T-Ball Tournaments Banned After Parents Brawl In Eastern Kentucky

By Anna Gallegos

June 18, 2021

Thoughtful boy with sports glove sitting in dugout
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An Eastern Kentucky city is banning t-ball tournaments after a fight broken out between parents are a recent game.

A game between 5- and 6-year-olds on Monday night in Stanton was cut short when parents started throwing punches after disagreeing about a call.

The Stanton City Parks department adopted a handful of new policies to prevent future incidents.

"There is a zero-tolerance policy on verbally assaulting the umpire/referee, scorekeeper, or any other game official. This applies to coaches, players, and spectators. Umpires should eject the offending party immediately if this rule is violated. An individual who is ejected will not be allowed to return as a coach, player, or spectator to that league for the remainder of the season," Stanton City Parks wrote on Facebook.

In addition to banning tournaments and adopting a zero-tolerance policy, the city is also eliminating score keeping at t-ball games.

The parks department said it would punish the adults responsible for Monday's brawl, but "we will not be discussing those publicly," the department said.

Local law enforcement is also investigating the incident, and charges could be brought against those involved.

“We’re going to speak to everybody that we can, and if the (Powell) county attorney recommends charges, that’s what we’ll do,” Sgt. Ian Morton of the Stanton Police Department told the Lexington Herald Leader.

***The following video contains profanity.***

EDIT!!! Just so its known. I did state it was a kids game to the lady that came up beside me acting wild! AND I did ask where my fucking kid was because she was out on that field when this happened!! And once the coach came back at her screaming i knew it wasn't going to calm down! So excuse me for the single cuss word I used around not 1 kid! Trying to find my kid to get her off the field SAFELY! I do apologize. I was VERY upset my kid along with everyone's kids that had to see witness that last night! Its really sad these kids that played hard all season and put their hearts on that field didnt get to finish their championship game because "adults" wanted to act like this..... at a T-ball game....... I can't even.....

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