LOCAL COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Information: LEJ Sports Group (678) 994-0107

             AREA YOUTH TO COMPETE IN

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL® PITCH, HIT &

             RUN™ COMPETITION

          Cub Scout Pack 610     will

          host a free Major League Baseball®

         Pitch, Hit & Run™ Competition for area youth.

     Date 03-23-2013 Time 10:00 Am

     Location_Armuchee High School Field

Pitch, Hit & 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 are divided into four age divisions: 7/8, 9/10/, 11/12, 13/14, and have the chance to advance through four levels of competition, including Team Championships at Major League ballparks and the National Finals at the 2013 MLB™ All-Star Game®.

The individual Pitching, Hitting and Running Champions, along with the All-Around Champion in each age and gender group at the Local Competition will be awarded and advance to the Sectional Level of Competition.

All participants must bring a copy of their birth certificate and fill out a registration/waiver form prior to the start of the competition.  For questions concerning the competition, please contact your Local Coordinator, _Erik Owens (CubMaster Pack 610)_at _Cubscoutpack610@live.com (706)766-5926

(email or phone).