Taking a page out of the playbook of the hitters at the Altoona Curve stadium from the previous week, the batters at PNC Field, home of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, tallied 13 home runs of their own throughout the morning and afternoon of Monday, July 26th.  After much friendly competition, the scores panned out like this:

Team Scores:

• Team PA Rep. Karen Boback 2 – 1,745 points
• Team PA Rep. Karen Boback 1 – 1,740 points
• Wilkes University Team - 1,685 points
• Peoples National Bank Team 2 - 1,540 points
• Team SWB Front Office – 1,240 points
• First National Team 1 – 1,135 points
• Peoples National Bank Team 1 - 1,135 points
• Team Parente Beard – 980 points
• Team Chesapeake Energy – 900 points
• First National Community Bank Team 2 - 860 points
• Scranton Federation of Teachers Team 1 - 775 points
• Team U.S. Rep. Chris Carney – 755 points
• Scranton Federation of Teachers Team 2 - 660 points

Single Batter Scores:

• Andy Welcomer- 370 points
• Devin Wolfe – 345 points

Home Run Hitters:

• Steve Sulcoski from Team Boback – 4
• Matt Ruch from the Wilkes University Team – 3
• “Newman” from Team SWB Front Office – 2
• Carson Baker from Team Bobak – 1
• Dale Gerfin from Team Boback – 1
• Angus Neary from the Wilkes University Team – 1
• Jay Helcoski from Peoples National Team 2 – 1
• Steve Sunday from Peoples National Team 2 – 1

An incredible number of supporters came out to take a swing against breast cancer, including some of Pennsylvania’s VIPs: U.S. Representative Chris Carney; PA Senator Lisa Baker; PA Representative Karen Boback; PA Representative Sandra Major; PA Representative Jim Wansacz; Dr. Dan Kopen and Miss Keystone, Bryn Harvey.

Rep. Boback’s teams 1 & 2 were comprised of stand-in batters, including Senator Baker’s son, Carson. Collectively, the teams hit 5 home runs! A combination of perfect weather, the emcee expertise of Tammy Miller, interviews with WBRE and WNEP, enthusiastic fans and lots of pink feather boas created the perfect conditions for batters to hit a few out of the park.

In other news, PBCC staffers, who are always in search of great food, voted PNC Field concessions to be the best, hands down! Check out the waffle fries!

Ten down and one to go! Stay of the look-out for the wrap-up of the Reading Phillies game, which takes place on July 30, and our 2010 Derby season!  For now, take a look at the pictures!

The pink van rolled into Blair County Ballpark on Thursday, July 22nd with only a few home run baseballs handed out at the previous eight derby events.  The day at the Curve did not disappoint with 15 home runs!  Check out the team scores and the list of home run hitters!

Team Scores:

• Team Three Guys & a Senior – 2,130 points
• Community State Bank of Orbisonia – 1,660 points
• Altoona First Savings Bank Team 2 – 1,460 points
• Team PACB – 1,355 points
• C&G Savings Bank Team 2 – 1,300 points
• C&G Savings Bank Team 1 – 1,245 points
• Enterprise Bank – 1,145 points
• Altoona First Savings Bank Team 1 – 1,140 points
• Investment Savings Bank – 1,120 points
• Reliance Bank – 1,020 points
• Forever Broadcasting – 920 points

Home Run Hitters:

• Kevin Cressman from Team Three Guys & a Senior – 4
• Scott Knepper from Community State Bank of Orbisonia – 2
• John Shaffer from Team Three Guys & a Senior – 2
• Ken Atticks from Team PACB – 1
• Justin Blackburn from Altoona First Savings Team 2 – 1
• Andy Glass from Team Three Guys & a Senior – 1
• Mike Holtz from C&G Savings Bank Team 2 – 1
• Bill Ritenour from C&G Savings Bank Team 2 – 1
• Brandon Sunderland from Community State Bank of Orbisonia – 1
• Gary Wurm from C&G Savings Bank Team 1 – 1

Our day was action-packed and had perfect weather!  Our winning team, Three Guys & a Senior, found out about the derby the day before the event.  They raised the $500 donation fee and came out to the Curve to take a swing against breast cancer!  We are excited to see the community support from this team and the others in Altoona.

And a special thanks to Forever Broadcasting in Altoona & Johnstown for the help with promotion of the derby event.  Without the outstanding radio assistance provided by Forever, we wouldn’t be able to hold events like these across the state!  Thanks for your help and taking a swing against breast cancer!

