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Northwoods League Announces Great Plains All-Star Home Run Challenge Participants<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nine inning competition will feature hitters from each division of the Great Plains<\/em><\/p>\n

Rochester, Minn. — The Northwoods League has announced the participants for the 2023 Northwoods League Great Plains All-Star Home Run Challenge which will take place the day before the Northwoods League Great Plains All-Star game on Monday, July 31 at Bismarck Municipal Ballpark in Bismarck, North Dakota.<\/p>\n

Nine participants from each division of the Great Plains have been chosen for the event which will feature a nine-inning competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nHome Run Challenge Participants<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Great Plains East<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nGreat Plains West<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Hallquist<\/td>\nDuluth Huskies<\/td>\n<\/td>\nBen Rosengard<\/td>\nBismarck Larks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ryan Nagelbach<\/strong><\/td>\nEau Claire Express<\/td>\n<\/td>\nKevin Fitzer<\/td>\nWillmar Stingers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ben Zeigler-Namoa<\/td>\nLa Crosse Loggers<\/td>\n<\/td>\nBrendan Hord<\/td>\nMankato MoonDogs<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kimo Fukofuka<\/td>\nRochester Honkers<\/td>\n<\/td>\nJack Herring<\/td>\nBismarck Larks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brandon Compton<\/td>\nDuluth Huskies<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDrey Dirksen<\/td>\nWillmar Stingers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dylan O’Connell<\/strong><\/td>\nEau Claire Express<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDrew Woodcox<\/td>\nMinot Hot Tots<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calyn Halvorson<\/td>\nDuluth Huskies<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSean Rimmer<\/td>\nWillmar Stingers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reed Latimer<\/strong><\/td>\nEau Claire Express<\/td>\n<\/td>\nKip Fougerousse<\/td>\nMankato MoonDogs<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dylan King<\/td>\nLa Crosse Loggers<\/td>\n<\/td>\nJackson Hauge<\/td>\nSt. Cloud Rox<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The format for the Home Run Challenge is below:<\/p>\n

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  1. There will be 9 innings with each player having one half inning.<\/li>\n
  2. Away team (Great Plains East) player bats first in the top of the inning, and home team player next (Great Plains West) in the bottom half of the inning.<\/li>\n
  3. Each player will receive 2 minutes to hit as many home runs as they can during their turn.<\/li>\n
  4. Each player will be allowed one timeout that they can take at any time during their 2:00, should they choose. Timeouts will be thirty seconds in length.<\/li>\n
  5. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Should any contestant hit back-to-back home runs, they will be granted an additional :30 of time that will be added on after their original 2 minutes has completed. No timeouts will be granted during the bonus time session.<\/li>\n
  6. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Team that hits the most Home Runs will be declared the NWL Great Plains HR Challenge Team Champions.<\/li>\n
  7. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Individual who hits the most home runs will be declared the NWL Great Plains HR Challenge Individual Champion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The 2023 Northwoods League Great Plains All-Star Game will take place in Bismarck, North Dakota, at Bismarck Municipal Ballpark, home of the Bismarck Larks on Tuesday, August 1 at 7:05 PM. The game will also air on ESPNU.<\/p>\n

    ###<\/p>\n

    The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Now in its\u2019 30th<\/sup>\u00a0season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 24 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, over 325 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (NYM), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019\/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website at\u00a0watchnwl.com<\/a>\u00a0and on ESPN+. For more information, visit\u00a0www.northwoodsleague.com<\/a>\u00a0or download the Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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