MIDWAY, Texas (KWTX) - A 12 and under little league softball team out of Tulsa, Oklahoma is facing allegations that they played ineligible players on their run up to, and during the Little League Softball World Series this summer.
That Tulsa team beat a Midway team in a regional tournament and eventually placed third at the World Series.
“If the allegations against Team Oklahoma are true, I would certainly be disappointed and disheartened by the lack of consistent application of the rules which unfortunately reflect the integrity, or lack thereof, of the organization and the people who lead it,” says Rebecca Smith, the head coach for the Midway All-Stars.
According to KTUL in Tulsa, Team Oklahoma may have violated the guidelines that require players to live within specific boundaries or