2012 Home Run Derby Heavy Hitters

Kristen — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:16:25 +0000

The 5^th Annual Take a Swing Against Breast Cancer® home run derby was a smashing success throughout the entire month of July, thanks to our generous sponsors, 175 volunteers, 91 teams and 10 individual batters. Check out the 2012 highlight video here. This year brought a record-breaking 40 home runs: including 5 by Kevin Becker of Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, 7 by Joe Oliphant of Neuman’s Crew, 8 by John Furlong of Furlong Boys. Total scores have been tallied and the results are in from across the state, hats off to our winners:

TOP TEN TEAMS

Furlong Boys Team 2—2,105 points
Neuman’s Crew – 2,050 points
PeoplesBank Team 3—1,895 points
Cross’ Crusaders – 1,795 points
TESCO Tools Team 2 — 1,760 points
Furlong Boys Team 1 – 1,745 points
Community State Bank of Orbisonia – 1,580 points
Icing on the Lake Team 2 — 1,575 points
Guns of Roses Team 1 – 1,560 Points
UTI Power -1,545 points

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUAL BATTERS

Bill Klenoshek – 675 points
Blair Beer — 400 points
Jeffrey Lengle – 375 points
Adam Edmonds- 350 points
Scott Bell- 335 points

Congratulations and a huge THANK YOU to everyone who was a part of this year’s home run derby at each of the 8 stadiums. With your help, we not only raised nearly $90,000 for the PBCC but also increased awareness in communities throughout the state. For complete results from each location, be sure to read each stadium recap on our blog. Start practicing now and you could see your name published here next year at our 2013 Take a Swing Against Breast Cancer!

Bats, boas and Barnstormers: Lancaster teams Take a Swing Against Breast Cancer®

Natalie — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:22:59 +0000

What a perfect way to wrap up derby season 2012! 15 teams and 2 individual sluggers battled it out on the field for bragging rights and those coveted pink bats this past Saturday at the home of the Lancaster Barnstormers. After a rain-out earlier this month, our dedicated batters and volunteers showed their support yet again with an incredible turnout. In the end, “Guns of Roses Team 1″ from the Lancaster Police Department secured the top spot with 1,560 points. The group enters the derby each year to support their co-worker, Judy, a breast cancer survivor of two years. The day’s highest individual score went to Greg Gunter of Team UTI who smashed two homers over the Clipper Magazine Stadium fence and racked up 535 points!

Here is a complete look at this weekend’s standings:

Guns of Roses Team 1 – 1,560 Points (Lancaster winners!)

UTI Team 1 – 1,545 points (Greg Gunter with 2 home runs!)

Swinging for 2nd - 1,280 points

UTI Team 2 - 1,240 points

Guns of Roses Team 2 – 1,220

RKL – 1,170

Wells Fargo Team 2 – 1,150

Susquehanna Bank Team 2 – 1,025

Susquehanna Bank Team 1 – 975

Scared Hitless – 920

Wells Fargo Team 1 – 890

Dart Container Team 1 – 885

Dart Container Team 2 - 860

Team Emerald Team 2 – 830

Team Emerald Team 1 – 745

Individual Batter Scott Bell – 335

Individual Batter Judy Millan – 115

Congratulations to our home run hitter!

Greg Gunter - 2

Thank you to the awesome staff and crew at Clipper Magazine Stadium for making Derby #8 a success! You can check out all of the Lancaster Derby photos by clicking here. Don’t forget to stay up-to-date on PBCC news and events by following us on Twitter and Facebook!

Did we have fun or what? Derby season would not have been complete without every one of our batters, volunteers and spectators! Thank you for all of your hard work and support as we fight to find a cure to this disease. We hope to see you again soon!

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2012 Home Run Derby Heavy Hitters

Bats, boas and Barnstormers: Lancaster teams Take a Swing Against Breast Cancer®