North Texas Little League team allegedly removed mid-tournament without explanation of wrongdoing

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North Texas Little League team allegedly removed mid-tournament without explanation of wrongdoing
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According to a league official, Fossil Creek was previously accused of bringing in a"Super Team." However, they were cleared of these allegations shortly after.FORT WORTH, Texas — Fossil Creek Little League , a youth baseball organization in Fort Worth, reportedly had their team removed from the Texas West District 7 Little League Tournament without explanation from officials in June.

According to the Facebook post, on June 11, the head coach of the Black team Greg Harper participated in a conference call with representatives from Little League International Headquarters and the Southwest Region about these accusations. According to a statement from an FCLL official, on June 18, Rush received a phone call from the Director of League Development for LL International Dan Velte, asking him to remove the Black team from the District 7 Tournament voluntarily.

Shortly after this decision was made, Rush reportedly tried to rescind the withdrawal. However, he was told it was too late and they had to move on.

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