According to SWAC.org, Andre Oliver and Evan Richard baseball players from Prairie View A&M University were ejected for participation in an on-field altercation with Jackson State University on Saturday February 19. They were suspended and fined on February 21.
One player, who wished to remain confidential, said,” It was bottom of the fifth inning and there was a controversial call at home plate for the third out which upset JSU Assistant Coach Kevin Whiteside. He said something very disrespectful to Prairie View pitcher Dereck Mitchell. Then an argument broke out between Prairie View Head Baseball Coach Waskyla Cullivan, and Jackson State Assistant Coach Whiteside. In the heat of the moment he punches a Prairie View Assistant Coach who is trying to break it up making all hell break loose.”
Two Jackson State players, Kendall Logan and Marshum Hall, were suspended for three games and fined $1,000 for involvement in the altercation. Also Assistant Coach Kevin Whiteside was suspended for six games and fined $2,000 for involvement in the altercation.
Prairie View players, Oliver and Richard were also suspended for three games and fined $1,000 for their involvement in the altercation.