OVERVIEW
Aquafina® Major League Baseball® PITCH, HIT & RUN™ provides youngsters across the country an opportunity to participate in an exciting baseball skills competition. This national initiative gives boys and girls, ages 7 - 14, the chance to showcase their pitching, hitting and running abilities. PITCH, HIT & RUN™ is intended to encourage youth participation and emphasize the "FUN" element of baseball. Since there is NO registration fee, everyone has the opportunity to participate. PITCH, HIT & RUN™ tests three of the most fundamental aspects of baseball - pitching, hitting, and running.
PITCH: Participant is tested throwing strikes to a designated “Strike Zone” target.
HIT: Youngster hits a ball off a stationary tee for distance and accuracy.
RUN: Youngster is timed, starting from second base, touching third then home. All of the events are individually scored and converted to a total point score through the use of conversion tables. Boys and girls compete together at all levels of competition. Participants will compete in each of the three components of PITCH, HIT & RUN™, and accumulate a total score based on his/her performance.
LEVELS OF COMPETITIONPITCH, HIT & RUN™ is a national grassroots program that has four levels of competition - Local, Sectional, Team Championship and National Finals. The first level is of a LOCAL scope. Everyone must participate in a local competition in order to advance to the higher levels. Champions at the local level advance to SECTIONAL Competitions. At this level, the Sectional All-Around Champions become eligible to advance to the TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS, which are held during June in all 30 Major League Baseball® markets. The culmination occurs at the NATIONAL FINALS, held in New York, NY at the 2008 MLB™ All-Star Game®.
HOW TO ADVANCEEach youngster MUST first participate at a local competition. The 1st Place All-Around, Pitching, Hitting and Running Champions in each age group advance to the Sectional competition. At the Sectional competition, the youngster must be a 1st Place All-Around Champion in his/her age group in order to qualify to advance to the Team Championship. The Sectional All-Around Champions' scores are compared with the other Sectional Champions' scores in that respective MLB™ team market. The Top 4 participants in each age group advance to the Team Championship. The Sectional Champion does NOT automatically advance to the Team Championship. After the Team Championships, the All-Around Champions in each age group are ranked nationally by total score. The champions' scores from all 30 team markets are compared and the top scorers in each age group nationwide advance to the National Finals in New York, NY. COMPETITION RULES
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