Little League To Host MLB Pitch, Hit & Run and BBQ

Annalynn Trimbell, 8 of Hobart with her award outside Citi Field at the MLB Pitch, Hit & Run Team Championship last September. CMLL will host another qualifier on Saturday June 21 in Stamford.

Mason Hubbard, 12 of Grand Gorge at the MLB Pitch Hit & Run Team Championships held before the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA last August. CMLL will host another qualifier on Saturday June 21 in Stamford.

STAMFORD — To celebrate another successful season at their ballpark, the Catskill Mountain Little League (CMLL) will host a free MLB Pitch, Hit & Run (PHR) skills competition for all youth ages 7-14 in four divisions for either baseball or softball on Saturday June 21st from 9am - 12pm. The special event will be followed by final regular season games of majors division baseball and a pork/chicken BBQ fundraiser. The evening will conclude at Damaschke Field with an Oneonta Outlaws game. Free tickets for CMLL families will be provided by Malinkrodt Pharmaceuticals at the gate.

Last year was the first time CMLL hosted the PHR event and four young ballplayers from the region went on to compete in the Team Championships at Yankee Stadium, Citi Field and Williamsport, PA before the Little League World Series. Annalynn Trimbell of Hobart won the 7-8 year old softball division and followed it up with an impressive performance on the big stage before the NY Mets vs Red Sox game at Citi Field on Labor Day. Trimbell won that competition and received a trophy before the game. She later narrowly missed a shot at a trip for four to compete before the MLB World Series - the ultimate award for over 65,000 children that competed in the competition across the country last year.

The event will begin promptly at 9am on Robinson Field at the CMLL complex on the outskirts of Stamford. Each participant will throw five balls at a target the size of an MLB strike zone, take five swings off a tee and complete a 90 foot dash twice recording the best of both times. Scores are tallied based on points awarded for each skill. Participants are encouraged to watch and cheer for the other participants throughout the event.

The event will conclude with a brief awards ceremony after all participants have competed and scores have been tallied. PHR participants need not be enrolled in CMLL programs to participate and any child is welcome regardless of ability.

All pre-registrants will receive a complimentary subscription to MLB.TV ($130 value). On-site registration will be accepted but CMLL will require a copy of the child’s birth certificate for proof of age. More info and registration can be found at https://www.mlb.com/pitch-hit-and-run/parent-information.