LITTLE SILVER – A suicide squeeze bunt attempt triggered a brawl at a baseball game between two Monmouth County high schools Saturday and ended with a parent arrested and 36 players ejected from the game, a report said.



Umpire Vinny Smith told the Asbury Park Press that a Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School catcher started fighting after a Red Bank Regional High School batter slid into home plate with a shoulder-block slide. Parent Patrick Maisto, 49, of Rumson, assaulted a Red Bank Regional player and was charged with simple assault, APP.com reported.



Players on both teams joined the brawl and eventually 22 Rumson-Fair Haven players and 14 Red Bank Regional players were ejected from the game, APP.com reported. The game was held at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver.



The coaches, however, were not ejected and helped break up the fight.



"The coaching staffs of both schools acted swiftly and as best as they could," Smith told the Asbury Park Press. "They did a commendable job in trying to break it up and they were very cooperative at the end of the game."



It was not immediately clear what the fight means for both teams. The Star-Ledger reported both teams could be ineligible for the NJSIAA tournament, which starts May 20.