2015 Home Run Derby | ||||||||
Bracket Format: | ||||||||
- Names drawn to determine order | ||||||||
- 10 batters (1 from each team) hit to determine seeding for semi-finals | ||||||||
- Each batter must provide there own pitcher | ||||||||
Round 1 (determine seeding) | Semi Finals | Finals | ||||||
Player 1 | #1 Seed | |||||||
Player 2 | ||||||||
Player 3 | Winner #1 v #4 | |||||||
Player 4 | ||||||||
#4 Seed | ||||||||
Player 5 | ||||||||
Player 6 | Champion | |||||||
#2 Seed | ||||||||
Player 7 | ||||||||
Player 8 | ||||||||
Winner #2 v #3 | ||||||||
Player 9 | ||||||||
Player 10 | #3 Seed | |||||||
Timing: | ||||||||
- Four minutes per batter, per round. Timer starts when first pitch is released. | ||||||||
- Pitch must be released before time expires | ||||||||
- Any home runs hit during the final minute of each turn will stop the timer immediately; timer will | ||||||||
not start again until batter hits a ball that is not a home run, or swings and misses. | ||||||||
Scoring/Advancement: | ||||||||
- Top 4 home run totals in round 1 advance to semi-finals | ||||||||
- Highest total is #1 seed, second highest is #2 seed and so on | ||||||||
- Ties in any round broken by a 90 second swing off with no stoppage of time; if a tie remains | ||||||||
after swing off, batters will engage in successive 3-swing swing offs until there is a winner | ||||||||
- Once the second batter hits more than the first batter in any matchup, he will be declared the | ||||||||
winner and not attempt to hit additional home runs | ||||||||
- Each batter entitled to one 45-second time out per round. | ||||||||
Charity Component: | ||||||||
- Miramichi Honda will donate $25 per home run to Kidsport Miramichi | ||||||||
Prizes: | ||||||||
- Trip for two to Las Vegas | ||||||||
- Second trip available for first batter landing ball in dumpster |