miss 5 games, while <Josh McAllister:player#12425> was suspended for 6 games.

"Sometimes we go too far and have to pay the consequences," <B.J. Merrifield:player#5427> commented later. "Hopefully cooler heads will prevail the next time we play."

So far this year <Merrifield:player#5427> is batting .229 with 7 home runs.

For the year <McAllister:player#12425> has collected no saves in no relief appearances. He has also notched 52 strikeouts and 17 walks in 63 innings while registering a 3.86 ERA and a 5-0 won-lost record. 