Umpires Involved in Altercations : Jurisprudence: Parking-lot confrontation sparks charges of assault. Baseball-throwing incident under investigation.

An altercation between umpires and youths after the Loara-Los Alamitos baseball game Tuesday has led to assault charges being filed against the umpires, a Los Alamitos police spokesman said Thursday.

The umpires, Pierre Bertolino and Bob Radder, will file countercharges against two juveniles today, Bertolino said. He said he could not comment further.

The incident occurred after Los Alamitos’ 2-1 victory at Los Alamitos. Witnesses said the umpires were followed by the youths into a parking lot, and there was a confrontation.

“We have both sides of the story, and they conflict,” Detective Maury Dandoy said. “We’re investigating and looking for a witness to clarify everything.”

Loara Athletic Director Marty Johnson said it did not appear that Loara students were involved but that the school was investigating.

“It had nothing to do with the school,” he said. “It had to do with a person who is not a student at either school.”

The incident was one of two that occurred after high school baseball games Tuesday. There was also a confrontation between umpires and players after the Ocean View-Santa Ana game at Santa Ana.

A witness, who asked not to be identified, said an Ocean View player threw a baseball at an umpire, but did not hit him, after Santa Ana’s 6-5 victory.

Lee Gaeta, activities director at Ocean View, said the school was investigating.

“We’re dealing with the (Southern Section) and the baseball officials,” Gaeta said. “According to one umpire, the ball was fired at his partner. What we hear from our parents and kids is that the ball was lobbed in the direction of the umpire.”

It was the second incident at an Ocean View game in the past month. Earlier, Seahawk Coach Steve Barrett was accused of bumping an umpire.

He was ejected from the game, but an investigation by school officials was inconclusive, Gaeta said.

“We could not prove that it had taken place,” Gaeta said. “No one saw it. We did warn, direct and counsel the coach (that) such actions are not to continue.”

Citing a growing number of similar incidents, John Vash, a spokesman for the Orange County Baseball Officials Organization, said they will meet with the Southern Section next Thursday to request more security at games.

“We are concerned about our safety,” Vash said. “We’re going to get some agreement as to our concerns about security. In basketball and football, you can get back to the dressing room and leave at your convenience. Baseball, you don’t have that luxury. When you go back to the parking lot, you really have to run the gantlet.”

Mark Spinn contributed to this story.