A brushback pitch. A hard slide. And then, the benches empty.

Anyone who says players don't take independent baseball seriously might change their minds after watching this Can-Am league video from Tuesday night's game between the Ottawa Champions and the Rockland Boulders.

The bench-clearing brawl broke out after Rockland catcher Marcus Nidiffer hit a double and slid hard into Ottawa second baseman Roberto Ramirez.

In all, four players were ejected, including Nidiffer and Ramirez.

The Champions would go on to win, 4-3. The two teams play again Wednesday night.