League Picnic, All-star Game and Home Run Derby Update

League Picnic, All-Star Game and Home Run Derby Update.

Lord Willin', Monday evening July 22nd, the league will culminate the regular season to celebrate with our annual picnic, all-star game and home run derby.

Highlites for this years celebration of Season 35 include;

* Picnic.  All teams responsible for organizing EVERYTHING they need to have their own teams picnic.

* 2nd Season seeding chart reveal. (Tournament).

* All-Star game starting at around 7:30ish.  North Conference all-stars (both divisions) vs the new South Conference all-stars from Cary.

* Home Run Derby after the all-star game.

Home Run Derby signup begins this coming Monday July 24th.  Signup sheet will be at Field 1 at Township on bulletin board and at Lions Park at Cary.

This year's HR Derby will again feature the following;

* Trophy.
* Tickets to a ball game.
* You may use ANY bat of any manufacture and makeup.
* You may use ANOTHER persons bat.
* Special ULTRA-HARD Home Run Derby softballs.
* TIGHTER Advancement rule.  You will get 4 contacts with the ball.  Fair or Foul, at least ONE must be out of the park to advance to the next level.  There is a max of 4 sets of 4 contacts with the ball.  Previously the rule was 5 'fair 'ball' hits and 1 had to be out of the park to advance.

Under the new rules, you could hit a maximum of 16 homeruns, 4x4=16.