Northwoods League Announces 2018 All-Star Home Run Derby Participants
July 18, 2018 - Northwoods League (Northwoods) News Release
Rochester, Minn. - The Northwoods League has announced the participants for the 2018 All-Star Game Home Run Derby which will take place before the Northwoods League All-Star Game in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Tuesday, July 24 at 5:30 p.m. (EST). Nine participants from both the South and North have been chosen for the event which will feature a nine-inning competition between the two divisions.
Home Run Derby Participants
South HR North HR
Tyler Plantier Madison Mallards 11 Kyle MacDonald Mankato MoonDogs 12
Brody Wofford Wis. Rapids Rafters 7 Harrison Freed La Crosse Loggers 11
Jonathan Foster Kalamazoo Growlers 6 Matt Warkentin Bismarck Larks 8
Jack-Thomas Wold Wis. Rapids Rafters 6 Landon Stephens St. Cloud Rox 6
David Vinsky Madison Mallards 5 Scott Ogrin Eau Claire Express 6
Zach Daniels Kalamazoo Growlers 5 Caleb Ricca Willmar Stingers 5
Trevor Schwecke Madison Mallards 5 Shane McGuire La Crosse Loggers 4
Niko Kavadas Kalamazoo Growlers 4 Mike Farnell Bismarck Larks 4
Jake Randa Madison Mallards 4 Tyler Reichenborn Willmar Stingers 3
The South team is led by Tyler Plantier (University of Richmond) of the Madison Mallards and Brody Wofford (University of Central Florida) of the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. Plantier is tied for the second in the league with 11 home runs and has 40 RBI in 46 games for the Mallards while Wofford has hit seven home runs, driven in 27 runs and is currently hitting .308 over 35 games.
The team from the North features Kyle MacDonald (Arkansas State University) of the Mankato MoonDogs and Harrison Freed (Butler University) of the La Crosse Loggers. Over 47 games, MacDonald has a league leading 12 home runs and has scored 39 runs while driving in 55. Along with his 11 home runs Freed has driven in 41 runs in 42 games.
The format for the Home Run Derby is below:
1. There will be 9 innings with each player having one half inning.
2. Away team (North) player bats first in the top of the inning, and home team player next (South) in the bottom half of the inning.
3. Each player will have one half inning at bat that will consist of 6 outs
4. The player with the most home runs at the end of the 9 innings, will be the Home Run Derby Winner
5. The team (North or South) with the most home runs will be announced as the winner of the team competition.
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