


The Texas University Interscholastic League is investigating an incident that occurred at a high school playoff softball game over the weekend, when a catcher was seen hitting batters in the head with a throw twice in videos that went viral on social media.
During the McCamey’s Area Championship series against Cisco High School, spectators expressed concern after the McCamey catcher appeared to aim throws in close proximity at Cisco batters, hitting them in the head on two separate occasions.
The videos were originally shared by the father of one of the batters, Dustin Ferguson, that was struck, according to KMID in McCamey, Texas — which reported that no players were ejected after either instance.
The footage has reportedly raised questions about whether or not the batters were being intentionally targeted.
In both occurrences, the batter appeared to step outside the batters box before being hit with a throw by the catcher.
During the second incident, the batter fell to the ground and appeared to crawl towards the dugout.
“What was that?” was yelled repeatedly as the crowd reacted with oohs.
In a statement to KMID, the Texas University Interscholastic League said it “is aware of an incident that occurred during the McCamey vs. Cisco Softball Playoff Series and is in contact with the school administrations to gather additional information.”
It is unclear if anyone was injured as a result of the in-game incidents.
The McCamey head softball coach is also the head football coach and Athletic Director, per reports.
McCamey’s season ended in the Area Championship series to Cisco.
Separately, the “Coleman Today” reported two instances in which the McCamey catcher allegedly hit the same batter twice in the head in their bi-district playoff game against Coleman.