'She was in tears': Oregon coaches target 11-year-old player

'She was in tears': Oregon coaches target 11-year-old player

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Brinley Stephens, 11, plays softball for the Astoria Future Fish. On Sunday, the team was playing a weekend tournament in Newberg, Oregon, when Brinley hit a hard line drive. What happened next stunned parents and players. The assistant coaches for the St. Helens team stormed the field, yelled at the umpire and accused Brinley of being too old and too big - and they demanded to see her birth certificate. Brinley Stephen…

'She was in tears': St. Helens coaches target Astoria player

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Brinley Stephens, 11, plays softball for the Astoria Future Fish. On Sunday, the team was playing a weekend tournament in Newberg when Brinley hit a hard line drive. What happened next stunned parents and players. The assistant coaches for the St. Helens team stormed the field, yelled at the umpire and accused Brinley of being too old and too big -- and they demanded to see her birth certificate. Brinley Stephens is an …