2022 Connie Mack World Series
- Wednesday July 20 – Teams arrive and Welcome BBQ
- Thursday July 21 – Parade, home run derby and opening ceremonies
- Friday July 22-23 – Pool Play
- Sunday July 24 – Bracket Starts
- Saturday July 30 – Championship
WELCOME TO THE CONNIE MACK WORLD SERIES!
CMWS INFORMATION & ONLINE TICKET PURCHASE
Thank you for all that have applied to this years games, and congratulations to those selected, but we are no longer accepting new applications.
See you at the games!
For information on advanced and reserved tickets call the Farmington Recreation Center at (505) 599-1184.
Tickets can be purchased at the ticket booth or online the day before the event is scheduled at noon.
Occasionally reserved tickets are available; ask at box office for availability.
– Thank you
Ticket prices:
- General Admission – $5
- Reserve/Handicap – $8
2021 CMWS
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting/Open House: Ricketts Park 10:00 am
Wednesday, July 14, 2021:
Final Committee Meeting: San Juan Country Club (San Juan Room) 6:00 pm
Thursday, July 15, 2021:
Foster Family Meeting: Farmington Civic Center 6:00 pm
Wednesday, July 21, 2021:
Team Arrival: Farmington Civic Center All Day
Burger Fry: Farmington Civic Center Noon
Foster Family Assignments: Farmington Civic Center 10:00/12:00
Seating Ambassadors Meeting: Farmington Civic Center 6:00 pm
Ball Boys Meeting: Ricketts Park 6:00 pm
Umpires Arrive TBA
Thursday, July 22, 2021:
Managers’ Meeting: Farmington Civic Center 8:30 am
Runners Meeting: Ricketts Park 8:30 am
CMWS Parade: Main Street 10:00 am
Team Pictures: Ricketts Park Noon
Coaches Fungo 5:30 pm
Opening Ceremonies 6:30 pm
Home Run Derby 7:30 pm
Hospitality Room: Spare Rib BBQ 7:00 pm – close
Friday / Saturday, July 23-24, 2021:
Pool Play: Complex (Field 1), Worley, Ricketts SC-9:30/1:30/5:30
R-9:30/1:30/7:00
Sunday, July 25, 2021
Managers Meeting – Civic Center 8:30 am
All Church Baseball Service – Ricketts Park 9:00 am
Sunday-Saturday, July 25-July 31, 2021:
Bracket Play – Ricketts Park Evening 5:30 / 7:30
Daytime 10:00
Monday, July 26 ,2021:
2021 CMWS Hall of Fame Inductee 7:15 pm
Tuesday, July 27, 2021:
Hospitality Room: Spare Rib BBQ 7:00 pm -close
Wednesday, July 28 ,2021
All City/County Night – Ricketts Park 7:30 pm
Where is Team Arrival, since there is construction at the Civic Center? Wednesday July 24 All Day. Location this year is at the Farmington Civic Center, 200 W Arrington, Farmington, NM 87401
How do I get tickets? TICKET BOOTH/GATES OPEN: 4:30 pm – General Admission Seating Tickets Available. Unless otherwise stipulated, the ticket booth and gates will open 1 HOUR PRIOR TO GAME TIME.
When is the Connie Mack Parade? Thursday, July 25, 2019 – Line up at 9:00 a.m., Bowman and Main. Team floats and all parade entries enter from intersection of Main Street and Bowman. Parade starts at 10:00 a.m. – duration is approximately one (1.5) hours.Entry forms are available at www.cmws.org.
When are Opening Ceremonies?
Opening Ceremonies – Thursday, July 25, 2019 – 7:30 pm
SPONSOR: Navajo Transitional Energy Company
INVOCATION: Travis Ned / Men & Womens Fight Club Ministries
GOD BLESS AMERICA: Chevel Shepherd
NATIONAL ANTHEM: Piedra Vista 2018-2019 Chamber Choir
CEREMONIAL 1st PITCH: Chevel Shepherd
HONOR 2019 CMWS OF FAME INDUCTIES:
“The Original 7” (Paul Amquist, Ron Boddy, Ernest Echohawk, Vern Gantner, Tank Holland, Bob Hoffman, and Pete Welsh.)
Danny Carpenter, Jimmy Clay, Doc Jones and Bob Williams.
Who is the host team for Farmington?
To be determined by City Tournament
How do I become a foster family?
Email conniemackfamilies@live.com or click here.
How do I buy handicapped seating tickets?
