Florida Baseball Coach Rejects Cheating Allegations As Little League Investigates Eligibility Scandal

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00:00Florida baseball coach rejects cheating allegations as Little League investigates eligibility scandal.

00:06Lake Mary head coach Jonathan Anderson dismisses claims of any illegal activity within his Little League program in Florida.

00:13However, a second protest by a recent opponent is unresolved.

00:18If proven true, these allegations could potentially dismantle years of results, similar to the Jackie Robinson West case.

00:25Lake Mary defeated Chinese Taipei in the Little League World Series championship in 2024, marking Florida's first win.

00:33Continuing its success, Lake Mary triumphed 10-0 over Bayshore in 2025.

00:38Despite this, Bayshore contested Lake Mary's players' schooling status, disrupting their preparation.

00:44Anderson questions why Bayshore did not properly prepare.

00:47Bayshore did protest a player that attended the school in question, and LL was informed of the protest, he wrote on Facebook.

00:55Why Bayshore decided not to warm up properly for a 10 a.m. game is a bit confusing, but that did happen as well.

01:01Bayshore had expected the filed protest to delay the first pitch.

01:05Instead, Little League allowed the game to proceed under protest and pushed further communication to the following weekend.

01:11The initial protest was then denied.

01:13Little League found no wrongdoing.

01:16Further scrutiny of Lake Mary stems from seemingly suspicious residential information.

01:20One parent might have altered voter registration so her son could compete, while another player's address links to a non-residential facility.

01:28Documents suggest proof of discrepancies, but Anderson denies their validity.

01:33No office was used as an address, he insists, arguing disqualification would have ensued if the documentation were inaccurate.

01:40At Little League, you can either choose residency as what gets you in the boundary, or use a school address, Anderson wrote.

01:47I'm assuming Little League believes that you may want to grow up playing against the kids you go to school with?

01:52These allegations are separate from Bayshore's second protest, focusing on an alleged out-of-boundary player active in 2024 and 2025.

02:01He requires a D-2 waiver for eligibility.

02:04Bayshore requested proof of this waiver officially, Regulation 2-D waiver.

02:08As far as we know, Little League's investigation into Lake Mary remains open.

02:14Jacob Anderson defends his program, emphasizing the team's progression to the SE Regional despite protests.

02:20Claims were reviewed and found false, he asserts, inviting skeptics to witness Lake Mary's talents.

02:26However, he did not address the D-2 waiver.