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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact: Tammy Miller, Columbia Parks and Recreation - 874-7465

Youth registration open for Pitch, Hit and Run Contest

COLUMBIA, MO (May 19, 2005) -- The registration deadline is approaching
for the local competition of the Pepsi Pitch, Hit and Run Contest.
Sponsored by Columbia Parks and Recreation, the skills competition will
be held at 9 a.m. on May 28 at the Douglass Park Ballfield. 

Males and females between the ages of 7 and 14 are invited to
participate. There is no fee to enter. 

Pitch, Hit and Run is the official skills competition of Major League
Baseball. In the pitch component of the competition, participants must
throw strikes at a designated target. In the hit component, participants
are tested for distance and accuracy by hitting a ball off a tee, and in
the run portion, participants are timed starting from second base,
touching third base and then home. 

The events are individually scored and converted to a point total. Top
finishers at the local level move onto the sectional competition. From
there, top scorers advance to the team championship level in June. The
event culminates with the national finals, which will be held in Detroit
at the 2005 Major League All-Star Game. 

The registration deadline for the local Pitch, Hit and Run is May 25.
Registration forms are available at the Columbia Parks and Recreation
office at 1 South 7th, the Armory Sports Center at 701 East Ash and the
Activity and Recreation Center (ARC) at 1701 West Ash. 

A birth certificate is required for registration. For more information,
call 874-6378.

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