SA 5 Diamonds: Welcome

Welcome to the heart of the Southside of San Antonio! We offer baseball and softball programs for boys and girls from ages 3 to 16! Come visit our fields and join us! Our league is located at 8214 S. Flores (between Formosa and Amber). We host divisions in tiny tee (ages 3 & 4); t-ball (ages 5 & 6); coach-pitch (softball (girls) & baseball (boys) ages 7 & 8); minor (boys & girls ages 9 & 10); major (boys & girls ages 11 & 12); juniors (boys & girls ages 13 & 14) and seniors (boys & girls ages 15 & 16).  For each division, boys' age as of April 31 each year and girls' age as of December 31 of the preceding year.  We are a volunteer organization and appreciate all community support.  Thanks to all the people who generously volunteer their time, energy, and know-how!  We are grateful for every minute! 

SPRING 2012 REGISTRATION

LAST registration for Spring League is February 12, 2012 (Sunday) from 1pm to 4pm at Academy Sports & Outdoors on SW Military Drive & S. Flores.  Please bring original birth certificate (we do not keep) and 3 proofs of residence dated 2/2010 to date of registration.  Registration fee: only $80 CASH per player plus 25 raffle tickets per family.  Baseball Division eligibility is age as of April 31, 2012 and Softball Division (girls only) eligibility is age as of December 31, 2011. Thank you for your support of our program!  Late registration will be announced along with late fee.  ALL RAFFLE TIX MONEY and STUBS due on Wednesday, February 29 at Academy Sports (S. Flores) 6:30pm to 8pm.

INTERESTED IN COACHING?

If you didn't play Spring 2011 with SA 5 Diamonds and want to be a manager for a team in Spring 2012, please contact Elaine Ortiz at 210-846-0415.  There are a limited number of teams that can play at 5 Diamonds as teams play 2 games a week during regular season from March 19 through Memorial Day weekend in May. Games are played Monday - Saturday.  All coaches and managers MUST undergo and PASS a background check.  All parent volunteers MUST be approved by a majority of the Board vote.  Background check forms must be filled out completely with a copy of a current driver's license and $5 processing fee paid.   

OPENING DAY CEREMONIES

All teams will participate in Opening Day ceremonies on Saturday, March 10 at 10AM at 5 Diamonds' Softball field.  All teams should be prepared to play and 10 parent volunteers needed from each and every team for concession duty.  REGULAR SEASON PLAY ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN MONDAY, March 19, 2012 (AFTER SPRING BREAK).

CLEAN-UP DAYS

Clean up days in preparation for the upcoming season have been scheduled for: 

• Saturday 01/28/12 from 10am-1pm;
• Saturday, 02/11/12 from 10am-1pm;
• Saturday, 02/18/12 from 10am-1pm;
• Saturday 03/03/12 from 10am-1pm.
• Also, during the week before Opening Day Ceremonies on March 7,8 and 9 from 6pm-8pm. 

Teams must log in volunteer time at the fields for at least a total of 5 hours prior to the season.  All parents are encouraged to log in 1 hour of time to help your coaches and managers.  Please log your time with Mr. Mark Samer (3 middle fields) or Mr. Roland Villa (tball field).  All teams are encouraged to work on ALL fields at 5 Diamonds, not only the one they play on.   THANKS for the teamwork!

TRYOUTS

 Tryouts for all individuals moving up into a new division (league age 9 or older) or new to SA 5 Diamonds MUST attend 2 tryouts.  The dates for the tryouts are: 

• Sunday February 12, 3pm to 5pm; CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER
• WEDNESDAY, February 15 @ 6:45pm MINOR Boys only (10U) - must be registered to attend tryouts.
• THURSDAY, February 16 @ 6:45pm MAJOR Boys only (12U) - must be registered to attend tryouts.
• SOFTBALL tryouts:  WED 2/15/2012 and FRI 2/17/2012 - Time to be posted.
• Sunday February 19, 1pm to 3pm and 4pm to 6pm 

