ELLIS COUNTY - A former Ellis County select league baseball coach was sentenced to 15 days in jail Tuesday for hurling at least 12 baseballs at a 15-year-old player at speeds of up to 80 miles an hour.
Ron Edgar Santos, Jr. was sentenced on Tuesday afternoon in Judge A. Gene Calvert, Jr.'s Ellis County courtroom. He'll spend 15 days in jail, pay a $500 fine, and be on community supervision for 18 months.
Santos was arrested in October 2012 for allegedly throwing between 12 and 15 "hard core baseballs" at a player who was struggling to stay in the batter's box, Ellis County Sheriff's Lt. James Saulter told News 8 then. Investigators could see baseball seams on the boy's body, as well as bruising and swelling on his arms, legs and back.
Santos defended the act to investigators as a "training technique."
I can appreciate tough love as much as the next abusive manager. I've lost count of the number of hot coffees I've thrown in the face of lazy interns after they blogged some three-day-old city hall snoozer. These entitled kids just don't listen. What I don't understand is why Ronny Santos was goin' head-huntin' when the kid WASN'T staying in the box. You think he's gonna step up now, Vicente Padilla? You couldn't pay me to crowd this bro's plate. Earhole city.
BY THE WAY - Speeds up to 80 mph means soft toss all day with a single sneaky heater to keep 'em on their toes. Walk it off, kid.
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