Iola Hormigas open spring training, move into Allen Community College Sunday

Iola citizens will soon receive their first taste of Mexican League baseball as the Iola Hormigas begin spring training for the upcoming summer season.
Allen Community College Athletic Director Doug Desmarteau and Pecos League owner Andrew Dunn pose with Iola Hormigas jerseys. The Mexican League’s minor league team will use the college as its home base this summer. Photo by Jimmy Potts / Iola Register
by Jimmy Potts
Published: May 22, 2025
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Iola citizens will soon receive their first taste of Mexican League baseball as the Iola Hormigas begin spring training for the upcoming summer season.

Just weeks after announcing their plan to make Iola the headquarters of the Kansas City/Iola Hormigas, players and coaches will begin moving to their new home at Allen Community College Sunday.

Their first game is slated for Thursday on the road against the Blackwell (Okla.) Flycatchers. 

The Hormigas will soon begin spring training with an international roster loaded with hopefuls from the Mexican League or Liga de Beisbol, which is Mexico’s longest operating professional sports league.

Jimmy Potts

Jimmy Potts began his journalism career over 15 years ago at the Bossier Press-Tribune in Bossier City, La., where he learned from legendary sports editor Jerry Byrd – affectionately known as the “Man of all Seasons.” Since then, he’s covered sports in Texas, North Carolina, Indiana, Missouri and Kansas, before joining the Iola Register in February 2025. Jimmy grew up in Johnson County but is adapting to life in Iola. In his spare time, he enjoys watching sports, of course, and spending time with friends and family.

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