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 | League Suspends Gilliam and Heard for Brawl Friday, August 5th, 2016 There were a few hotheads at the Carolina-Washington game at Progress Energy Field yesterday, but the cooler heads prevailed and kept fisticuffs to a minimum. It all started when George Gilliam of the Crush and Pat Heard of the Capitalists apparently exchanged some verbal unpleasantries and rushed at one another and began wrestling on the ground. Both benches emptied, but didn't get involved other than a little shoving. Order was quickly restored, the two instigators were ejected by the umpires and the game continued. The league office took quick action and today announced that both players would be suspended 3 games for inappropriate on-field behavior. So far in 2016 Gilliam is batting .264 with 21 home runs, 59 RBIs and 57 runs scored. He has 106 hits in 401 at-bats and a .381 OBP. For the year Heard has compiled a 9-4 record with a 5.05 ERA. |   |
