Red River Rivals? Oklahoma and Texas teams involved in potential sign-stealing kerfuffle in Little League World Series
By Andrew Olson
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No matter the sport, teams from Oklahoma and Texas tend to not like each other. Sunday’s Little League World Series Southwest Regional action pitted teams from Oklahoma and Texas against each other, and there was some drama.
Tulsa National and Texas West faced off on Sunday. Texas West was up 4-1 before a delay as umpires looked into possible sign-stealing/tipping of pitches. Play resumed, and Tulsa’s Casen Baucom changed the game with a grand slam.
Some drama at the LLWS Southwest Regional (Oklahoma vs. Texas West), as the Umpires stop play for a ruling from the Tournament Director on a baserunner stealing signs/tipping location… first pitch after the ruling, a go-ahead Grand Slam by Tulsa's Casen Baucom. pic.twitter.com/BgSuNBRWTj
— Cayden McFarland (@caydenmc) August 3, 2025
Oklahoma went on to win 12-9 in 8 innings over the Texas West team based in Midway. Tulsa vs. Midway isn’t exactly like teams from Norman and Austin, but some fans were in the Red River spirit, one could say.
The Oklahoma squad is playing another elimination game on Monday. Tulsa National will face Texas East.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