A brief break in action as the derby took a break for the weekend.  But stay tuned for highlights from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees derby soon!  In the meantime, check out all of the photos from our day at the Altoona Curve!

It was a brief day at the State College Spikes, but one batter delivered three home runs to help his team take home the coveted pink baseball bats.  Team Reliance Bank racked up 1,425 points to take home the pink for the day.  Led by Brandon Myers who hit three home runs out of the park, the team had a great showing in the outfield.  Check out how the stood against our other batters for the day.

Team Scores:

• Reliance Bank – 1,425 points
• SC Spikes – 1,380 points
• PSU WBCA – 1,320 points
• Raytheon Team 2 – 1,230 points
• Raytheon Team 1 – 1,100 points
• Chesapeake Energy – 975 points
• The Biohazards – 640 points
• The Lab Rats – 440 points

Single Batter Scores:

• Skyler Woodward – 140 points
• Brooke Woodward – 20 points

A few Spikes players came out to support the day and show off their pitching skills.  The foursome alternated shifts to run the pitching machine and even throw a few pitches for our single batter Skyler.  The PBCC thanks the Spikes for another great event with great weather!  And another thanks to Brooke & Skyler Woodward to stepping up to the plate!  We hope you had fun at the ballpark!

Our journey continued on to Altoona with a double-header set of derby events.  But first, be sure to check out all of the photos from Medlar Field at Lubrano Park!

The weather cools down as the competition heats up!

Compared to a boiling week in the eastern part of the state (which topped the charts at 102 degrees- yikes!), a day at Williamsport’s Historic Bowman Field seemed refreshing with temperatures in the mid-80s.

But while the temperature dropped (relatively-speaking), Derby competition only got hotter! Take a look at the team scores from the Williamsport Crosscutters stadium:

Team Scores:

• Team Alexander/Rep. Garth Everett – 1,395 points
• City of Williamsport Team – 1,210 points
• Woodlands Savings Bank Team 1 – 1,105 points
• Woodlands Savings Bank Team 2 – 1,095 points
• Williamsport Sun-Gazette Team - 1,055 points
• Stay Classy, Williamsport aka Team Clear Channel – 1,015 points
• Chesapeake Energy Team – 940 points
• Team Best Buy – 755 points

No more home runs on Tuesday, July 13, but here’s a wrap-up of the day’s highlights that even Stuart Scott would be proud of:

Mike Mussina, former New York Yankees pitcher, joined us at the plate for the second year in a row, leading Team Alexander/Representative Garth Everett to victory and tabulating a personal score of 425 points.

But wait- not to be outdone, the City of Williamsport Team brought out their heavy hitters and Tom Cillo put 445 of his own up on the board (Somebody ate his Wheaties…)! Uh oh, “Moose,” sounds like a challenge to me…

With rain in the forecast, the weather almost tampered with the Derby’s success. Nonetheless, the precipitation held off in time for Team Best Buy, who sent eight volunteers out to help shag balls in the outfield, to wrap up our day at Historic Bowman Field. Thanks, Best Buy!

Stayed tuned for news from this coming weekend, which I predict will be action-packed and exciting. The PBCC will be venturing to Sovereign Bank stadium, home of the York Revolution, on Friday, July 16, and then finishing up this eventful week with the Lancaster Barnstormers at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

For hot-off-the press derby updates, don’t forget to follow iKevin on Twitter and check out his real-time travel map on the official Derby website.

With temperatures in the high-90s, the third stop of the Home Run Derby at the Washington Wild Things was shaping up to be the hottest ever!  The heat was on and one batter was able to knock one out of the park!!  But first, check out the team scores!

Team Scores:

• First Federal Savings Bank Team 1 – 1,690 points
• First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Greene County – 1,640 points
• Chesapeake Energy Team 1 – 1,385 points
• Chesapeake Energy Team 2 – 1,200 points
• Washington Financial Bank Team 2 – 1,170 points
• First Federal Savings Bank Team 2 – 1,115 points
• Team WPXI – 1,065 points
• Washington Financial Bank Team 1 – 1,005 points

Single Batter Score:

• Bill Klenoshek – 600 points

With sunscreen in tow, our batters were hitting the baseballs almost out of the park.  One batter was lucky enough to get a ball out of the park!  Mitch Monas from Team First Federal Savings & Loan of Greene County knocked out our first home run of 2010!  He is pictured here with our emcee Tammy Miller and the rest of his team.

