Colorado Rockies Baseball Skills Challenge – June 15
Colorado Rockies Baseball Skills Challenge – June 15
Young baseball fans can exhibit their baseball skills when the Durango Parks and Recreation Department hosts the Colorado Rockies Baseball Skills Challenge competition on Wednesday, June 15 at 9:00 a.m. at the Riverview Sports Complex. The competition is free and is open to boys and girls ages 6 through 13 (age classification is as of December 31, 2011). Boys and girls will compete in separate divisions.
Entry forms are available at the Durango Community Recreation Center. Participants can pre-register at the Recreation Center or at Riverview Sports Complex from 8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. the day of the event. All participants receive certificates signed by Jim Tracy. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners are recognized at each level of the competition.
Rockies Baseball Skills Challenge is a baseball competition that allows youngsters to showcase their talents in base running, batting and throwing with scores based on speed, distance and accuracy. This is a youth program of the Colorado Parks and Recreation Association with support from the Colorado Rockies.
Top scorers from each age group advance to a sectional competition on July 10 in Grand Junction, Colorado. The top sectional scorers from each age group then advance to the State Championship to be held on Saturday, August 6 at Coca Cola All Star Park in Lakewood, Colorado. After the competition, all finalists will be invited to the Colorado Rockies vs. the Washington Nationals game.
For more information, contact Kelli Jaycox at 375-7305 or by e-mail at [email protected]
