Coach Suspended After Punching Umpire During 18-and-Under National Championship

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A veteran youth umpire in Georgia was assaulted by a coach this week during an 18-and-under national championship game.

According to Fox 5 Atlanta, 77-year-old Fred Miller, who has spent more 20 years officiating games, had just ejected a player who repeatedly cursed at him, when the player's coach confronted him about the same play. Miller said he told the coach he did not see the play, and as he walked away the coach punched him in the back. 

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