Ortonville Under the Lights Home Run DerbyUnder
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General Rules

• 1A home run counts only if the ball clears the designated home run line or fence for the participant's division.
• 2Each swing counts as one official swing, regardless of the result.
• 3Any ball declared fair by the event officials is eligible to count as a home run.
• 4All rulings by event officials are final.
• 5Bats meeting USA, USSSA, and BBCOR certification are allowed.

Round 1

Qualifying Round

• 1Each participant receives 10 swings.
• 2Bonus Rule: If the participant's 10th swing is a home run, they will continue receiving one additional swing at a time until they fail to hit a home run.
• 3The top four (4) participants with the most home runs advance to the semifinals.
• 4Tiebreaker: Tied participants each receive 3 additional swings. Repeat until the tie is broken.

Round 2

Semifinals

• 1Seeded bracket based on Round 1 results: #1 Seed vs. #4 Seed · #2 Seed vs. #3 Seed.
• 2Scores reset to 0 — points from Round 1 do not carry over.
• 3Each participant receives 10 swings.
• 4Bonus Rule: If the participant's 10th swing is a home run, they will continue receiving one additional swing at a time until they fail to hit a home run.
• 5The participant with the higher total advances to the championship round.
• 6Tiebreaker: Each participant receives 3 additional swings. Repeat until a winner is determined.

Round 3

Championship

• 1The two semifinal winners compete head-to-head.
• 2Scores reset to 0 — points from Round 2 do not carry over.
• 3Each participant receives 15 swings.
• 4Bonus Rule: If the participant's 15th swing is a home run, they will continue receiving one additional swing at a time until they fail to hit a home run.
• 5Tiebreaker: Each participant receives 3 additional swings. Repeat until a champion is crowned.