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Baseball Umpire sues player After altercation

Michigan - A baseball umpire officiating at college baseball games has sued the pitcher of the Michigan Roadwarriors after being hospitalized for multiple trauma to the head. Phil Wiggins, 49, claims that the pitcher had "ill feelings" against him and intentionally aimed for his forehead during a game last May. Wiggins says that Bert Howick sent several high speed pitches towards his head with the intent of injuring him. He also claimed that the pitcher had a grudge against him for ruling some of the pitches to be too high. As a result, Wiggins said he was targeted by Howick's wild pitches. In the game mentioned, Wiggins was struck 46 times in the head after only 6 innings, and the last pitch sent him to the hospital with a concussion. Says Howick - "I never wanted to hit the old bastard...It was the wind that made the ball curve into his forehead". Although umpires wear masks to prevent injury, a high speed pitch can inflict serious damage. Says Wiggins - " I know the little jerk wants me dead. but I'll quit before I let him kill me. I better never catch him after a ball game". College baseball authorities had no comment, except to say that it was indeed unusual for an umpire to get hit in the head 46 times in one game.