Home Run Derby Contestants and Rules
Home Run Derby presented by Delta and ESPN 106.3
Participants - 8
South - Jake Bauers (Charlotte), Jacoby Jones (Bradenton), Colton Plaia (St. Lucie), Luke Voit (Palm Beach)
North - Miguel Andujar (Tampa), Clint Coulter (Brevard County), Sebastian Elizalde (Daytona), Phillip Ervin (Daytona)
Rules
-The Derby will consist of THREE rounds. Participants are allowed FIVE outs in each round. Any swing that does not result in a home run will be considered an out.
-All eight players will participate in the first round.
-The top FOUR home run hitters will advance to the second round
*In the event of a tie there will be a swing off. A hitter who is tied will swing until he hits a home run. Whoever hits his home run while making the fewest outs will advance. If no one hits a home run before making FIVE outs in the swing off then it will start over.
-The top TWO home run hitters who have the most COMBINED home runs in the first and second round will advance to the finals.
*In the event of a tie there will be a swing off. A hitter who is tied will swing until he hits a home run. Whoever hits a home run making the fewest outs will advance. If no one hits a home run before making FIVE outs in the swing off then it will start over.
-In the finals, each contestant will start over with ZERO home runs. Whoever hits the most home runs in the final round will be declared the winner.
South Bios
Jake Bauers - Charlotte Stone Crabs (affiliated of Tampa Bay Rays)
Age: 19
Born: Newport Beach, Calif.
Bats: L
Ht: 6'1" Wt: 195
Drafted: 7th round in 2013 by San Diego out of Marina High School in Huntington Beach, CA. Acquired by the Rays in the Wil Myers trade in the 2014 offseason.
Jacoby Jones - Bradenton Marauders (affiliate of Pittsburgh Pirates)
Age: 23
Born: Richton, Miss.
Bats: R
Ht: 6'2" Wt: 202
Drafted: 3rd round by the Pirates in 2013 out of LSU
Colton Plaia - St. Lucie Mets (affiliate of New York Mets)
Age: 24
Born: Mission Viejo, Calif.
Bats: R
Ht: 6'2" Wt: 225
Drafted: 15th round in 2013 by the Mets out of Loyola Marymount
Luke Voit - Palm Beach Cardinals (affiliate of St. Louis Cardinals)
Age: 24
Born: Wildwood, Missouri
Bats: R
Ht: 6'3" Wt: 225
Drafted: 22nd round in 2013 by the Cardinals out of Missouri State
North Bios
Miguel Andujar - Tampa Yankees (affiliate of New York Yankees)
Age: 20
Born: San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Bats: R
Ht: 6'0" Wt: 175
Drafted: Signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent in July of 2011
Clint Coulter - Brevard County Manatees (affiliate of Milwaukee Brewers)
Age: 21
Born: Camas, Wash.
Bats: R
Ht: 6'3" Wt: 222
Drafted: 1st round by the Brewers in 2012 out of Union High School in Washington
Sebastian Elizalde - Daytona Tortugas (affiliate of Cincinnati Reds)
Age: 23
Born: Guayamas, Mexico
Bats: L
Ht: 6'0" Wt: 175
Drafted: Signed by the Reds as a minor league free agent in May of 2013
Phillip Ervin - Daytona Tortugas (affiliate of Cincinnati Reds)
Age: 22
Born: Mobile, Alabama
Bats: R
Ht: 5'10" Wt: 205
Drafted: 1st round by the Reds out of Samford University