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When a tournament has a home run derby, how do they run it? My daughter said she'd be interested, but we can't find any information on what exactly they do.
Home run derby
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- Jun 20, 2008
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The ones that I have seen have the groups by age and they get X number of pitches from a machine or front tosser and the most hit out wins, in the case of a tie there is another round with the kids that are tied, sometimes they have awards for the longest...
Usually a home run derby means anything goes. You see some altered bats, because that's the only "legal" time you can use one.
- Jan 25, 2011
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Just be careful,home run derbies can really zap your energy.
- Oct 10, 2011
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- Oct 10, 2011
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Good to know...maybe we'll just watch one the first time.
I am sure DD would enjoy being in one of these, does she actually have to be able to hit a HR?
Heck yea. The only way to win it is to go yard as many times as you can. I've done a few times over the years and it's fun and a good fundraiser. One or more of the dads will have a juiced slowpitch bat. ( you'll know it when you see them pull out this old crappy beat up bat that will crush a softball ) We always put some DD's in the outfield to shag balls. Best part is "robbing" the HR. DD's will line the fence and try to catch those balls that are just barely going to clear.
It's a safe time to show the girls just how dangerous a juiced bat is, and they love hitting one in a controlled environment.
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