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A New Jersey Little League player who was suspended from a state tournament game for a bat flip got his punishment lifted on Thursday.
Marco Rocco, a 12-year-old player for Haddonfield Little League, launched a two-run home during a recent match against Harrison Township Little League and turned his bat into the air.
The Homer made it an 8-0 game in the sixth lap, which ended up being the final result. With the victory, Haddonfield got clumsy section 4 title and went on to the State Championship Bracket.
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Marco Rocco, 12, was suspended from playing in a small ligatural game for this bat flip. (Joe Rocco)
However, when he crossed the home plate, Rocco was postponed due to a “security concern”, Rocco’s father, Joe, told nj.com.
Joe Rocco was firm by the Little League has “open promote[d] Bat flips all over their social media accounts, their sites and the broadcasts on TV to the Little League World Series. “
A temporary restriction order was filed on Tuesday in the Gloucester County Chancery Division hoping to let Rocco play, and both sides claimed their cases on Thursday. A judge decided in Rocco’s advantage.
Harrison Little League’s Catcher was not happy with the celebration. (Joe Rocco)
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“If you want rules and enforce them, they cannot be arbitrarily and whimsical,” Gloucester County Chancery -Judge Robert Malstein controlled Thursday afternoon via the New York Post. “[I’m going to] Allow him to play in tonight’s game. “
Haddonfield and Harrison Township also played each other both on July 13 and 15, split the first two competitions and made the July 16 a winner-take-all.
Haddonfield begins the state tournament on Thursday against Eldera, which came to the Little League World Series in 2019 in Deptford. The state championship group is a four-team, double elimination format.
The Haddonfield-Elmora game begins at 1 p.m. 20:30 ET.
Umpires threw out Rocco, which guarantees a suspension. (Joe Rocco)
The winner of the bracket goes to Bristol, Connecticut, For a chance to represent the Metro region of the Little League World Series.
