PITCH, HIT & RUN is intended to encourage youth participation and emphasize the "FUN" element of baseball competition.  Since there is no registration fee for this program, every boy and girl, ages 7-14, will have a chance to compete.  Participants will compete in three important aspects of baseball: pitching, hitting & running.


Pitching Competition Rules: click here

Hitting Competition Rules: click here

Running Competition Rules: click here


WHO IS AWARDED & WHO ADVANCES 
PITCH, HIT & RUN consists of four (4) levels of competition: Locals, Sectionals, Team Championships and National Finals.  Below is a list of who receives awards and who has the opportunity to advance to the next level. 


Local Competition (Ralston Jaycees hosted)
Each Local host will award the following participants in each age group: 
  All-Around Champion 
  All-Around Runner-Up 
  All-Around Third Place 
  Pitching Champion
  Hitting Champion
  Running Champion


Miscellaneous 
• NO METAL SPIKES ARE ALLOWED. 
• In the event of threatening weather conditions, cancellations and rescheduling will be determined by PITCH, HIT & RUN officials at the competition site. 
• Major League Baseball®, LEJ Sports Group, and state coordinators and organizers of PITCH, HIT & RUN reserve the right to make rulings and recommendations regarding PITCH, HIT & RUN determined to be in the best interest of the program. All rulings and recommendations are final. 
• Participation in PITCH, HIT & RUN authorizes Major League Baseball®, Aquafina®and LEJ Sports Group to use participant’s name, likeness and other personality rights for promotional use without compensation. 
Note: Research has shown that it will take each participant approximately two (2) minutes to complete the competition.



For more information, please contact Amy Roeder at amy.roeder@cox.net.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/downloads/phr_pitch_08.pdfhttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/downloads/phr_hit_08.pdfhttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/downloads/phr_run_08.pdfmailto:amy.roeder@cox.netshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3

When:   Saturday, May 3rd, 10 AM

Where:  Pierson Field

             Orval Smith Park

             80th & Park Drive
             Ralston, NE 68127