The Woodlands (WBAP/KLIF) – Legendary UTA softball player Cat Osterman’s may have ended her summer tour just as it was getting started.
Osterman reacted to a tweet by her pro team, ‘The Scrap Yard Dawgs,’ saying that she will not represent them because of it.
The since deleted tweet @scrapyardfp, showed Osterman and other players standing for the National Anthem. the caption read: “Hey @realDonaldTrump Pro Fastpitch being played live @usssaspacecoast @USSSAPride … Everyone respecting the FLAG!”
In reaction, Osterman tweeted that she does not support the teams comments. She continued, “We as a people are working towards change, and this is not it. ”
I DO NOT support the comments made during our game by @scrapyardfp & I will not represent them. We as a people are working towards change, and THIS IS NOT IT. pic.twitter.com/ziSTiYxuzQ
— Cat Osterman OLY (@catosterman) June 23, 2020
Other teammates chimed in, in support of fellow teammate Natasha Watley who is black.
Tasha I’m with you. This is NOT OK!!! It is not about respecting the flag. We must be better! We must stop distracting issues. Black Lives Matter!! https://t.co/z50RFBlnKi
— Cindy Bristow (@cindybristow) June 23, 2020
No word from the team.
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