<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>Mom says dad punched son who struck out twice
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</TD></TR><TR><TD class=ftr colSpan=2>THE ASSOCIATED PRESS</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>A father apparently upset by his son's performance in a youth league baseball game beat up the 9-year-old boy, his mother told police.
In a report she filed with police, his mother said the boy suffered a black eye, fat lip and bruises to his head.
The mother also sought out a protection order against the father. An affidavit filed in support of the request said the father swung his right fist at the boy while they were riding home in the car after a baseball game. The boy had struck out twice in the game.
The boy's mother took her son to his school counselor's office Wednesday to report the attack, and the counselor called police.
No arrest has been reported, but the allegation was being investigated, officials said.
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</TD></TR><TR><TD class=ftr colSpan=2>THE ASSOCIATED PRESS</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>A father apparently upset by his son's performance in a youth league baseball game beat up the 9-year-old boy, his mother told police.
In a report she filed with police, his mother said the boy suffered a black eye, fat lip and bruises to his head.
The mother also sought out a protection order against the father. An affidavit filed in support of the request said the father swung his right fist at the boy while they were riding home in the car after a baseball game. The boy had struck out twice in the game.
The boy's mother took her son to his school counselor's office Wednesday to report the attack, and the counselor called police.
No arrest has been reported, but the allegation was being investigated, officials said.