Divisions
The official T-Mobile Home Run Derby allows for 9-year-olds through 12-year-olds to participate. However, Deer Park Little League will host our own 6-, 7-, & 8-year-old division following the same rules with a shorter distance fence (75 ft) for determining a home run for the younger age group.
Home Run Derby Schedule:
Friday, June 10th – Softball @ Dot Rich Field
6-, 7-, & 8-year-Old Division
5:30 pm - Sign In
6:00 pm - Event Start
9-, 10-, 11-, & 12-year-Old Division
6:30 pm - Sign In
7:30 pm - Event Start (Tentative to completion of younger division/ Event could start sooner or later than posted time.)
Saturday, June 11th - Baseball
11:30am – Sign In for all age divisions at Dot Rich Field
6-, 7-, & 8-year-Old Division
12:00pm – Event Start on Dot Rich Field
9-, 10-, 11-, & 12-year-Old Division
12:00pm – Event Start on Monfalcone Field
Participant Eligibility
Participants must currently be registered and meet all eligibility requirements within their chartered Little League for the 2022 season.
The T-Mobile Home Run Derby competition is open to athletes’ league age 9 – 12 years old.
All Participants are required to submit the Participant Release signed by their legal guardian prior to participating. Any participant that is found to have not submitted their Participant Release or other required documents prior to participating in their Local Home Run Derby will be disqualified and their results will not be accepted. Furthermore, any leagues that require a COVID-19 waiver for player or volunteer participation during the 2022 season will need to comply with the same process for this event.
Event Structure
1st Round
All participants receive 1:30 to hit as many home runs as possible.
Any fair ball that lands over the fence in fair territory is a home run. A ball that lands on the chalk/cone line is NOT counted as a home run
At the end of the 1st Round, the 10 participants with the most home runs will advance to the 2nd Round (*if event has less than 10 participants, all participants advance to 2nd round)
2nd Round
The 10 participants receive 1:30 to hit as many home runs as possible.
Batting order will be determined by number of Home Runs hit in first round with the lowest total number hitting first.
Any fair ball that lands over the fence in fair territory is a home run. A ball that lands on the chalk/cone line is NOT considered a home run
At the end of the 2nd Round, the 5 participants with the most total home runs (combined totals from 1st and 2nd rounds) will advance to the Final Round (*if event has less than 5 participants, all participants advance to the Final Round)
Final Round
The 5 participants receive 1:30 to hit as many home runs as possible.
Batting order will be determined by total Home Runs hit in first and second rounds with the lowest total number hitting first.
Any fair ball that lands over the fence in fair territory is a home run. A ball that lands on the chalk/cone line is NOT considered a home run
At the end of the Final Round, the participant with the most total home runs (combined totals from 1st, 2nd, and Final rounds) is the league’s T-Mobile Little League Home Run Derby Champion
Bats
Prior to the start of the competition, participants must declare any bat they might use, and all bats should be inspected by a competition judge to ensure that they meet the requirements listed below:
o Baseball Rule – The bat must be a baseball bat which meets the USA Baseball Bat standard (USABat) as adopted by Little League. It shall be a smooth, rounded stick, and made of wood or of material and color tested and proved acceptable to the USA Baseball Bat standard (USABat).
o Non-wood bats may develop dents from time to time. Bats that have cracks or sharp edges, or that cannot pass through the approved Little League bat ring for the appropriate division must be removed from play.
o If the certification mark/s on a bat are not legible, that bat cannot be used and shall be removed from competition.
o Use of an illegal bat will result in disqualification of the participant from the competition.
Tie-Breakers
Should there be a tie between two participants at the end of any round that would determine advancement to the next round or the final champion, the following tie breaking procedure will be used:
In the event of a tie at the end of the first, second, or final round, there will be a swing-off between the participants who are tied that will determine which participant advances (after 1st or 2nd rounds) or wins (after final round). Each participant will receive three (3) additional swings at a time, the contestant with the most home runs after the three (3) additional swings will advance or be crowned the champion. The additional swings will repeat until the tie is broken. Tie-breaking home runs do not count towards total home runs.
Advancement
In order to be eligible to advance to a regional competition, the participant must have won their local competition. (WINNING A COMPETITION DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY QUALIFY A PARTICIPANT FOR ADVANCEMENT)
If there are any ties based on local competition results, a random lottery system will be used and conducted by the Competition Agency (Position Sports, Inc.).
Regional Competitions: The two (2) participants in each sub-region defined below with the most home runs hit during their local competition will advance onto their respective regional competition.
Should there not be adequate participation from any sub-region, the next highest score from the overall region will be used to complete the competition field for Regional events.
Regional Competition locations are TBD and will be announced at a later date
Championship: The four (4) participants with the most total home runs hit in their respective regional competitions will advance onto the championship in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.