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Little League Parents Want U.S. City 'Banned' From Competition
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 20: A general view from the stands during a Little League World Series game at Lamade Stadium on August 20, 2023 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)Rob Carr/Getty Images

Little League Parents Want U.S. City 'Banned' From Competition

Originally posted on The Spun  |  By Andrew Holleran  |  Last updated Aug 12, 2026 6:23 PM ET
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Controversy has struck the 2026 Little League World Series this week.

A team from Tulsa, Oklahoma was disqualified from competition prior to the championship game in the Southwest Region. The Oklahoma team, which won its state championship before advancing to the Southwest Regional, was one win away from the Little League World Series. However, on Monday Little League Baseball determined that a player was ineligible and removed Tulsa National from the region, deeming its previous game a forfeit. Things escalated from there.

Parents of the Tulsa team filed and were granted a temporary restraining order from the 414th District Court in McLennan County, Texas, allowing their boys to play in the Southwest Region title game. However, Little League then went to court itself, asking for the restraining order to be vacated. And it was by the  414th District Court on Tuesday afternoon.

"We appreciate the Court's timely and considered decision to vacate the Temporary Restraining Order," Little League Baseball said in a statement, "allowing enforcement of the Tournament Committee's decision to remove Tulsa National Little League from the Southwest Region Tournament and declare its previous game a forfeit."


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With Tulsa being eliminated, a team from West Texas, represented by a team from Boerne Little League, will represent the region in next week's international tournament in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

"The decision upholds our commitment to a fair and equitable experience for all children based on our Official Rules, Regulations, and Operating Policies," the organization's statement added. "We empathize with the children of Tulsa National Little League and the likely disappointment this decision has caused. We recognize how memorable the Little League experience is for all children and the critical role that parents and adult volunteers are entrusted with to ensure that every child is cared for, treated fairly, and afforded a safe and positive experience."

This is not Tulsa, Oklahoma's first controversy

Earlier this summer, the Tulsa National Softball program was removed from the Southwest Region Tournament.

The Tulsa National Softball program was disqualified when the Little League International Tournament Committee “determined that the adult volunteers and parents did not provide sufficient documentation to verify that all players are eligible to participate in the International Tournament based on either their school enrollment or bona fide habitation within the league’s official boundaries.”

Fans are outraged and pushing for accountability from Tulsa National.

"This is gross behavior from parents trying to cheat for little league baseball. Such a bad example for the kids," former NFL player Geoff Schwartz wrote.

"Ban them all," one added.

"What a mess, but between baseball and softball Tulsa needs disciplinary action. At least this is over," one fan added.

"Didn't Tulsa just get in trouble for using ineligible players for the Little League softball world series? Some adults out there need a reality check," one fan added.

Nothing ruins youth sports like parents behaving inappropriately and taking things too seriously.

Hopefully, this will be a reality check for all.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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