Friday, September 29, 1950. That’s the day Tucson Lions Club secretary J. Sydney Pearson made a presentation on bringing Little League to Tucson to three other local civic organizations including the Kiwanis Club. Eight board members were selected from those four organizations and the rest, as some say, is history. The first game was played on Aug. 12, 1951 at Santa Rita Park. Tom Hassey was the winning pitcher for Valley National Bank, 6 to 3 over Minarik Realty. Tony Amado recorded the first home run and A. Barraza scored the first run. Play got underway too late for state that summer but the first local Little League tournament started on Sept. 12, 1951 at the Hi Corbett Fields.
Little League All-Star action for the Old Pueblo starts on Tuesday with 50/70 competition between Cactus and Sunnyside at the Vista del Prado Park on the east side. It’s a best-of-three bracket that continues on Wednesday and then Thursday if necessary. District 8 will host the State Tournament for 50/70 at Fleisher Park in Nogales starting on July 11.
TUESDAY, JUNE 14
D-12 BASEBALL 50/70: VISTA DEL PRADO
Cactus vs. Sunnyside, 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15
D-12 BASEBALL 50/70: VISTA DEL PRADO
Cactus vs. Sunnyside, 6:30 p.m.
MONDAY, JUNE 20
D-5 BASEBALL 8-10: MEHL 2
Western vs. Oro Valley, 5 p.m.
Continental Ranch vs. Canyon View, 7:30 p.m.
D-5 BASEBALL 9-11: CURTIS 2
Oro Valley vs. Thornydale, 5 p.m.
Tucson Mountain vs. Western, 7:30 p.m.
D-5 BASEBALL 10-12: ORA MAE
Flowing Wells vs. Thornydale, 5 p.m. 1
Marana vs. Tucson Mountain, 5 p.m. 2
Oro Valley vs. CDO, 7:30 p.m. 1
Continental Ranch vs. Western, 2
D-5 SOFTBALL 8-10: ARTHUR PACK 2
Tucson Mountain vs. Thornydale, 6:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
D-5 BASEBALL 8-10: MEHL 2
Flowing Wells vs. Tanque Verde, 5 p.m.
Tucson Mountain vs. Thornydale, 7:30 p.m.
D-5 BASEBALL 9-11: CURTIS 2
Canyon View vs. Marana, 7:30 p.m.
D-5 BASEBALL 10-12: ORA MAE 2
Canyon View vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m.
D-5 SOFTBALL 8-10: ARTHUR PACK 2
Continental Ranch vs. TBD, 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22
D-5 BASEBALL 9-11: CURTIS 2
Canyon del Oro vs. TBD, 5 p.m.
D-12 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: FILED OF DREAMS 3
Southwestern vs. Sunnyside, 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23
D-12 SOFTBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS 3
Sunnyside vs. Randolph, 7:45 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24
D-5 SOFTBALL 10-12: ARTHUR PACK 2
Marana vs. Thornydale, 6:30 p.m.
D-5 BASEBALL 50/70: ARTHUR PACK 5
Tanque Verde vs. Thornydale, 6:30 p.m.
D-12 BASEBALL 9-11: FIELD OF DREAMS 1
Cactus vs. Copper Hills, 5:15 p.m.
Los Ninos vs. Sunnyside, 7:45 p.m.
D-12 JUNIOR BASEBALL: JESSE OWENS
Randolph vs. Empire, 5 p.m.
Sunnyside vs. Copper Hills, 7:45 p.m.
D-12 SOFTBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS 3
Copper Hills vs. TBD, 5:15 p.,.
SATURDAY, JUNE 25
D-5 SOFTBALL 10-12: ARTHUR PACK 2
Marana vs. Thornydale, 6:30 p.m.
D-5 BASEBALL 50/70: ARTHUR PACK 5
Western vs. TBD, 6:30 p.m.
D-12 BASEBALL 8-10: PURPLE HEART 4
Cactus vs. Copper Hills, 5:15 p.m.
Southwestern vs. Rincon, 7:45 p.m.
D-12 BASEBALL 9-11: FIELD OF DREAMS 1
Rincon vs. TBD, 5:15 p.m.
Randolph vs. TBD, 7:45 p.m.
D-12 JUNIOR BASEBALL: JESSE OWENS
Cactus vs. TBD, 5 p.m.
Southwestern vs. TBD, 7:45 p.m.
D-12 SOFTBALL 8-10: FIELD OF DREAMS 3
Southwestern vs. Sunnyside, 5:15 p.m.
MONDAY, JUNE 27
D-5 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: ARTHUR PACK 4
Marana vs. Thornydale, 6:30 p.m.
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS 1
Randolph vs. Copper Hills, 6:30 p.m.
D-12 SOFTBALL 8-10: FIELD OF DREAMS 3
Copper Hills vs. TBD, 7:45 p.m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 28
D-5 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: ARTHUR PACK 4
Marana vs. Thornydale, 6:30 p.m.
D-12 BASEBALL 8-10: PURPLE HEART 4
Empire vs. TBD, 5:15 p.m.
Sunnyside vs. TBD, 7:45 p.m.
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS 1
Rincon vs. Sunnyside, 5:15 p.m.
Empire vs. Cactus, 7:45 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS 1
Southwestern vs. TBD, 5:15 p.m.
D-12 SOFTBALL 9-11: DREAMS FIELDS 3
Randolph vs. Rincon, 5:15 p.m.
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