CIS Easton Home Run Derby 

Triumph Park in Waukee, IA

April 28, 2023

Central Iowa Sports has partnered with Easton Sports to provide athletes the opportunity to compete in the 1st annual Easton Home Run Derby.

Eligible athletes must be rostered on a team that is entered in either the CIS Midwest Mayhem NIT or the Iowa USSSA Fastpitch State.

Entries are taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

 

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First Name

Last Name

Team Name

9U

Ashton Akers Iowa Sticks Baxley
Landon Bowder Notthwest iowa badgers
Declan Dunham Waukee Wolfpack
Jaydon Fastenau Bondurant Bluejays
Baylor Freshour Cedar Rapids 9u Red
Jack Garton Midwest Pride 9U Red
Kyper Graaf NWI Badgers
Chase Griffith Storm Chasers Gold
Case Guthrie Bondurant Bluejays
Camden Havemeier Midwest Pride Elite 9U
Tate Heatherington Rams 9U Dennis
CJ Hejlik Rams 9U Weir
Sam Hulbert Rams 9U Dennis
Coyce Ihle Midwest Pride 9U Elite
Kannon Kane QC Area Knights 9u Black
Max Krutsinger Midwest Pride
Brady Larson Nebraska Prime 9U
Calvin Palmer 515 prospects
Luke Prahm Cedar Rapids Reds 9U Red
Eli Rohrs Midwest Pride Elite 9U
Samuel Russell Waukee Wolfpack
Jace Scebold Nebraska Prime 9u
Noah Schneider Nebraska Prime Gold
Kelen Schwers Midwest Pride Elite 9u
Beckett Scofield Storm Chasers Gold 8U
Tayten Soppe 9u Reds red
Gunnar Southworth Nebraska Prime Gold 9U
Fletcher Stewart Waukee Wolfpack
Cooper Thissen Quad City Area Knights
Kade Waldorf NWI Badgers
Alexander Zaversnik Elkhorn Prime Gold 9U

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First Name

Last Name

Team Name

10U

Karsten Albaugh Iowa Prospects 10U Blue
Cooper Bleich Waukee Wild
Noah Carpenter Sanford Sports Academy 10u Red
Dominic Cline Waukee Wild
Asher Davis Great Lakes Baseball Academy
Benjamin Deitenbeck Norwalk United
Madden Dickinson Ankeny Magic
Liam Dvorak Iowa Prospects White
Colby Eisentrager Johnston Dragons
Jonah Fagen Iowa Prospects Grey
Thomas Gleason Sanford Sports Academy 10u Red
Deagan Gleason Johnston Dragons
Maddox Gray Waukee Wild
Brody Gustafson Iowa Prospects – 10U AAA
Karson Hochmuth 10u rams reed
Griffin Kropp River City Rampage
Liam LaFortune Sanford Sports Academy 10u Red
Marshall Laing Iowa Prime
Beckett McClish Johnston Dragons
Nixon Petretta Sanford Sports Academy 10U Red
Jonathon Setzer Sanford Baseball Academy
Maxen Snoozy Sanford Sports Academy
Henri Unger Sanford Sports 10u Red
Logan Waters Waukee Wild

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First Name

Last Name

Team Name

11U

Huxley Allen Millard Battle Blue
Oliver Bang Storm Chasers Blue
Oliver Bang Stormchasers 11U
Brody Bothwell Battle Blue
Ty Butler Norwalk Warriors
Quincy Cabildo Urbandale Baseball Club
Charles (CJ) Dornfeld Great Lakes Baseball Academy
Bergan Duncomb Great Lakes Baseball Academy
Aiden Gunn Iowa Storm
Gage Hager Rams 11u Black
Max Haines Iowa Storm
Ryder Hall Sep rams Heatherington
Easton Heatherington 11U Rams Heatherington
Devin Hernandez IOWA STORM
Will Hooley Great Lakes Lumberjacks
Will Jackson Storm Chasers Blue 11I
Bryce Kremer Eastern Iowa Hustle
William Lamberti Rams 11U Heatherington
Landon Leverenz Iowa Storm
Myles Moulton Iowa Storm
Cash Murray Storm chasers 11u blue
Milo Ohorilko Rams Heatherington
Nolan Richards Norwalk Warriors
Drew Schreiner Iowa Storm
River Valentine Se Polk rams
Cooper Walvoord IOWA STORM

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First Name

Last Name

Team Name

12U

Dylan Albert Game Ready
Bryson Benda Thunder
Liam Bonnell Game Ready
Owen Brookins MN Blizzard 12U
Leander Chappelle Game Ready 12u
Ryne Dobson Game Ready
Avery Galvin DCG Mustangs 12U
Nolan Gilroy Devils Baseball Club
Huxley Gleason Johnston Dragons
Tate Hillebrand Ballard Baseball Club 12U
Trey Johnson Dallas County Dirt Dogs
Austen Kenney Devils Baseball Club
Kam Kropp River City Rampage
Malakai Lancaster Full Count Fire 12U
Nathanial Lawrence Johnston Devils
Soren Lillegard Blizzard
Aaron McConnell DCG Mustangs
Jax Mead Iowa Sticks 12U Wilkins
Theo Plaisance Dallas County Dirt Dogs
Rylan Ravens Devils Baseball Club
William Skram Thunder
Colby Sollars Bondurant Blue Jays
Connor Sollars Bondurant Blue Jays
Collin Summers Bondurant bluejays
Miles Tomaszewski Minnesota Blizzard 12u Blue
Jaxon Watson Iowa oaks
Truett White Dallas County Dirt Dogs

