The disqualification of the Tulsa National Little League softball team from the Southwest Region Tournament in Waco, Texas, sent shockwaves through the entire youth sports community on Tuesday.
After three protests were filed across three days from three different teams, Vice President of Operations and Little League International Tournament Director Dan Velte had enough evidence to remove the team from World Series contention.
“Just because somebody submits a protest, originally, we don’t always act on that,” Velte told Softball On SI in an exclusive phone interview on Wednesday. ”We will review it, but until such time that someone can clearly show that there is a violation, and we can look into it and analyze the situation, then we take the appropriate action at that point.”…