New Mexico District 5

District 5 Little League Fall Ball

District 5 will again be offering fall ball.  There will be two programs this year.  Program 1 will be hosted by Roadrunner Little League and program 2 will be hosted by  TBD.   Play will most likely start in the beginning of August.   Please see the attached flyer for more information and registration dates.  Anyone residing within the District 5 boundaries has the option to play at eaither program.

Roadrunner Program

Program 2  TBD

District 5 Travel Baseball and Softball

Little League Travel Ball

New Mexico District 5 Little League is forming a competitive travel ball league.  Please see the attachment below for more information.  Teams can be formed from ANY player within District 5, not just the local league. We will be playing games with District 1, 8, and 9 too.  Major Baseball and above will use wood bats.  This looks to be an exciting new opportunity. Form your teams and lets play ball!

Update – Registration for the fall Travel teams will be held during ALL-STARS.   Please stay tuned for more information!!

• Roster Form
• Registration Form
• Travel Ball Information

New Challenger Website

NM Challenger Little League has a brand new web site.  Please visit  http://challenger.emll.net/ for registration and general information.

We Lost One From Our Little League Family

On Sunday morning (2/26/12), we learned that Jacob Tonkinson (current 8th grader at Southwest Secondary Learning Center  and Roadrunner Little League player) died at 5:45 AM following an illness. Jacob was involved in many sports, like golf and Little League baseball.  We are deeply saddened and he will be missed by all.

Funeral services for Jacob Tonkinson have been set for Friday, March 2, 2012 at Queen of Heaven Church (5311 Phoenix Ave NE). Fulle schedule is listed below.

Rosary –

Date     Thursday, March 1st

Time     7pm

Venue   Queen of Heaven Parish located
5310 Claremont Ave NE

Cross Streets    Claremont &
east of San Mateo; behind Big 5

Mass –

Date      Friday, March
2nd

Time      10am

Venue   Queen of Heaven Parish located
5310 Claremont Ave NE

Cross Streets    Claremont &
east of San Mateo; behind Big 5

Internment –

Immediately following Mass

Venue  Sunset Memorial Park on Menaul just
west of Freeway

Reception –

Immediately following Interment  ~ 1pm –
3pm

Venue
Sangre De Cristo Parish

Cross Streets     Moon &
Candelaria

UNM Spring Training Camps

The purpose of the Lobo Spring Camps is to
provide instruction for youth players from ages 6 – 18. The camp will be geared to expose them to the fundamentals & techniques of hitting, pitching, catching and infield play and enhance their skills as they get ready for their spring season. The entire camp will be ran and instructed by the UNM Coaching Staff.

Clinic Flyer

January President’s Meeting

The January President’s meeting will be held at Roadrunner Little League on January 9th at 6:00 PM.