A 16-year-old junior varsity baseball player from New Mexico is facing charges and his team’s season is suspended after he allegedly urinated into the water jug of an opposing school.
Worst of all, rival players may have consumed the contaminated liquid.
The student has not been identified by name, but players on Rio Rancho High School’s junior varsity baseball team had their season suspended amid the ongoing investigation.
The 16-year-old defendant is facing 15 counts of battery after allegedly relieving himself in a water cooler belonging to the La Cueva junior varsity baseball team. DailyMail.com has reached out to police in Rio Rancho for further information.
Albuquerque Public School officials are reportedly making additional resources available to La Cueva players, according to multiple reports.
‘We’re glad authorities in Rio Rancho took this matter seriously and filed criminal charges,’ read an APS statement.
‘Outrageous behavior like this must be met with swift consequences to send the message that it’s unacceptable and will not be tolerated. A vast majority of athletes, coaches and parents at schools in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho and throughout New Mexico abide by good sportsmanship, and we’re confident this unfortunate incident is an aberration.’
This is not the first time a student athlete in New Mexico has been accused of urinating on a rival’s property.
In 2023, New Mexico State quarterback Diego Pavia appeared to be urinating on rival New Mexico’s practice field logo in a viral video.
In a scene strikingly similar to the popular ‘Peeing Calvin’ bumper sticker, footage aired by KOB 4 showed Pavia urinating on the artificial turf while the person filming the incident was seen giving the finger to another Lobos logo in the facility.
At a subsequent press conference, New Mexico State assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Tim Beck identified Pavia as the individual in the video, saying he believed it was shot before the season.
Pavia later apologized to his New Mexico State teammates and admitted he ‘learned a lot’ from the incident.
‘When the thing happened, it was a big distraction to the team, so I apologized to the team,’ Pavia said, as quoted by KTSM.com. ‘After that, I feel like we got even closer as a group and ever since we’ve been on a roll and playing really good football.’
Pavia has since transferred to Vanderbilt.
