{"id":87834,"date":"2019-05-03T19:19:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T23:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=87834"},"modified":"2019-05-03T19:19:54","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T23:19:54","slug":"allentown-hosting-youth-baseball-softball-contests-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=87834","title":{"rendered":"BASEBALL SKILLS COMPETITIONS POSTPONED"},"content":{"rendered":" <\/p>\n
The scheduled Saturday, May 4 youth Major League Baseball\u00ae Pitch Hit & Run\u2122 and Major League Baseball\u00ae Jr. Home Run Derby\u2122 competitions at William Allen High School softball field have been postponed due to the inclement weather forecast.\u00a0 No new date has been set.<\/p>\n
Pitch Hit & Run\u2122 is the official skills competition of Major League Baseball\u00ae and offers boys and girls an opportunity to test their core baseball\/softball skills. This national initiative gives youth, ages 7-14, the chance to demonstrate their pitching, hitting and running abilities. Competitors accumulate a total score based on his\/her performance. There are two separate divisions of Pitch, Hit & Run; baseball and softball.<\/p>\n
Major League Baseball\u00ae Pitch Hit & Run\u2122 is intended to encourage youth participation and emphasize the fun element of baseball\/softball. Since there is no registration fee, everyone has an opportunity to participate.<\/p>\n
Major League Baseball\u00ae Pitch Hit & Run\u2122 is a national grassroots program that has four levels of competition — Local, Sectional, Team Championship and National Finals. Everyone must participate in a local competition before advancing to the higher levels. Champions at the local level advance to a sectional competition. 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 annually during All-Star Week.<\/p>\n
Major League Baseball\u00ae Jr. Home Run Derby\u2122 (Jr.HRD\u2122) provides players across the country an opportunity to participate in an exciting home run hitting contest. Jr.HRD\u2122 is a free national program for boys and girls 14 years of age and under. The contest divides boy and competitors into two age divisions: 12 and under and 14 and under. The program includes three levels of competition, with top performers from the local level advancing to regional level and ultimately, the national finals prior to the Major League Baseball\u00ae Home Run Derby\u00ae during MLB\u00ae All-Star Week.\u2122<\/p>\n
For more information, contact Recreation Program Specialist Chris Hendricks in the Allentown Department of Parks & Recreation at 610-437-7767 or\u00a0chris.hendricks@allentownpa.gov.<\/p>\n
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Information provided to TVL by:
\nMike Moore
\nCommunications Manager
\nMayor’s Office
\n435 Hamilton Street
\nAllentown, PA 18101
\nMike.Moore@allentownpa.gov
\nhttp:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<\/p>\n
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