PARENT VOLUNTEER TRAINING

MANDATORY Parent Volunteer Training sessions will be on February 18 and March 3, 2011 at 5 Diamonds Little League.  Volunteers only need attend 1 training session.  Please bring your ID and $10 payable to the instructor.  You must have completed and passed a background check PRIOR to the class.  Please note that each day will consist of 2 separate sessions specific to divisions:  9am - 11am for the parent volunteers in the T-ball and Machine Pitch divisions (boys and girls).  From 1pm to 3pm is for the Minor Divisions and OLDER (boys and girls).  ONLY IN THE EVENT OF RAIN will the classes on February 18 and on March 3rd be moved from 5Diamonds to Mission Library at 3134 Roosevelt from 10am to 12:30pm.  Future training dates will be announced, but the price of instruction will increase from $10 to $20.  Please encourage all coaches, managers, and team parents to go to the sessions scheduled.

SCHEDULING PRACTICE

For practice at 5Diamonds field, all teams must have at least 9 players registered to play Spring 2012 season with SA5D.   All teams must log in volunteer work on fields every month.  Thanks for the teamwork. For the JR boys field scheduling. please call Elaine Ortiz 210-846-0415.  For softball, coach pitch, and major boys fields (3 fields in the middle) please call Board member Mark Samer at 210-262-7519.  Practice may start week of January 29.

OPENING DAY CEREMONY BOOTHS

The drawing for food and game booths will be Wednesday February 29 at 7pm at the Main Concession.  Teams who choose a food booth must pre-pay all COSA Health Dept. permits.   No beverages may be sold. Teams limited to 1 food item per booth except Sweet/Sour booth or after all booths have been assigned and an item is not being sold.  No duplicate food items.  Board member Denise Garcia is your POC.  Call her with questions 210-827-9557.

RUMMAGE SALE!

DUE TO HEAVY RAIN, the rummage sale has been postponed to Saturday, March 5.  Sell all your unwanted items!  Buy items at bargain basement prices!  For the first time SA 5 Diamonds will host a rummage sale on Saturday, March 5 from 8am to 2pm.  Vendors wishing to purchase an 8 foot space for $20, please call Denise Garcia at 210-827-9557.   

Bat regulations for 2012 season have been announced!  See the Little League Website at www.littleleague.org. A list of bats can be downloaded.  Most affected divisions are Minor Boys division and older. 

  SA 5 Diamonds is currently on the 2012 San Antonio Parks Bond Election Ballot for $650,000 in improvements!  Please VOTE YES for the Bond Election!  Property taxes are NOT increasing!

MUCH THANKS TO JENNIFER RAMOS FOR THE FUNDING OF THE PAVING PROJECT AND FOR HER CONTINUED SUPPORT OF 5 DIAMONDS!

ON TO STATE!!!!!

As the only team from the Southside of San Antonio and the only team from San Antonio in District 21, we are proud to announce that the Senior Boys Baseball team from SA 5 Diamonds Little League won the Texas West, Section 3 Little League title by defeating Sonora in Uvalde, Texas. They played in the Texas West State Little League tournament in Fort Worth July 20, 2011. http://www.texaswest.org/

The bottom row from left to right:

Brett Wilson, Javier Salinas, Tristan Settles, Frank Romo, Donny Perez, Jesse Medina, Wyatt Trinidad, Raymond Flores III, Frank Bosmans IV

The top row from left to right:

Coach Gilbert Munoz, Dominick Ortiz, Adrian Gallegos, Juan de Alejandro, Manager Albert Fernandez, Adam Rodriguez, Sergio Munoz, Coach Brett Wilson

MANY THANKS TO:

Councilwoman Jennifer Ramos for putting up canopy shade on 3 fields and for a future parking lot paving project!

State Farm Agent Donna Pfeifer (210-922-8787) for sponsoring our softball field!

State Senator Carlos Uresti for sponsoring our tball field!

TOYOTA Manufacturing of San Antonio for their donation of brand new scoreboards!

 Residency requirements: Child must live within boundaries set out by Little League which include Harlandale ISD, Southside ISD, South San ISD, some of Southwest ISD, the Highlands HS area, Burbank HS area, Brackenridge HS area, and some of the East Central ISD.  These are general areas that are included in SA 5 Diamond boundaries.  Boys and girls ages 3 to 16 (see birthdate deadlines above).  All 3 year olds must be age 3 by January 1.