2026 Babe Ruth Softball Champs: Native Nations 14U team wins World Series
Courtesy | Shanda Tsosie
The Native Nations 14U softball team pose for a photo with their tribal flags after winning the 2026 Babe Ruth Softball World Series in Florence, Ala., on Saturday, August 1. The team finished with a 9-1 record in the double-elimination tournament.
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Entering the 2026 Babe Ruth Softball World Series, the Native Nations 14U team came into the tournament with very limited time playing together.
The all-star squad was assembled weeks before the start of the world series tournament in Florence, Alabama. The 11-roster team is comprised of players from the Comanche, White Mountain Apache, Salt River, Oneida, Gila River and Navajo Nation tribes as they were selected after participating in a national tournament in Prescott, Arizona on June 4.
The Diné players included Tylola Tsosie (Shonto), Alyssa Blackhat (Tuba City), Mylah Manuelito (Gallup), Lacey Parrish (Kirtland), Ellie Barton (Farmington), Olivia Rios (Navajo Mountain), and Kallium Walker-Yazzie (Snowflake).
The other players were Averi Austin, Hannah Pewewardy, Naomi Anton and Mireya Carpio.
To read the full article, please see the Aug. 6, 2026, edition of the Navajo Times.
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