Lordsburg hosts district softball tournament as teams advance to state

Deming’s Minor girls and Senior softball teams left Lordsburg with District 7 championships after a weekend that filled the stands at the Lordsburg Little League complex on 501 W. Fourth St. The tournament opened June 19 and ran through June 21, turning the field into a regional stop for southwest New Mexico’s youngest postseason contenders.

The Deming Minor girls advanced by beating Silver, Copper and Lordsburg on their way to the state tournament in July. The Deming Senior softball squad beat Copper and moved on to Albuquerque for state play. Those results gave the weekend real stakes for the players and families in the crowd, because District 7 was not just a local bracket but a direct path into the next round of Little League softball.

Throughout the tournament, teams from Deming, Lordsburg, Silver City and Bayard showed the pitching, timely hitting and determination that have long defined district softball in southwestern New Mexico. Parents, coaches and fans packed the Lordsburg stands, turning the games into a shared gathering as much as a competition. Deming Little League President Jason Carbajal said the league had “a lot of talented kids” entering district, and the play in Lordsburg backed that up from the first pitch.

The district title also fit into a postseason ladder that now moves quickly. Little League’s 2026 calendar lists district play from June 10 through June 24, section play from June 25 through July 1 and state play from July 2 through July 12 in the Southwest Region, which means the Lordsburg winners were playing for advancement, not just bragging rights. District 7 itself dates to 1979, when southwestern New Mexico was split from District 2, and recent champions have included Deming, Copper and Silver City, a reminder that this corner of the state has spent decades producing tight postseason races.

For Hidalgo County, Lordsburg’s role as host gave local families a front-row seat to that tradition and kept the ballfields busy with visitors all weekend. Residents who want to support the district winners can keep following the Deming girls as they head to July state play and back the county’s youth baseball and softball programs that make Lordsburg a reliable tournament site each summer.