1st Annual Home Run Derby open to ages 12 and under Sunday, June 25 Sacred Heart School, Effingham, IL Age Divisions starting at Noon Divisions: Rookie (8U), Minors (10U), Majors (12U) Trophies awarded to winner in each division. Cost: $10 registration by June 9 | $15 day of event registration Registration | Mail to: Mike Flack, 12033 N. 1450th St., Effingham, IL 62401 Name: Age: Team Name (if applicable): Address: City, State, Zip: Parent Name: Email: Phone: Waiver: By signing below, I hereby release and discharge from liability Sacred Heart Parish, the Diocese of Springfield, IL, the organizers, event sponsors, supervisors of the “Shamrock Slam Home Run Derby” contest, and their representatives, successors and assigns for any and all causes of actions, claims, and injuries suffered by me in this event, however occurred. I attest and verify that I have sufficiently trained for the competition of this event. As a parent or guardian of the applicant, I can hereby consent in the participation of the applicant, I hereby consent to the participation of the applicant in the contest under the above-mentioned conditions. __________________________________________________________
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2017 Shamrock Slam Home Run Derby
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The Derby is separated by four divisions:
1. Rookie- 7 & 8 year olds
2. Minors- 9 & 10 year olds
3. Majors- 11 & 12 year olds
There will be two rounds of competition for each Division. The top three finishers in each Division with
the most home runs will proceed to the Final Round.
Trophies will be awarded to the top finisher of each Division with the most total home runs in Final
Round.
o A trophy presentation for the Rookie and Minor players will be conducted before the Majors
Division in order to allow younger players to leave earlier.
Order:
o First Round​: The order of play will be pre-set at random. We will post the order prior to the
event. All late registrations will be placed at the end of the order per Division.
o Final Round​: The order of play will be determined by how many home runs were hit in the First
Round. The hitter with the most home runs in the First Round will go last and the hitter with the
least home runs among the finalists will go first. In the event of a tie among the three finalists,
there will be a coin toss to determine batting order.
❖ NOTE​: See “tiebreakers” section below for determining a tiebreaker for the top
three finishers eligible for the Final Round.
All batters must wear a helmet.
The on-deck batter may enter the field and take practice swings in the batter’s box. All other participants
must stay behind the fence until they are called on-deck.
Each participant will hit off of pitching machine.
The amount of pitches:
o First Round​: All players will get a total of 15 pitches. Player may not have any takes in the first
round.
❖ Note: ​Should there be no home runs hit in the Rookie Division, the furthest
balls hit by three players will qualify for top finishers.
o Final Round​: All players will receive 10 outs. Any swing that does not result in a home run
qualifies as an out. The batter may elect to not swing at a pitch without penalty, but must not
have more than 5 takes.
❖ Note: ​Should there be no home runs hit in the Rookie Division, the furthest ball
hit qualifies for top finisher.
Tiebreakers:
o First Round: In the event there is a tie for determining the top three finishers, there will be a
three pitch “playoff”. Whoever hits the most home runs in this playoff will advance to the final
round. The furthest hit ball will determine the tie breaker if an equal amount of home runs is hit.
If no home runs are hit, the furthest ball hit will still be the tie breaker. There will not be a
playoff to determine batting order of the top three finishers in the event of a tie for home runs
hit in the First Round. That will be determined by coin toss.
o Final Round: In the event there is a tie for placement, the furthest hit home run will be the tie
breaker.
Profanity and/or excessive arguing will not be tolerated from any player or parent and is subject to
disqualification without reimbursement. This is a fun event and let’s keep it that way!
Any questions on a rule may be brought to Mike Flack. He can be reached via email ​[email protected]​.