WACO, Texas (WOAI) — The kids won on the field. Now, they’ve won in court. A judge has cleared Boerne to play in the Little League World Series.
We’ve followed the fight since Monday night, and after every legal twist, it turns out there’s nothing wrong with Little League baseball — except the grown-ups.
On Tuesday, judge Ryan Luna, the Mclennan County District Judge in Waco, dissolved his own temporary restraining order that he issued Monday night, after the Boerne little league and little league international lawyered up and filed a 330 page emergency motion that outlined exactly how the Tulsa organization used an ineligible player during the southwest regional tournament.
All’s well that ends well, and coach Greg Yost said his kids are now ready for Williamsport.
It goes without saying that injunctions, and hearings don’t belong in little league sports but Boerne never doubted today’s outcome. The team spent the day at the pool, parents booked flights and hotels, and they had no intention of going back to Waco or being forced to play tonight.
The team leaves for Williamsport on Friday, their first game scheduled for 3pm on August 21.