HOME RUN DERBY GUIDE LINES

  1. THE HOME RUN CONTEST BEGINS AT 11:00 AM SHARP ! ! !
  2. YOU MUST HAVE REGISTERED AND PAID THE ENTRANCE FEE BEFORE YOU CAN
    PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT.
  3. SELECTION LIST OF BATTERS IS ON FIRST PAID GETS FIRST SELECTION THEN BY
    DRAWING.
  4. EACH BATTER MUST HAVE THEIR OWN PITCHER.
  5. EACH BATTER WILL BE CALLED TO THE PLATE AND THE NEXT BATTER WILL BE
    CALLED 'ON DECK'.
  6. EACH BATTER WILL HAVE 3 MINUTES TO REACH THE PLATE OR BE DISQUALIFIED.
  7. IF A BATTER IS FOUND TO BE USING A BANNED OR ALTERED BAT HE OR SHE WILL
    BE DISQUALIFIED.
  8. THE MENS HOME RUN FENCE WILL BE 275 FEET FROM HOME PLATE.
  9. THE WOMEN'S HOME RUN FENCE WILL BE ABOUT 50 FEET LESS. WOMEN WILL HIT
    FROM PITCHER'S MOUND AREA AND THEIR PITCHER WILL STAND NEAR 2nd BASE.
  10. A HOME RUN IS CONSIDERED A BALL HIT BY THE BATTER THAT LANDS OVER THE
    FENCE. A BALL THAT BOUNCES OVER THE FENCE OR HITS THE FENCE AND FALLS
    SHORT OR DOES NOT MAKE IT TO THE FENCE IS NOT A HOME RUN.
  11. ROUND 1 EACH BATTER WILL RECEIVE NO MORE THAN 10 PITCHES.                   
    THIS ROUND WILL DETERMINE THE TOP 10 HITTERS WHO HIT THE MOST HOME
    RUNS.   
  • IN THE EVENT OF A TIE EACH CONTESTANT THAT TIED WILL RECEIVE 3
    PITCHES.   THE BATTER WHO HITS THE LONGEST BALL WILL MOVE FORWARD
    TO ROUND 2.
  1. ROUND 2 EACH BATTER WILL BE ALLOWED 10 SWINGS.                                        
    THIS ROUND WILL DETERMINE THE TOP 3 HITTERS WHO HIT THE MOST HOME RUNS.
  • IN THE EVENT OF A TIE EACH CONTESTANT THAT TIED WILL RECEIVE 3
    PITCHES. THE BATTER WHO HITS THE LONGEST BALL WILL MOVE FORWARD
    TO ROUND 3.
  1. ROUND 3 EACH BATTER WILL GET 10 OUTS (ANY HIT THAT IS NOT A HOME RUN)
    THIS ROUND WILL DETERMINE THE ANNUAL HOME RUN DERBY CHAMPION.


THE LONG BALL CHAMPION IS DETERMINED BY THE LONGEST BALL HIT FOR THE DAY.
FLAGS WILL BE POSTED IN THE GROUND TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE BALL HIT (NOT WHERE
IT STOPPED ROLLING)
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