Source: BroBible
Summary
The Virginia baseball team won an extra-inning game against Southern Miss, but two key players, John Paone and Kyle Johnson, will miss the next game due to a one-game suspension. Paone was ejected for verbal taunting after a strikeout, and Johnson was ejected after celebrating a home run. Many believed the ejections were excessive. The Cavaliers won the game 15-11 in the 10th inning.
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The habit gets a new name. Ejections become a teachable moment.
UVA’s coach Chris Pollard takes the high road, apologizing to Southern Miss. He says young guys make mistakes and get caught up in the emotion.
The ejections were a turning point in the game. The Cavaliers had to overcome the loss of two key players to win.
Paone’s taunting and Johnson’s celebration were deemed excessive by the umpires.
Virginia will have to play their next game without two key players. The lifestyle of a baseball player: discipline on and off the field.
Author: Evan Null
