How to Advance

Competition Rules

Age Verification Chart

Electronic Registration

Download a Registration Form

Download Release from Liability Form

Require Release from Liability

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. The competition tests three of the most fundamental aspects of baseball.

PITCH:  Participant is tested throwing strikes to a designated strike zone.

HIT: Participant hits a ball off a stationary tee for distance and accuracy.

RUN: Participant is timed starting from second base touching third then home. (160 feet)

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.

PITCH, 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 SECTIONAL competitions. At this level, the Sectional All-Around Champion become eligible to advance to the TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP which are held during June in all 30 Major League Baseball markets. The culmination occurs at the NATIONAL FINALS New York, New York at the 2008 Major League Baseball All Star Game.

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Each youngster must first participate at the local competition. The 1st Place, All around Pitching, Hitting and Running Champions in each age group advance to the Sectional Competition.

At the Sectional, 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 the respective ML 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 4 in each age group are invited to the National Finals in San Francisco, California.

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Competition Rules

• All participants must provide a copy of a valid birth certificate or baptismal record at all levels of competition.

• Each participant may participate in only one local competition. Competing in more than one local will result in disqualification of that individual.

• No metal spikes are allowed during any portion of the competition.

• In the event of a tie for All-Around Champion, the participants involved will have their Hitting score determine the winner. If a tie still exists, the Running score will be used. There will be no tie breaker in the individual skill events.

• In the event of threatening weather conditions, cancellations and rescheduling will be determined by PITCH, HIT & RUN officials at the competition site.

• Major League Baseball, LEJ Sports Group, and state coordinators and organizers of the PITCH, HIT & RUN competition reserve the right to make rulings and recommendations regarding the competition events determined to be the best interest of the program. All rulings and recommendations are final.

• Participation in the PITCH, HIT & Run competition authorizes Major League baseball, Aquafina, and LEJ Sports Group to use participant's names, likenesses and other personality rights for promotional use without compensation.

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Age Verification Chart

Age is determined as of July 17, 2008. The following chart is an age group breakdown for the PITCH< HIT & RUN events in 2008.

2008 Electronic Registration

Deadline for Registration is April 30,2008

All areas MUST be completed to register. A release form must be formally completed and signed by a parent or guardian prior to the competition. Completing this electronic registration will register you child for the competition, but he/she cannot participate without a signed release. Release forms will be available at the field prior to the competition or a downloaded liability form can be completed and returned the day of the competition.

You may download an official registration form here, or you can complete the electronic form below and sign the registration prior to the competition.

Participants Full Name:      

Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Name(s):     

Street Address:            

City:        State:              Zipcode:         

Telephone Number (including area code):         

Participants Birthdate:              Age as of July 17, 2008:         

Gender Male Female

E-Mail Address:         

    I hereby certify that I have answered all questions on this application accurately. I understand  that I must still submit a signed liability form before my child can participate in the Pitch, Hit & Run Competition.

NOTE: The following release form must be signed and by the parent and submitted prior to the child's participation. This electronic form will register your child, but he/she cannot participate until the liability form is signed by a parent.

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Release Form

On behalf of myself and the child for whom I am the legal guardian, I hereby release from liability, discharge, hold harmless and relinquish and waive any liability of LEJ Sports Group, Aquafina, Major League Baseball Enterprises, Inc., the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League Baseball Properties Inc., the Major League Baseball Clubs, and each of their successors and assigns, all the other Major League Baseball related entities, and all employees, directors, officers, agents, representatives, customers, purchasers, and independent contractors of such entities, and the Hamilton Heights Youth League and each of those entities' respective affiliates, subsidiaries, franchise, officers, agents and representatives of each of those entities, and I hereby assume the risk for any physical or mental injury, aggravation of any pre-existing illness or condition, permanent disability or death, property damage or other loss that may be sustained by me or my child in traveling to and from, or participating in, the PITCH, HIT & RUN competition. I hereby authorize each of the entities listed above to depict in perpetuity my likeness, image, name, signature, and other indicia of my right of publicity ("images") in photographic or other works appearing in any and all media for purposes of promoting , advertising, or marketing current or future events related to baseball and PITCH, HIT & RUN, and I agree that such images may be used for that purpose without compensation.

I hereby certify that my child has not participated in any other 2008 PITCH, HIT & RUN local competition and will abide by the rules and regulations of such event, and that the information stated on the entry form is true. I acknowledge that any violation of the previous statement shall result in immediate disqualification of my child from the event, and I agree that my child and I understand the levels of advancement set forth for the PITCH, HIT & RUN competition, and that he/she does not automatically advance to the Team Championship level upon being declared a Sectional Champion, and that being declared the Team Champion does not automatically mean advancing to the National Finals at the Major League Baseball All Star Game in New York, New York.

By signing this form, I acknowledge that I have carefully read the information and agree to the terms stated above.

Signature _________________________________________________

Name (please print) ____________________________________________

Date ______________________________________

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