2022 Pitch, Hit and Run Competition

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The Seward Optimist Club hosted the Major League Baseball Pitch Hit & Run Contest presented by the Major League Baseball Network at the Plum Creek Sports Complex in Seward, on July 18, 2022. The Seward Recreation Department assisted with preparing the grounds and fields, equipment, and advertising of the contest. This skills program provides boys and girls, ages 7-14, the opportunity to showcase their pitching, hitting, and running abilities in either the baseball or softball divisions. Age division was determined by birthdate as of Nov. 15, 2022. Twenty-two youth competed in the contest and all participants were rewarded with a certificate from the Dairy Queen of Seward. MLB compares scores of all champions in the region and invites those according to how they placed with other champions. They’re all winners for participating. Thank you!

Pitch Hit and Run is the official skills competition of Major League Baseball. This grassroots program is designed to provide youngsters with an opportunity to compete, free of charge, in a competition that recognizes individual excellence in core baseball/softball skills. Boys and girls have a chance to advance to the Major League Team Championships and to the MLB World Series. Birth certificate copies are not required, but please have a copy on phone or paper to prove birth date. Helmets for hitting are required. Feel free to bring bat, helmet, and shoes.

SOFTBALL

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AGE 7/8
1ST PLACE & LOCAL CHAMPION: LIYAH KRATOCHVIL (KC Qualifier)
2ND PLACE: BLAKELY NANTKES (KC Qualifier)

AGE 9/10
1ST PLACE & LOCAL CHAMPION: KAITLIN SCHULTE (KC Qualifier)

AGE 11/12
1ST PLACE & LOCAL CHAMPION: KHLOE BOGENRIEF (KC Qualifier)

BASEBALL

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AGE 7/8
1ST PLACE & LOCAL CHAMPION: HENRY ADAMSON (KC Qualifier)
2ND PLACE: LANDER HOTOVY
3RD PLACE: WILLIAM DOUGLASS

AGE 9/10
1ST PLACE & LOCAL CHAMPION: MACK KRATOCHVIL
2ND PLACE: CAYN SCHAEFER
3RD PLACE: GRAYSON SPIEHS

AGE 11/12
1ST PLACE & LOCAL CHAMPION: JONAS STROH (KC Qualifier)
2ND PLACE: DOMINIC HALBERT
3RD PLACE: GEHRIG WEBER

NEXT LEVEL QUALIFIERS – MLB REGION KANSAS CITY ROYALS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS – KAUFFMAN STADIUM (2ND WK. IN SEPT.)

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SOFTBALL 7/8
3RD PLACE: LIYAH KRATOCHVIL

BASEBALL 11/12
3RD PLACE: JONAS STROH

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