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Hazelwood Sports Complex Preps for MLB Pitch, Hit & Run Competition

Sign up a boy or girl you know that is a great baseball player online or at the Hazelwood Community Center. The competition is April 14 at 1 p.m.

If you know a little boy or girl that loves baseball as much as he or she loves to compete, Hazelwood's upcoming event may be ideal.

The Scotts Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run is making a stop in the City of Hazelwood Sunday, April 14. The tour will stop by the Hazelwood Sports Complex, located at 4622 Aubuchon Road at 1 p.m. This is a free event and there is no registration fee for children to participate.

This is a Major League Baseball (MLB) skills event for boys and girls where participants have the opportunity to compete in four levels of competition including a team championship event. National Finals take place at the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.

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Register online at www.leaguelineup.com/hazelwoodbaseball. On the home page, look for a blue "Register Online" menu box on the left-hand side. Click the tab that says "MLB Pitch Hit Run."

Register in person at the Hazelwood Community Center located at 1186 Teson Road in White Birch Park.

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Children and teens, ages 7 to 14, can showcase their pitching, hitting and running abilities. 

The pitch portion of the program will test how accurately a pitchers can throw strikes at a designated “Strike Zone” target from a distance of 45 feet. Any method of underhand/overhand throwing is accepted, according to the City of Hazelwood. Each player has six attempts to hit the designated “Strike Zone.”

The hit portion of the program will test a player’s ability to hit from a stationary batting tee, along a tape measure from home plate to straight-away centerfield. Hits will be measured for distance and accuracy. Participants may use their own batting equipment; however, other competitors must have access
to using the same equipment as well. Each palyer will be allowed three swings in an attempt to hit the ball, , according to the City of Hazelwood.

The run portion of the program will measure a competitor’s speed in a sprint from third base to home plate. The actual starting line will be second base. Each participant will begin at a standing position. The stopwatch begins when the runner touches third base and heads for home plate. No sliding is allowed, according to the City of Hazelwood.

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