LITTLE LEAGUE HISTORY
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 August 12, 1951 at Santa Rita Park. Tom Hassey was the winning pitcher for Valley National Bank, 6-3 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.
The first Little League game in Tucson. Aug. 12, 1951 (Citizen)
DISTRICT 12 LITTLE LEAGUE
THURSDAY, JUNE 16
JUNIOR BASEBALL: LAWRENCE
SW Foothills vs. Randolph/San Xavier, 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
SOFTBALL LL: ANAMAX
Los Ninos vs. Copper Hills, 6:30 p.m.
JUNIOR BASEBALL: LAWRENCE
Cactus Empire vs. Los Ninos, 5 p.m.
Copper Hills vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 18
SOFTBALL LL: ANAMAX
Los Ninos vs. Copper Hills, 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 19
8-10 BASEBALL: ANAMAX
San Xavier vs. Cactus Empire, 5:15 p.m.
Sunnyside vs. Copper Hills, 7:45 p.m.
BASEBALL LL: ANAMAX
Cactus Empire vs. San Xavier, 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20
Rincon vs. TBD, 5:15 p.m.
SW Foothills vs. TBD, 7:45 p.m.
BASEBALL LL: ANAMAX
Randolph vs. Sunnyside, 5:15 p.m.
Copper Hills vs. SW Foothills, 7:45 p.m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
9-11 BASEBALL: LAWRENCE
Cactus Empire vs. Los Ninos, 5:15 p.m.
Copper Hills vs. Rincon, 6:30 p.m.
Randolph vs. SW Foothills, 7:45 p.m.
BASEBALL LL: ANAMAX
Rincon vs. TBD, 5:15 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
9-11 BASEBALL: LAWRENCE
Sunnyside vs. TBD, 5:15 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
8-10 SOFTBALL: LAWRENCE
San Xavier vs. SW Foothills, 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
8-10 SOFTBALL: LAWRENCE
Copper Hills vs. TBD, 6:30 p.m.
DISTRICT 5 LITTLE LEAGUE
MONDAY, JUNE 22
8-10 BASEBALL: ORA MAE
Thornydale vs. Canyon View, 5 p.m.
Marana vs. Tanque Verde, 5 p.m.
Oro Valley vs. Western 7:30 p.m.
CDO vs. Tucson Mountains, 7:30 p.m.
8-10 SOFTBALL: ARTHUR PACK
Marana vs. Continental Ranch, 6 p.m.
Thornydale vs. Tanque Verde, 7:30 p.m.
BASEBALL 9-11: MEHL
Marana vs. Western, 5 p.m.
Canyon View vs. Tanque Verde, 6:30 p.m.
CDO vs. Continental Ranch, 7:30 p.m.
9-11 SOFTBALL: ORA MAE
Marana vs. Thornydale, 7:30 p.m.
BASEBALL LL: MURRIETA
Marana vs. CDO, 5 p.m.
Oro Valley vs. Thornydale, 5 p.m.
Western vs. Canyon View, 7:30 p.m.
Continental Ranch vs. Flowing Wells, 7:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL LL: ORA MAE
Continental Ranch vs. Thornydale, 5 p.m.
JUNIOR SOFTBALL: ARTHUR PACK
Marana vs. Thornydale, 5 p.m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
8-10 BASEBALL: ORA MAE
Flowing Wells vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m.
Continental Ranch vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m.
BASEBALL 9-11: MEHL
Thornydale vs. TBD, 5 p.m.
9-11 SOFTBALL: ORA MAE
Western vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m.
JUNIOR SOFTBALL: ARTHUR PACK
Marana vs. Thornydale, 5 p.m.
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
50/70 BASEBALL: CROSSROADS
Marana vs. Western, 5 p.m.
Flowing Wells vs. Continental Ranch, 7:30 p.m.
JUNIOR BASEBALL: CURTIS
Western vs. Thornydale, 5 p.m.
Canyon View vs. Continental Ranch, 7:30 p.m.
BASEBALL LL: MURRIETA
Tucson Mountain vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m.
Tanque Verde vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL LL: ORA MAE
Tanque Verde vs. TBD, 5 p.m.
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