PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Sportsplex Altercation
City of Jackson, Tennessee
Office of the Mayor Phone: (731) 425-8240
Mayor Jerry Gist Fax: (731) 425-8605
121 East Main Street, Suite 301
Jackson, TN 38301
P R E S S R E L E A S E For Immediate Release
Sportsplex Altercation
West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex officials are waiting for the results of a police investigation before making any more comments about a physical altercation Sunday at the Sportsplex.
A physical fight occurred between the coach of the Bandit Baseball team from Jackson and a parent of the North Mississippi Comanches after the Mississippi team forfeited the game because of a pitching rule violation.
This is the first physical altercation the Sportsplex has had since it opened 12 years ago, Sportsplex officials have said. The Sportsplex hires a security officer to patrol the parking area during tournaments, and Jackson police officers walk through the complex during tournament play.
Neither of the teams involved in Sunday’s argument are scheduled in this weekend’s tournament.
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