Team WPXI was back out at CONSOL Energy Stadium to attempt a few home runs.  Last year’s team score was 1,090.  This year, there were side bets on the table.  Scott Harbaugh, Alby Oxenreiter, Bill Phillips, and Rich Walsh had a total 2010 team score of 1,065 points.  They didn’t beat last year’s score, but I believe there was an expensive dinner up for grabs.  Thanks for supporting the derby again this year fellas!

After loading up the pink van, the PBCC team drove 4.5 hours back to southcentral PA to rest up for the next stop: Williamsport’s Historic Bowman Field.  Stay tuned to find out those results soon!  In the meantime, be sure to check out pictures from the Washington stop of our tour!

On our trip up to Erie, the temperature registered a whopping 102 degrees on Tuesday, July 6th.  That definitely set us up for a warm day on Wednesday, July 7th as the derby crew rolled into Jerry Uht Park.  The high temperatures did not stop batters and volunteers from supporting the 2nd stop of the 2010 Home Run Derby.  Check out the scores of our Erie teams!

Team Scores:

• Marquette Savings Bank Team 2 – 1,910 points
• TESCO Tools Team 4 – 1,785 points
• TESCO Tools Team 3 – 1,655 points
• Malin Bergquist – 1,205 points
• TESCO Tools Team 1 – 1,090 points
• GoErie.com – 980 points
• Erie Times News – 855 points
• Marquette Savings Team 1 – 820 points
• TESCO Tools Team 2 – 805 points
• UPMC – 785 points

Our winning team (Marquette Savings Bank Team 2) consisted of Terry Carson, Scott Hess, Joe Lauria, and Dan Lewis.  Joe locked in a whopping 600 points with 12 baseballs hitting the back wall.

Other big scorers include John Fette and Lee Rowan from TESCO Tools Team 4 with 550 points and 500 points, respectively.  Even though we had large scores, no one was able to knock one out of the park!

Check out pictures from the Erie event on Flickr! 

The pink van loaded up and headed south to Washington, PA for stop number three of the 2010 Home Run Derby tour.

Harrisburg knows how to strut its stuff!  The Home Run Derby rolled into Metro Bank Park on Thursday, July 1st with batters and volunteers out to show their support!  The beautiful day with comfortable temperatures and low humidity made for perfect conditions for the day!  Teams arrived starting at 7:45 AM with great anticipation for their turn at bat.  Check out the stats for the day!!

Team Scores:
Team Rep. Ron Marsico – 1,445 points
PIA for Charity – 1,260 points
Young Guns (ParenteBeard Team 2) – 1,170 points
AstraZeneca Team 1 – 1,135 points
Highmark – 1,115 points
Team Rep. Eugene DePasquale – 1,085 points
Team Mayor Linda Thompson – 1,010 points
Mile 6, LLC – 965 points
Capital Watch – 920 points
Penn State Hershey Medical Center – 920 points
The Gray Hairs (ParenteBeard Team 1) – 880 points
Stay Classy, Harrisburg (Clear Channel) – 835 points
Highmark Team 2 – 830 points
AstraZeneca Team 2 – 830 points
Team Griswold – 760 points
Team abc27 – 725 points
PA AFL-CIO Team 1 – 695 points
Chesapeake Energy – 665 points
Team Rep. Scott Boyd – 655 points
WPGR – 625 points
PA AFL-CIO Team 2 – 575 points

Single Batter Scores:
Senator Rich Alloway – 335 points
Brad Baker – 225 points

WGAL News 8 reporter Katelyn Smith and her crew helped start the day off with an on-site live interview to help promote the upcoming series of derby events.  Check out the video!  Throughout the day, ABC27, FOX 43, and WGAL recorded the action to share with the mid-state.

Bob Hauer from WHP580 and the Harrisburg Senators was out to top his performance from last year.  As a team, the Clear Channel crew did manage to increase their score by a full 100 points.  Time will tell with his journey to several other stadiums across the state this month if he has improved.  Special thanks to these state legislators for their support at the first Home Run Derby of 2010:

• Sen. Rich Alloway
• Rep. Scott Boyd
• Rep. Eugene DePasquale
• Rep. Jaret Gibbons
• Rep. Ron Marsico
• Rep. Tony Payton, Jr.
• Rep. Jim Wansacz

While there were a few high scores (Allen Donato from Team Rep. Marsico: 425 points, Pete Gleason from AstraZeneca Team 1: 410 points, & Ken Stupka from PIA for Charity: 400 points), zero home runs were claimed all day.  Our next stop is at the Erie Seawolves on Wednesday, July 7th.  Let’s see if we can get a few out of the park!  Thanks to everyone who supported the first derby of the 2010 season!