The inaugural East Coast Collegiate Baseball League (ECCBL) Home Run Derby and All-Star Game were held Saturday, July 6 at Memorial Park, home of the Quakertown Blazers.
There were two rounds in the Home Run Derby. The Home Run Derby contestants were: Ahmir Cournier, Dennis Pierce, Jake Millan, Troy Davis, Jack Mislan and Justin Fogel.
In Round 1, each contestant had 10 outs and the top two of six advanced.
Round 2 was operated under a two-minute timer with each contestant allowed a 45-second timeout. Mislan led off the final round and finished with two home runs.
Millan won the Home Run Derby with four home runs.
The league comprises eight teams, four in each division. The South All-Stars defeated the North All-Stars 4-3.
North took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second and South tied it up in the top of the third.
South scored its final two runs in the top of the fourth inning off a leadoff double by Marco Mannino followed by a single by Mislan.
CJ Orrego hit a deep fly ball to right field. Two outs were recorded by Jordan Nitti and Parker Muratore before back-to-back walks by Cournier and Vinny Davis.
Shane Fillman scored the last run of the game for the North All-Stars in the bottom of the fifth inning.
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