RiverHawks Stadium Pitch, Hit and Run winners announced
June 7, 2006 - Frontier League (FL)
Rockford RiverHawks News Release
LOVES PARK, Ill. - The Rockford RiverHawks partnered with Pepsi to host the Northern Illinois Sectional Competition of the national Pitch, Hit and Run competition.
More than 130 boys and girls aged 7-14 showed off their baseball skills on Saturday, June 3. The winners are eligible to move on to a competition at Wrigley Field. Winners' scores will be judged against competitors from other sectionals in the major league park's region. All 30 Major League Baseball parks will host regional competitions.
The winners at each major-league park qualify for the finals at the site of the major-league All-Star Game, which this year is at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
"I love getting the community involved with this team," said RiverHawks sales director and event organizer Dan MacDonald, "and I feel that it is of utmost importance to show the local youth that the RiverHawks are here for them in baseball and in community health."
Logan Whitman, 8, from Milledgeville, was the all-around champion in the Age 7/8 group.
Austin Blackburn, 10, of Dixon, was the all-around champion in the Age 9/10 group.
Casey McCallister, 12, of Rock Falls, had the highest score of the day and was the overall champion of the Age 11/12 group.
James Barger, 14, of Woodstock, was the all-around champion in the Age 13/14 group.
The RiverHawks are members of the Frontier League, a 10-team independent professional baseball league that will play its 14th season in 2006. Advertising, ticket and suite information is available by calling the box office at (815) 885-2255. All games are broadcast live on WRHL-FM, 102.3 - the Hub and online at www.rockfordriverhawks.com.
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