In Mustang, a youth softball season has turned into a money mystery, as parents say thousands of dollars raised for their 8-and-under team vanished from a team account and wound up paying for personal purchases. The couple who coached the Fastball Assassins reportedly stepped down after parents confronted them, and families say digital receipts and ATM withdrawals suggest team funds were tapped for non-team expenses. The money, collected through Venmo, CashApp and on-site fundraisers in a volunteer-run league, was supposed to cover the usual youth-sports costs, not household bills.
Parents point to streaming, delivery and municipal charges
Parents told local reporters that money funneled through CashApp and Venmo, along with cash raised at in-person fundraisers, was withdrawn from the team account and spent on everything from streaming subscriptions to Girl Scout cookies and food delivery. According to KFOR, the transaction history also showed municipal charges and ATM withdrawals that families say look like personal spending, not league business. Parents and reporters say repeated attempts to reach the coaches for comment went unanswered.
League rules require city-run background checks
Mustang Youth Sports' official rules require head coaches and first assistant coaches to complete background checks handled by the City of Mustang, as outlined by Mustang Youth Sports. The league handbook zeroes in on conduct expectations, rosters and game procedures, but it does not spell out detailed requirements for how fundraising accounts must be set up or monitored. Parents say that gap means team finances are often kept in private accounts and can be tough to audit unless someone has saved every last receipt and screenshot.
Coaches stepped down; parents have contacted police
Parents told KFOR that the married couple coaching the Fastball Assassins resigned after they were confronted about the money. They also said assistant coach Kelsey Duhe left the team in January after overseeing income that came in via CashApp and Venmo. Duhe told the station she continued receiving digital receipt confirmations of transactions and that roughly $6,000 remained in the team account when she stepped away. Another parent then took over coaching duties for the rest of the season, and families say they have filed reports with the Mustang Police Department, Oklahoma City Police Department and Midwest City police as they push for a full accounting.
Where the Fastball Assassins played
Game schedules and standings list the Fastball Assassins as an 8U fastpitch team in the Mustang Youth Sports spring lineup, with games scheduled at Wildhorse Park, according to QuickScores. Public game sheets show early-March matchups and scores for the squad on Mustang's home fields.
Small programs are vulnerable, experts say
Fraud examiners say decentralized, volunteer-run youth leagues can be especially vulnerable when a single person is in charge of collecting and spending money, and they recommend basic internal controls such as written receipts, dual approvals and regular reviews. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners offers resources and guides on preventing and detecting occupational fraud that small leagues can adapt, according to ACFE. Mustang has already seen high-profile financial-fraud cases in recent years, including a federal conviction connected to school payroll, a reminder that even small-town accounts can carry big consequences.
For now, parents say the Fastball Assassins are playing on under interim leadership while investigators review transaction records. League officials and city staff told reporters they plan to cooperate with law enforcement as needed, and parents are hanging on to receipts, bank alerts and digital confirmations as part of their ongoing complaints.
