Ballplayer Cleared of Assault Allegation

The San Diego County district attorney said Friday there is insufficient evidence to file sexual assault charges against Chatsworth High School baseball player Matt Fisher.

The announcement ended an investigation that began Sunday, when a woman accused Fisher of sexually assaulting her after a fraternity party. Fisher was in San Diego for a recruiting trip to Cal State San Diego.

“From the day this happened, I believed in my son’s innocence and never wavered one minute, and neither did Matt,” said Jack Fisher, Matt’s father.

Police said a 20-year-old female student alleged Fisher, 18, entered her room early Sunday and sexually assaulted her as she slept. The woman lives with several members of the Aztecs baseball team. Fisher had been taken to the residence after attending a fraternity party Saturday evening.

Fisher was later arrested at the motel where he was staying.

Kathleen Lewis, a deputy district attorney, said independent witnesses corroborated Fisher’s account--that there was no attack--and contradicted the female student’s story.

Fisher’s father criticized San Diego State officials for having his son attend parties where alcohol was being served.

San Diego State baseball Coach Jim Dietz said Friday that disciplinary action has been taken against Fisher’s two recruiting hosts. One player was dismissed from the squad and another player was temporarily suspended while an athletic department investigation continues.

A school spokesman said taking recruits to fraternity parties where alcohol is served “was not on the agenda of things to do.”