The following rules will be set for each Home Run Derby Event.

Home Run Derby Rules.

• 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.
• 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

• 9/10U: 150′
• 11U: 200′
• 12U: 200′
• 13/14U: 220′

1^st Round & 2nd Round

• All participants receive 1:15 to hit as many home runs as possible.
• Any ball that lands over the designated fence, on the fly in fair territory is a home run.
• At the end of the 2nd round the top 4 participants with the most total home runs will advance to the final round.

Final Round

• The 4 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 designated distance, 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 1^st, 2^nd, and Final rounds) is the event champion.
  
• Awards will be given to 1st and 2nd place.
• All participants in the final round will qualify to the Home Run Derby Finale.

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 advances after round 2.
• Each participant will receive three (3) additional swings at a time, the contestant with the most home runs after the three (3) additional swings OR furthest hit will win the tiebreaker.
• Tie-breaking home runs do not count towards total home runs.