St Mark is proud to sponsor the Virginia District 7 Little League Challenger program.

Day	Date	Time	Field	Visitors	Home
Saturday	Apr 5th	10:00 a.m.	Dot Rich	Nationals	Pirates
312 Jefferson Ave, Newport News VA 23607			Monfalcone	Orioles	Braves
Deer Park Home Field
Tuesday	Apr 8th	3:00-8 p.m.	Dino’s Pizza Fundraiser	10% of sales goes to Challengers	14357 Warwick Blvd, Newport News
Wednesday	Apr 9th	5:30 p.m.	Dot Rich	Orioles	Nationals
			Monfalcone	Braves	Pirates
Saturday	Apr 12th	10:00 a.m.	Dot Rich	Pirates	Orioles
Buddy Game	@Deer Park Home field	312 Jefferson Ave, Newport News VA 23607	Monfalcone	Braves	Nationals
Wednesday	Apr 16th	5:30 p.m.	Dot Rich	Orioles	Nationals
			Monfalcone	Pirates	Braves
Saturday	Apr 19th	10:00 a.m.		Braves	Orioles
Buddy Game	@NorthHampton		1406 Todds Ln, Hampton, VA 23666	Nationals	Pirates
Wednesday	Apr 23rd	5:30 p.m.	Dot Rich	Nationals	Braves
			Monfalcone	Pirates	Orioles
Saturday	Apr 26th	10:00 a.m.		Orioles	Braves
Buddy Game	@Poquoson		9 Park St, Poquoson, VA 23662	Nationals	Pirates
Wednesday	Apr 30th	5:30 p.m.	Dot Rich	Orioles	Nationals
			Monfalcone	Braves	Pirates
Saturday	May 3rd	10:00 a.m.		Braves	Orioles
Buddy Game	@York County LL		412 Sports Way, Yorktown, VA 23693	Pirates	Nationals
Sunday	May 4th	1:00 PM	William & Mary	$5 tickets
	@Plumeri Park		221 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188	National Anthem buddies
Wednesday	May 7th	5:30 p.m.	Dot Rich	Nationals	Braves
			Monfalcone	Orioles	Pirates
Saturday	May 10th	Opening Ceremony 10:00 am First Game 11:00	Jake Hardison Memorial Jamboree		Play JHM Jamboree @Azelea LL OR Play Buddy game @Warwick LL
	@Azalea Little League Complex		1130 Pineridge Rd Norfolk, Virginia 23502
Buddy Game	@Warwick LL	10:00 a.m.	501 Blount Point Rd, Newport News, VA 23606
Wednesday	May 14th	5:30 p.m.	Dot Rich	Orioles	Pirates
			Monfalcone	Nationals	Braves
Saturday	May 17th	10:00 a.m.		Braves	Nationals
Buddy Game	@Phoebus		25 N Willard Ave. Hampton 23663	Orioles	Pirates

Wednesday	May 21st	5:30 p.m.	Dot Rich	Pirates	Nationals
			Monfalcone	Orioles	Braves
Saturday	May 24th	10:00 a.m.	Dot Rich	Nationals	Braves
Buddy GameGloucester HS	@Deer Park Home field	312 Jefferson Ave, Newport News VA 23607	Monfalcone	Pirates	Orioles
Wednesday	May 28th	5:30 p.m.	Dot Rich	Orioles	Nationals
			Monfalcone	Braves	Pirates
Saturday	May 31st	10:00 a.m.		Nationals	Pirates
Buddy Game	@Hampton Wythe LL		176 Catalpa Ave Hampton 23661	Braves	Orioles
Wednesday	June 4th	5:30 p.m.	Dot Rich	Braves	Nationals
			Monfalcone	Orioles	Pirates
Saturday	June 7th	10:00 a.m.	Dot Rich	Orioles	Phillies
			Monfalcone	Nationals	Pirates
Wednesday	June 11th	Make up Day

District 7 Little League Challenger is a baseball program for mentally & physically challenged youth on the Virginia Peninsula. Established in 1989 as a separate division of Little League Baseball to enable boys and girls with physical and mental disabilities, ages 4-16 or the completion of high school, to enjoy the game of baseball.

Teams are set up according to abilities, rather than age, and can include as many as 15-20 players, who can participate in one of three levels: Tee-Ball, Coach-Pitch or Player Pitch.

Each player gets a chance at bat. The side is retired when the offense has batted through the roster, or when a pre-determined number of runs has been scored, or when three outs are recorded. The Challenger players wear the same uniforms, shoulder patches and safety equipment as other Little League players.

One of the benefits of having a Challenger Division is that it encourages the use of “buddies” for the Challenger players. The buddies assist the Challenger players on the field but whenever possible, encourage the players to bat and make plays themselves. However, the buddy is always nearby to help when needed.