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VIDEO: Central baseball coach suspended by LHSAA after stripping incident

Posted on 4/18/26 at 10:50 am
Posted by BowDownToLSU
Livingston louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 4/18/26 at 10:50 am
Central head baseball coach Sham Gabehart has been suspended by the LHSAA for the remainder of the season including playoffs for his conduct during a recent game.
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Last Saturday during a double-header at Calvary Baptist, Gabehart came out of the dugout to argue a call and began removing his uniform. He threw his hat and two shirts, standing barechested near the third baseline. LouisianaSports.net obtained video of the incident.
The school’s principal Brandon LaGrue announced the suspension Wednesday in a letter to the players’ parents that was obtained by LouisianaSports.net.

“This afternoon the LHSAA notified us that they have suspended Coach Gabehart for the remainder to the baseball season including all post-season contests and practices. This is a developing situation, and we regret that we did not have the opportunity to schedule a parent meeting to deliver this information,” he wrote. Video in link. Ole Baw lost it
Posted by Kankles
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Posted on 4/18/26 at 11:04 am to
Posted by 9Fiddy
19th Hole
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Posted on 4/18/26 at 11:04 am to


Dude was blackout mad
Posted by Big4SALTbro
Member since Jun 2019
24076 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 11:28 am to
Kinda weak to send a letter instead of having a team meeting.
Posted by BowDownToLSU
Livingston louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 4/18/26 at 11:38 am to
I was coaching my son’ team about 20 years ago. They was 10 year olds. I was coaching third and it was a close play at second, the teen ump called him out. Kids mom rushs the field grabs the teen ump by the shirt and starts cussing him out. I pull the lady off of him and say “ lady look where you are” she immediately starts crying. They didn’t press charges but banned her from the park. She was a teacher. She just blacked out from rage I guess
Posted by xBirdx
Member since Sep 2018
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Posted on 4/18/26 at 11:42 am to
Hard to take the trash out of Central…
Posted by LSUDAN1
Member since Oct 2010
11090 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 11:51 am to
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What a melt! Maybe corch Jay should start showing this kind of fire!!


May equate to at least 2 more SEC wins after that crap of a roster he built with NIL money.
Posted by TheGeauxt9
South Louisiana
Member since May 2021
988 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 11:57 am to
Louisiana fiyah, someone call Coach O to show em how to rip a shirt

Posted by TexasTiger08
Member since Oct 2006
29972 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 12:26 pm to
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Sham Gabehart


Sounds like one of those generated names on the old Ken Griffey Jr baseball game.

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Gabehart came out of the dugout to argue a call and began removing his uniform. He threw his hat and two shirts, standing barechested near the third baseline.


This is embarrassing. You wanna flip your shite and yell, go for it. Standing topless like you want to throw hands? What a douche.
Posted by grizzlylongcut
Member since Sep 2021
15245 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 12:30 pm to
That’s awesome
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:05 pm to
Over a close play at first in a non-district, regular season game.

I coached high school baseball for 16 years, and, unfortunately, these “types” are pretty common in the baseball coaching ranks.
Posted by lsufanva
sandston virginia
Member since Aug 2009
13557 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 2:06 pm to
I get couth and his lack of it in that instance but that video shows a pretty underwhelming crime considering the punishment. Dude never even crossed the basepath and within 10 seconds was picking up his shirts and hat. Everyone involved in this situation overreacted. See far worse in little league, college and MLB, even church leagues. Since when did taking ones shirt off(what violence!) warrant a season suspension? Suspend the bat flippers, taunters and shite talkers(players and coaches) if you really want a clean game with a family atmosphere, as this suspension based on perception seems to suggest they want.
Posted by wahoocs
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2004
24801 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 2:14 pm to
Trust me

It was an accumulation of events

No ump or opposing team went into a game vs Central not knowing

But it doesn’t preclude him from making some changes and having success
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 4/18/26 at 2:56 pm to
Great role model for young men
Posted by RemouladeSawce
Uranus
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Posted on 4/18/26 at 4:09 pm to
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threw his hat and two shirts, standing barechested near the third baseline
Posted by 6R12
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2005
11825 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 4:15 pm to
what a Sham
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
60778 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 4:24 pm to
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Since when did taking ones shirt off(what violence!) warrant a season suspension?


In today’s culture, to my understanding, if you’re really angry at someone and take your shirt off, it means one thing.

I get that he regrouped quickly and gathered the clothing that he’d shed, but grow the F up a bit.
Posted by RemouladeSawce
Uranus
Member since Sep 2008
17688 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 6:13 pm to
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Since when did taking ones shirt off(what violence!) warrant a season suspension?
The regular season was over. It amounted to a 2-game suspension as St. Amant knocked them out of the playoffs a few hours ago

In a more civilized time a coach would have stepped away for the season out of embarrassment and to maybe get help if he wanted to keep working with kids. But the cool part of him not doing so is the suspension drew attention to his actions and pushed the video to a far broader audience
This post was edited on 4/18/26 at 6:15 pm
Posted by Signal Soldier
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Posted on 4/18/26 at 6:38 pm to
quote:

was coaching my son’ team about 20 years ago. They was 10 year olds. I was coaching third and it was a close play at second, the teen ump called him out. Kids mom rushs the field grabs the teen ump by the shirt and starts cussing him out. I pull the lady off of him and say “ lady look where you are” she immediately starts crying. They didn’t press charges but banned her from the park. She was a teacher. She just blacked out from rage I guess


Too bad she didn't rip her shirt off
Posted by Floyd Dawg
Silver Creek, GA
Member since Jul 2018
5204 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:03 am to
Being that it was a HS game, NFHS rules apply here.

NFHS is BIG on sportsmanship. Written all over the rule book is the phrase “extension of the classroom” and players, coaches and administrators are expected to have that phrase front of mind. With that in mind, how would/should administration react when a teacher/role model flips his shite and decided to strip half naked in the classroom?
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