Player, coach reprimanded after obscenity, slap aired

~ The incident involved the Staten Island team during an ESPN prime-time broadcast.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Staten Island manager Nick Doscher and one of his players were reprimanded by Little League World Series organizers following an incident during the New York team's 1-0 loss to Lemont, Ill., in which the player yelled an obscenity and Doscher responded by striking him.

Staten Island, trailing by a run, had just turned a double play in the top of the sixth when the unidentified player swore as the players huddled in the dugout before the team's final turn at-bat.

The obscenity was clearly heard on ESPN's prime-time broadcast of the game, just before the network cut to commercial. It appeared that Doscher then struck the player with an open hand.

"Little League International was extremely disappointed in the behavior of the player and coach involved in the incident," the organization said in a statement.

"Because the incident was not noticed by any umpire, the Little League International Tournament Committee has reprimanded the player and manager. Both have been advised that any further similar or unsportsmanlike behavior will result in removal from the Little League International Tournament."

ESPN said it has decided to use a five-second delay for remaining Little League broadcasts.