A junior varsity high school baseball team has been suspended and charges have been filed after one member of the team allegedly urinated in an opponent’s water jug.
The entire Rio Rancho High School junior varsity team from Rio Rancho, N.M. was suspended after it was alleged that at least one of their players urinated into a water jug. Several players and coaches from La Cueva High School’s JV team are believed to have drank from the jug during the game, which took place on March 25.
Rio Rancho Public Schools officials confirmed the incident last Wednesday and promised “severe” discipline for those involved, according to Kevin Opsahl of the Rio Rancho Observer.
On Monday, KOB4 reported that a 16-year-old student had admitted to the act, and would face 15 counts of battery over the incident. The student’s name was not released due to his status as a minor.
A 16-year old Rio Rancho high school student is facing 15 counts of battery for peeing in a rival team's water jug during a JV baseball game
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Despite the alleged perpetrator coming forward, the rest of the baseball team remains suspended while an investigation continues.
While there have been some incidents like this before, the fact that the player allegedly urinated in a water jug that the opponent actually drank from really takes this incident to a whole new level. It is no surprise that the authorities are coming down hard over this one.
