Port Orange youth start spring break with pitch, run and hit competition

Major League Baseball and Port Orange Parks & Recreation hosts an event designed to advance kids all the way to the MLB All-Star game.

  • By Zach Fedewa
  • | 7:50 p.m. March 9, 2018
  • Ormond Beach Observer
  • Sports
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To start off spring break, youth from Port Orange gathered on the night of Friday, March 9, to show their talents at the City Center ball fields. During the event, hosted by Major League Baseball and Port Orange Parks and Recreation, youth were judged on their running time, pitching accuracy, and hitting. Michael Tarr won the home run derby at the end of the night with a hit of 104 feet. 

 

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