TL1 Springfield Cardinals

Bass Pro Shops Home Run Derby Contestants and Rules

Published on June 24, 2008 under Texas League (TL1)
Springfield Cardinals News Release


The Springfield Cardinals and Bass Pro Shops are excited to announce the participants for the Bass Pro Shops Home Run Derby, to take place prior to the 2008 Texas League All-Star Game presented by Great Southern. Tickets are still available by calling (417) 863-2143 or online at www.springfieldcardinals.com. A ticket on the grass berm is an awesome spot to catch a home run ball tomorrow night! Gates open at 5:10pm and the Bass Pro Shops Home Run Derby will kick off at 5:30pm.

Springfield's Allen Craig, one of four North Division Sluggers, will be the lone Cardinal in the field of eight. Craig, who has been Springfield's top home run hitter and RBI producer for much of the year, enters the All-Star Break with 11 homers.

Also from the North Division is Ben Johnson from the Arkansas Travelers. Johnson, a switch-hitter, is tied for the Texas League lead with 17 round-trippers.

Northwest Arkansas will be represented by Kila Kaaihue, who like Johnson, is tied for the league-lead with 17 home runs.

Tony Blanco of Tulsa will be the Drillers' representative. Blanco, who joined the Drillers in late-April, already has 12 home runs in 48 games.

South Division sluggers include Corpus Christi's Chris Johnson, who has seven dingers thus far.

With the recent promotion of co-home run leader Max Ramirez to the Texas Rangers, the Frisco RoughRiders will be represented by Ben Harrison, who has 13 homers so far this season.

Midland's Tommy Everidge, who had a three-homer game earlier this year, will represent the RockHounds. Everidge has a total of 14 bombs this year.

The final slugger will be San Antonio's Kyle Blanks. This slugger has just six home runs thus far in 2008, but the 6'6'' 270-pound Blanks is capable of putting on quite a show in batting practice.

The rules for the 2008 Bass Pro Shops Home Run Derby are below.

FIRST ROUND: EIGHT TOTAL SLUGGERS, FOUR FROM EACH DIVISION

- SLUGGERS HIT AS MANY HOME RUNS AS POSSIBLE BEFORE RECORDING TEN OUTS*

- TOP TWO SLUGGERS FROM EACH DIVISION ADVANCE TO SEMI-FINALS

SEMI-FINALS: FOUR TOTAL SLUGGERS, TWO FROM EACH DIVISION

- HOME RUNS FROM THE FIRST ROUND CARRY OVER, SO EACH SLUGGER STARTS THE SEMI-FINALS WITH HIS TOTAL FROM THE FIRST ROUND

- SLUGGERS HIT AS MANY HOME RUNS AS POSSIBLE BEFORE RECORDING EIGHT OUTS

- TOP SLUGGER FROM EACH DIVISION ADVANCES TO CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND: TWO TOTAL SLUGGERS, ONE FROM EACH DIVISION

- HOME RUNS FROM THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS CARRY OVER, SO EACH SLUGGER STARTS THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND WITH HIS TOTAL FROM THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS

- SLUGGERS HIT AS MANY HOME RUNS AS POSSIBLE BEFORE RECORDING FIVE OUTS

- SLUGGER WHO HITS THE MOST TOTAL HOME RUNS OVER THE THREE ROUNDS IS THE BASS PRO SHOPS HOME RUN DERBY CHAMPION

* AN OUT IS ANY SWING THAT FAILS TO PRODUCE A HOME RUN. A BALL HIT OVER THE FENCE IN FOUL TERRITORY IS AN OUT.

** SHOULD TONIGHT'S ALL-STAR GAME END IN A TIE AFTER TEN INNINGS, THE TIE-BREAKER WILL GO TO THE WINNING DIVISION FROM THE BASS PRO SHOPS HOME RUN DERBY.

*** EACH SLUGGER WILL BE PAIRED WITH A RANDOMLY SELECTED CONTESTANT FROM TONIGHT'S GAME. THE WINNING SLUGGER AND THEIR CONTESTANT WILL WIN A PRIZE PACKAGE THANKS TO BASS PRO SHOPS.

**** SHOULD A SLUGGER HIT ONE OF THE TARGETS DURING TONIGHT'S BASS PRO SHOPS HOME RUN DERBY, THE SLUGGER AND THEIR PAIRED CONTESTANT WILL EACH WIN A BOAT COURTESY OF BASS PRO SHOPS.

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