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First Name

Last Name

Team Name

13U

Sawyer Allen Whitehawk Baseball
Jackson Bahr East Ridge Raptors
Carter Betts West Des Moines Vipers
Will Biggs Iowa Sticks Red 13U Majors
Beau Bruhnding Great Lakes
Holden Cathcart WDM vipers
Jack Conner Rams 13U Aguiniga
Lucas Cooper Millard United 13U Gold
Heisman Dickinson Iowa Oaks
Micah Feldman Blizzard 13U Blue
Blake Ferguson West Des Moines Vipers
Dax Flanagan Bear Creek Blast
Brenden Gear Norwalk Naturals 2028
Uriah Gorman Knuckleheads
Spencer Lepley Bear Creak Blast
Vincent Leto Mustang baseball club
Conner OBrien Midwest Shock
Colin Ruge RAMS 13U Aguiniga
Jackson Smothers Mustang Baseball Club
Hugo Spoo Eastridge
Ryne Sprout Great Lakes Baseball Academy
Aaden VerStraete Quad City Hitmen Elite 13U

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First Name

Last Name

Team Name

14U

Jackson Snyder Iowa Prospects Grey
Charlie Myers Waukee Nationals
Jordon Green Waukee Nationals 14U
Grant Sorrel Grand Slam Wild
Owen Ricklefs Grand Slam Wild
Owen Pilgrim Storm Chasers Blue 14U
Eric Rodriguez Waukee nationals
Nick Schiller Norwalk Warriors
Charlie Rutherford Iowa Impact
Ben Plaisance ADM Tigers
Cooper McDaniel Iowa Prospects
Easton Ingle North Polk Baseball 14U
Brody Lanpher Johnston Raptors
Matt Meeker Iowa Sticks
Gavin Weinschenk Iowa Sticks 14u Major HS Prep
Colton Moore Iowa Sticks HS Prep Red

FP- ALL PLAYERS

First Name

Last Name

Team Name

Lily Black Iowa Elite Force
Ashlynne Bright Nighthawk
Sicily Crosby Alliance Select Griffin
Nikayla Davis Iowa Elite Force
Bella Dicks Elite force
Lily Finn WDM Tigers Finn – 14u
Nia Finn WDM Tigers Finn – 14u
Mackenzie Freetly Iowa Elite Force
Haley Glade Central Iowa Riptide
Elliot Gress WDM 14U Finn
Alexis Havlovic Iowa Elite Force
Ilsa Hervey WDM Panthers
Kasadie Jergens Midwest Sluggers ’06
Piper Ladwig Nebraska Gold 515
Cianna Newman Iowa Softball Club
Jovie Pease WDM Tigers Finn 14u
Beckett Scofield Storm Chasers Gold 8U
Ataviah Van Buren 18U Futures – Van Buren
Gwen Wright WDM Tigers 14U Finn

1st Round

  • All participants receive 1:30 to hit as many home runs as possible.
  • Any ball that lands over the line, on the fly in fair territory is a home run.
  • At the end of the 1st Round, the 8 participants with the most home runs will advance to the 2nd Round
  • Participants must hit at least one home run to advance to the second round and be a top 8 participant.

2nd Round

  • The 8 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 ball that lands over the line, on the fly in fair territory is a home run.
  • At the end of the 2nd Round, the 3 participants with the most total home runs (combined totals from 1st and 2nd rounds) will advance to the Final Round

Final Round

  • The 3 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 ball that lands over the line, on the fly in fair territory is 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 CIS Easton Home Run Derby Champion

Tie-Breakers

Should there be a tie between two or more 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 advance (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.

Home Run Derby Rules
  • Participant must be on roster of a team participating in either the CIS Midwest Mayhem NIT or the Iowa USSSA Fastpitch HS State Championship.
  • Participants must check-in at the appropriate check-in time and be warmed up and ready to hit by the appropriate start time.  Please use batting cages to get warmed up and stay off fields.
  • Time starts on first pitch
  • Ball must land before next ball is pitched
  • Any fair ball that lands over the line, on the fly in fair territory is a home run.
  • Batter must hit with provided Easton Bats
  • No metal cleats
  • Pitching machines will be used.  Pitching speeds and distances from plate will be set by age group.
Approximate home run line distance – Baseball
  • 9U: 150′
  • 10U: 160′
  • 11U: 190′
  • 12U: 200′
  • 13U: 220′
  • 14U: 240′
Approximate home run line distance – Fastpitch
  • 13U – 18U: 165′

 

  • Champion in each age group earns a CIS Easton Home Run Derby Belt

  • Champion in each age group earns an Easton Bat

  • Top 3 in each age group earns a CIS Easton Home Run Derby Medal

  • Top 8 in each age group earns a CIS Easton Home Run Bat Bag Tag