Tickets for handicapped spectators will go on sale at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday July 24th, Farmington, NM 87401
You may purchase one handicapped seat and one companion seat. Tickets for the week.
BECOME A CMWS FOSTER FAMILY!
Connie Mack World Series Foster Families provide CMWS players with homes, meals and transportation during the tournament. Being a Foster Family is an extremely rewarding experience for you and an invaluable service to the teams and players of the CMWS. So are you ready to become a CMWS Foster Family and possibly have future MLB star staying in your home?
For more information, or to become a CMWS Foster Family today, please email conniemackfamilies@live.com
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Farmington Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Farmington Convention & Visitors Bureau invites you to discover Farmington, New Mexico – Many links on things to do and other travel needs
Motels, Hotels, and other Lodging Options
Lodging | Hotels and Motels | Four Corners
CMWS Administrator: Carla Stimac conniemackworldseries@gmail.com 505-320-0496
If you would like to participate in the parade, please click on the button above to fill out the online entry form by July 15th.
Due to the roundabouts, the TOTAL length of an entry in the parade CANNOT exceed 40 feet.
HISTORY OF RICKETTS PARK
Hosting the longest running baseball tournament for any age group anywhere has led to Farmington, New Mexico being known as the “The Amateur Baseball Capital of the World.”
Our tournament is named after Connie Mack, who was an American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner. He was the longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history and holds records for wins, losses, and games managed (7,755), with his victory total being almost 1,000 more than any other manager.
The Connie Mack World Series is also the single largest event for Major League Baseball scouts each year.
On the average, the tournament hosts 56 draft choices each year.
In 1964, Farmington was given the bid to host the 1965 Connie Mack World Series. The series was held on land that was once home to the San Juan County Fair, until the fair moved to McGee Park.
The city of Farmington kicked in more than $3,000 for maintenance and the Connie Mack World Series was held at what was then called Babe Ruth Field.
In 1967, the field was renamed Orvil Ricketts Park and over the years, the park has become a landmark to area residents and fans of young baseball players around the country.
Operated by the City of Farmington year-round, the seating capacity at this top-ranked baseball field is over 6,100.
In 2011, a more than $600,000 renovation was completed. The first phase of the multi-year project was completed.
Residents and businesses raised a large portion of the funds for phase one through donations.
At the entrance, the grounds boast hundreds of bricks with donors’ names etched into them. Plaques that also recognizing the donors, line the redesigned entrance to the park.
A “larger than life” original bronze sculpture, created by local artist Steve Meyers, will be a focal point of the renovations. Keeping that spirit alive for amateur baseball players and their fans is what improvements to Ricketts Park is all about.
Ricketts Park is located at 1101 Fairgrounds Rd. and the Farmington Civic Center is located at 200 W. Arrington in Farmington, N.M.
HISTORY OF THE CMWS
Fifty three years ago, a delegation of Farmington businessmen traveled to the A.A.B.C. Annual Meeting in Chicago in what many thought was a futile effort to bid to host the 1965 Connie Mack World Series.
With their 1963 Babe Ruth World Series and the 1964 Connie Mack South Plains Regional Tournament experience behind them, the delegation presented a convincing story and won the bid by ONE vote.
On this, the 50th anniversary of the series, we celebrate the support of the foster parents, the civic clubs, the sponsors, administrators, coaches, players, and fans that have made the Connie Mack World Series one of the finest amateur tournaments in baseball.
The American Amateur Baseball Congress is the sponsoring organization of the Connie Mack World Series. The A.A.B.C. provides activities for youth and young adult baseball players through seven league divisions in the United States and Puerto Rico. Connie Mack regular season play allows players ages 16 to 18 to participate.
Farmington’s Connie Mack World Series Committee received the 1995 Sponsor of the Year Award at the national meeting of the Amateur Baseball Congress in Clearwater Beach, Florida. The Committee is known for the quality and quantity of work that it accomplishes year-round in order to successfully host this world-famous baseball tournament.
Since Farmington hosted the first tournament in 1965, the Connie Mack World Series has grown to be the largest and most prestigious tournament in amateur baseball. The quality of the Connie Mack World Series Committee continues to amaze those intricately involved with the World Series.
“Few committees are capable of maintaining the quality and quantity of this Committee. The Committee is structured in such a manner that every task is assigned to individuals with valuable experience, and those individuals add new persons to eventually take their place,”
Joe Cooper, National AABC President said.
Ricketts Park was developed by volunteer efforts and community donations. Continued improvements to Ricketts Park are funded with proceeds from the Connie Mack World Series.
