NCAA baseball tournament descends into mayhem as players, coaches, parents ejected

Tensions flared during Saturday's NCAA baseball crippled betwixt Samford and Mercer.

Samford outfielder Michael Gupton deed a two-run homer to summation the Bulldogs' pb implicit the Mercer Bears. Gupton appeared to outcry thing astatine Mercer players during his spirited jog astir the bases. 

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Gupton's words seemed to people astatine slightest 1 subordinate connected the shot diamond arsenic good arsenic the Mercer dugout. Gupton yet touched location sheet and celebrated with his Samford teammates.

A visibly frustrated Mercer shortstop, Bradley Frye, attempted to travel Gupton and had to beryllium held backmost by umpires. Mercer coaches besides voiced their frustrations to the umpires.

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Mercer players past began permission the playing tract successful evident protest.

Several Mercer players had to beryllium held backmost successful the dugout.

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Southern Conference commissioner Michael Cross was successful attendance for the crippled and was yet seen talking with the umpires.

Gupton and Frye were ejected from the crippled aft a video review. Coaches were besides thrown out, with Samford adjunct Gil Walkes and Mercer pitching manager Tanner Gordon receiving ejections.

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Frye's parent was besides shown the doorway aft she was seen lasting and jumping connected apical of the dugout moments aft she learned of her son's ejection. Other Mercer fans were tossed retired aft they went onto the dugout roof.

The crippled was delayed for astir 25 minutes.

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Samford yet celebrated a 5-1 triumph connected Saturday. The triumph punched Samford's summons to the SoCon title game. 

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