"Pack the Park" at RSC Set for April 10

The 21st annual Art and Lorraine Gonzales Pack the Park Youth Clinic is scheduled for Friday, April 10, at Pueblo's Runyon Field Sports Complex in conjunction with the Thunderwolves’ Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference baseball game with New Mexico Highlands University.

The clinic, which starts at 3 p.m., and the game, which begins at 6:05 p.m., are free to the public, and prizes will be raffled off before the start of the CSU Baseball game and between innings.

Scan the QR Code at right to register for the Pack the Park Youth Clinic. For more information, please get in touch with the CSU Pueblo Athletics office at 719-549-2013.

Coaches and players from the CSU Pueblo baseball program and local high schools will provide instruction for the clinic, which is open to K-8 players. Each participant at the clinic will receive a free T-shirt, a hot dog, chips, and a drink.

Participants are asked to wear their uniforms and bring their gloves and bats. They will be instructed in hitting, fielding, throwing, and pitching.

Coaches and players from the CSU Pueblo baseball and local high schools will provide instruction for the clinic, which is open to K-8 players. Each participant at the clinic will receive a free t-shirt, a hot dog, chips, and a drink. Participants are asked to wear their uniforms and bring their gloves and bats. They will be instructed in hitting, fielding, throwing, and pitching.

Here is the complete schedule for this year's 21st Annual Pack the Park event

2:30 p.m. – Registration/check-in and hand out t-shirts to the participants

3:00 p.m. – Welcome message

3:00 p.m. – Youth Baseball/Softball Clinic

4:00 p.m. – Team Photo

4:00 p.m. – Closing Remarks

4:15 p.m. – Food at Runyon

4:20 p.m. – Watch CSU Pueblo batting practice on Hobbs Field

5:45 p.m. – Ceremonial First Pitch

5:55 p.m. –  National Anthem

6:05 p.m. –  CSU Pueblo vs. New Mexico Highlands

The goal of the Pack the Park is to provide local youth softball and baseball players with the best clinic and opportunity to experience CSU Pueblo baseball and Runyon Field.

"This event has had a tremendous impact on our community over the past 20 years, and we're hopeful that success will continue again this year," CSU Pueblo fifth-year baseball coach Bobby Applegate said.