Ricketts won the Beam Clay National Baseball Diamond of the Year Award for 1987 and the 1992 Diamond Dry Groundskeeper of the Year Award, sponsored in conjunction with the National High School Baseball Coaches Association.
Operated by the City of Farmington year-round, the seating capacity at this top-ranked baseball field is 5,072.
Dimensions of Ricketts field – RF-330, RCF-342, CF-370, LCF-544, and LF-320.
QUESTIONS? Please contact:
CMWS Administrator: Carla Stimac
conniemackworldseries@gmail.com
505-320-0496
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LOCAL RESTAURANTS |
ADDRESS |
PHONE NUMBER |
WEBSITE |
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| Chick-Fil-A | 4910 E. Main Street, Farmington, NM 87401 | 505-327-7000 | https://www.facebook.com/FarmingtonCFA/ |
| Papa John’s | 3030 E. Main Street, Suite X5 Farmington NM 87401 | 505-326-7575 | http://www.papajohns.com/ |
| Taco Bell | 2226 E. Main St. Farmington NM 87401 | 505-327-5481 | |
| McDonald’s | 2215 E. Main St. Farmington NM 87401 | 505-327-4925 | http://www.mcnewmexico.com/3397 |
| Smoothie King | 3554 E. Main St. Farmington NM 87402 | 505-258-4335 | http://www.smoothieking.com/location/view?store=1141 |
| Mikasa | 400 W. Main St. Farmington NM 87401 | 505-327-2255 | http://www.mikasafarmington.com/ |
| Clancy’s | 2701 E. 20th Farmington NM 87402 | 505-325-8176 | http://www.clancys.net/ |
| Fuddruckers | 4601 E. Main St. Farmington NM 87402 | 505-326-2089 | http://www.fuddruckers.com/local/location.php?s=3017 |
| Los Hermanitos | 3501 E. Main St. Farmington NM 87402 | 505-326-5664 | |
| TJ’s Diner | 119 E. Main St. Farmington NM 87401 | 505-327-5027 | |
| Wendy’s | 1820 E. Main St. Farmington NM 87401 | 505-326-3456 | http://www.wendys.com/ |
| Serious Texas BBQ | 3745 E. Main St. Farmington NM 87402 | 505-327-4422 | http://www.serioustexasbbq.com/ |
| Great Harvest Bread | 4009 E. Main St. Ste A Farmington 87402 | 505-327-4422 | http://www.farmingtonbread.com/ |
| Jimmy John’s | 3060 E 20th St, Farmington, NM 87402 | 505-327-2100 | |
| Spare Rib BBQ Company | 1700 E Main St, Farmington, NM 87401 | 505-325-4800 |
All Scouts arriving in Farmington to attend the CMWS must check in at the Scout Table located at the front gate at Ricketts Park to receive their tournament packet for the week.
- Scout table for registration will open Thursday July 25th at 4:30pm located at Rickets entry gate. Registration will continue all day Friday and Saturday.
- Each scout will need proper MLB or NCAA credentials at signing in. Scouts will receive their tournament pass and T-shirt for the $40 fee. Please bring accurate cash.
- The tournament pass will provide entry to all three venues during pool play.
- The packet will contain the Scout pass for entrance into every game as well as rosters and player information. There is seating available in the bench seats behind home plate located on the walkway.
- The Press Box will provide a hard copy of lineups for scouts for every game.
- For questions call Don Lorett at (505) 486-2125
We are looking for a few good men and women over the age of 18 to volunteer for our Seating Ambassador program. Please email Natalie Spruell with the City of Farmington if you are interested. You will receive a free shirt and a meal ticket for each shift you work.
Natalie Spruell nspruell@fmtn.org 505.599.1182
Orientation Meeting: Wednesday, July 21st 6 PM at the Farmington Civic Center
Download the Umpire list pdf ⇒ here
| CONNIE MACK WORLD SERIES | |||||||
| 2019 UMPIRES | |||||||
| 1 | Jim Paronto | 6 | Rob McKinley | ||||
| 2 | Marc Lewis | 7 | Tim Hatfield | ||||
| 3 | Jeff Cluff | 8 | Albie Boognl | ||||
| 4 | Dennis Whalen | 9 | Sean Clason | ||||
| 5 | Jake Gustafson | 10 | Leonard Longhorn | ||||
| replay: | |||||||
| David Toledo | |||||||
2019 MLB Playoff Alumni
ASTROS
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DODGERS
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YANKEES
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TWINS
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BRAVES
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NATIONALS
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CARDINALS
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ATHLETICS
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RAYS
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BREWERS
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