An HBCU baseball game between Jackson State and Prairie View A&M turned into a brawl.
The incident occurred on Saturday in Prairie View, TX. When all was said and done, nine players were suspended and each program was fined $25k by the SWAC.
It started when Prairie View A&M went up 7-6 on a walk-off double near second base. A social media video shows Davione Hull, a Jackson State left fielder, shoved a Prairie View A&M player. The two HBCU dugouts cleared and the brawl ensued. Jackson State outfielder/pitcher Arjun Huerta was show later in the video grabbing the bat of Trenton Bush, the player who hit the walk-off, and throwing it into the crowd.
Fans were asked not to leave the stands by the PA announcer:
“All fans on the field will be banned,” the announcer stated. “If you are a fan or a parent on the field, you will be banned. All players to the dugout.”
When the dust settled, a total of six Jackson State players and three from Prairie View A&M were suspended in addition to the HBCU programs themselves being fined.
The two teams finished the third game in the series on Sunday with Prairie View winning 9-5. PVAMU took the series 2-1 after JSU took the opener on Friday 12-0.