SwampDogs Grabe, Davis to Participate in 2011 CPL Home Run Derby
Published on July 14, 2011 under Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain)
Fayetteville SwampDogs News Release
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The Coastal Plain League announced Thursday that Fayetteville SwampDogs infielder Eric Grabe and centerfielder Cody Davis will both compete in the CPL Home Run Derby, part of the CPL Fan Fest on Sunday, July 17 at J.P. Riddle Stadium in Fayetteville.
Grabe, in his third year with the SwampDogs, has two homeruns on the season and six in his CPL career. Davis, a first-year SwampDog, has one homerun and leads the SwampDogs with 21 RBI's.
The Home Run Derby will feature 16 CPL All-Stars - eight American and eight National - competing in three rounds. The first two rounds will be eight outs apiece, with players able to use either wooden or aluminum bats. Any homerun with aluminum bats will be one point, while a homerun with wooden bats will be three points. After two outs are made with the aluminum bats, players will only be able to use the wooden bats.
The top three high scores from each team in the first round will advance to the second round, while the top two players in the second round, regardless of team, will advance to the finals round. The final round will consist of ten outs, and the player with the most overall points combined at the end of all three rounds will be declared the champion.
Below are the rosters for the 2011 CPL Home Run Derby:
National All-Star Participants:
1) Chase McDonald (Morehead City Marlins and East Carolina)
2) Terrell Joyce (Peninsula Pilots and Florida State College)
3) Ryan Mathews (Wilson Tobs and NC State)
4) Hunter Ridge (Asheboro Copperheads and UNC Wilmington)
5) Eli Hynes (Martinsville Mustangs and Memphis)
6) Travis Benn (Florence RedWolves and Mercer)
7) Anthony Nunziato (Martinsville Mustangs and Lander)
8) Chad Pinder (Peninsula Pilots and Virginia Tech)
American All-Star Participants:
1) Trey Holmes (Asheboro Copperheads and Appalachian State)
2) Eric Grabe (Fayetteville SwampDogs and Tampa)
3) Jacob Rogers (Thomasville HiToms and Mount Olive)
4) Zach Smith (Columbia Blowfish and Erskine)
5) Daniel Aldrich (Wilmington Sharks and College of Charleston)
6) Tony Micklon (Florence RedWolves and Presbyterian College)
7) Chad Carman (Outer Banks Daredevils and Oklahoma City)
8) Cody Davis (Fayetteville SwampDogs and Tampa)
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