Ocean City-Duluth Brawl, Howard and Sullivan Suspended
Yesterday at Crabpots Field <Shane Howard:player#5224> and <Allen Sullivan:player#8410> 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 <Ocean City Crabpots:team#25> and <Duluth Knights:team#26>. 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 <Howard:player#5224> will have to sit out 4 while <Sullivan:player#8410> would be given a 9-game suspension for their roles in the brawl. 

<Howard:player#5224> is currently hitting at a .323 pace with 2 home runs and 9 RBIs. 

So far this season, <Sullivan:player#8410> has put up these stats: 35 relief appearances, 1 save, 55 IP, 69 strikeouts, and 8.35 ERA. His won-lost record is 1-2, and the opposition is hitting .274 against him.