We Have Lost the Plot: Inside the Little League Cheating Scandal - Academy Youth Baseball Podcast EP 116 | Driveline Baseball

<p><strong>We Have Lost the Plot: Inside the Little League Cheating Scandal - with Maren Angus of Sports Illustrated</strong></p><p>A ten-year-old. A division built for kids with disabilities. That&#39;s the loophole, and it isn&#39;t the worst thing in this story.</p><p>For the first time in roughly 20 episodes, host <strong>Deven Morgan</strong> brings a guest onto <em>the world&#39;s most dangerous youth baseball podcast</em>: Maren Angus of Softball On SI, whose reporting drove the Tulsa National scandal from a single softball protest to disqualifications on both the softball and baseball sides, court filings, and two of Oklahoma&#39;s five charters demanding the removal of state and regional leadership.</p><p>Angus walks through the paper trail: falsified affidavits, altered GameChanger books, a hand-drawn state bracket, teams in travel uniforms, a $150 entry fee for a tournament that cannot charge one, a for-profit entity running USSSA events on the same fields, and a restraining order that lasted 48 hours. Morgan brings 11 years of coaching and board service to the structural read.</p><p>Angus expects class action. Neither of them thinks Tulsa is the outlier.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>00:00 Intro &amp; housekeeping04:32 Maren Angus, Softball On SI05:35 How it started: 2025 softball protests07:06 Volunteer org, brutal all-star paperwork10:27 Boundaries &amp; the sibling choice loophole16:17 Rec ball on ESPN22:38 The Challenger division workaround30:22 Superteams &amp; falsified affidavits39:26 Pay-to-play, unpaid bills, USSSA fields45:09 Altered GameChanger books, fake games50:42 TRO, court docs, admissions1:04:05 NCAA playbook &amp; PEDs in kids1:09:19 Structure over hope1:15:16 Where to find Maren&#39;s work</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p>New Driveline youth memberships (for players 9–14) are live in Washington NOW, with Arizona and Florida coming soon!</p><p><em>- Assessments</em></p><p><em>- Group training</em></p><p><em>- 1-on-1 hitter and pitcher development sessions</em></p><p>Get on the waitlist: <a href="mailto:support@drivelinebaseball.com">⁠support@drivelinebaseball.com⁠</a> or (425) 523-4030. Tell them Deven sent you!</p>