By Jonathan V. Perez
Variety News Staff

THE Saipan Little League is set to hold its second Co-ed Softball Tournament Fundraiser on Jan. 20 and 21 at the DanDan Elementary School Ballfield.
Saipan Little League Baseball Association president Joe Salas said interested teams can start preparing for the two-day tournament.
Salas said they are now accepting registrations for the teams that consist of 25 members. Players 18-and-above can join the co-ed softball tournament.
Salas said if there are youth squads – ages 12 to 14 and 15 to 18 – who are interested then they might add two age divisions in the softball tournament.
The entrance fee is $100 per squad and the deadline for submission of team rosters is on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 6 p.m. in the Gilbert C. Ada Gym conference room.
This will be the SLLBA’s last fundraising before the 2007 season opens on Feb. 11 at the Francisco M. Palacios Ballfield.
For more information, call Salas at 483-7511 or SLLBA treasurer Annie Flores at 664-8800 or softball tournament vice chairman John Maratita at 287-7350.
On Dec. 10, the Man Amigos scored a 13-7 win over Watta Guy to claim the Saipan Little League Softball Fundraising Tournament.
More than 20 teams joined in the Saipan Little League’s softball tournament crown.
In other news, SLLBA president Salas appointed Mike Borja as the chairman of the mini camp to be conducted by Toronto Blue Jays third baseman JR Hattig on Jan. 27 and 28 at the Miguel Basa “Tan Ge” Pangelinan Ballfield.
Jerry Ayuyu is coordinating Hattig’s visit to Saipan.
For more information, call Borja at 322-0340.
Hattig, who was born in Tamuning and resides in Dededo, is the first Guam player to make it to the major league and also the first in Micronesia. He played 13 games this season posting a .333 batting average and getting three RBIs.