Hosted by the Hillsdale Baseball/Softball Association Baseball and Softball Players Welcome! Saturday April, 27th
The Hillsdale Baseball/Softball Association HBSA will host a Major League Baseball® Pitch, Hit & Run™ Competition for area youth. There is no cost to the participants.
• Date: Saturday April, 27th • Time: 10 AM - NOON • Location: Memorial Field, Hillsdale NJ o Located on Hillsdale Avenue two blocks east of Kinderkamack Road
Pitch, Hit & Run™ (PHR) is the official skills competition of Major League Baseball®. This one-day grassroots program is designed to provide youngsters with an opportunity to participate in a competition that recognizes individual excellence in core baseball/softball skills. The players will have the chance to advance through four levels of competition, including championships at Major League ballparks and National Finals at the 2013 MLB™ All-Star Game®.
Boys and girls will be divided into four divisions by age: 7/8, 9/10, 11/12 and 13/14.
The individual Pitching, Hitting, Running and All-Around Champions in each age and gender group at the Local Competition will advance to the Sectional Level of Competition.
All participants must bring a copy of their birth certificate and have their parent or guardian fill out a registration/waiver form prior to the start of the competition. These forms will be available at the competition site.
For questions concerning the competition, please contact your local Pitch Hit and Run™ Coordinator, Jeff Cramer, at [email protected] or the HBSA at [email protected] .
Levels Of Competition • Local Competition - Mid March-Early/Mid May o All-Around, Pitching, Hitting and Running Champions advance from EACH age and gender group. • Sectional Competition - Mid May-Early June** o Each Sectional is part of an MLB team’s geographic market. o All-Around Champions in each age and gender group are ELIGIBLE to advance. o The top 3 scores in each age and gender group among the Sectional All Around Champions within each MLB geographic market will advance to the Team Championships. • MLB Team Championship - June (weekends) o Held in all 30 Major League Ballparks. o Participants must place first in their age group to be ELIGIBLE to advance. The top 3 scores in each age and gender group out of all 30 MLB Team Championships will advance to the National Finals. • National Finals - MLB All-Star Week o National Finalists will receive an all-expense paid trip to the All-Star Game in New York, NY. Finalists will participate in an array of festivities upon arrival, including a PHR Welcome Reception, MLB Brunch and All- Star FanFest. Finalists will compete on the field prior to shagging fly balls during the Home Run Derby and attending the All-Star Game!
For further information, please see the PHR web address www.mlb.com/phr