HIT-A-THON!
The inaugural MVLL Hit-A-Thon is on Friday, June 6th at Boyle Park, starting at 3:30 and running into the evening. An MVLL parent, inspired by the success of the Palo Alto Little League Hit-a-Thon, came to the Board last fall with an idea to hold a Hit-A-Thon here. We loved the idea and…here we are. Simply put, kids get five tries to hit a ball as far as they can. The event is a fundraiser; players get pledges from friends and family, just like for a walk-a-thon. Funds raised are earmarked for field and equipment improvements.
Farm, AAA, Minors and Majors teams will each have a 20-minute slot (see schedule below). Each player on that team will come up to the plate and will get 5 balls to hit (tee or soft toss). The longest hit by each player will be recorded by feet in 25-foot increments (e.g., 25-50-75-100-125-150-175-200 feet). After 5 swings, the next player is up. It’ll move fast!
| Boyle Park - Majors Field | | Boyle Park - Minors Field |
| Division | Start | Finish | Team | | Division | Start | Finish | Team |
| MINORS | 3:30 | 3:50 | Giants | | FARM | 3:30 | 3:50 | Yard Goats |
| 3:50 | 4:10 | Mariners | | 3:50 | 4:10 | Riverdogs |
| 4:10 | 4:30 | Marlins | | 4:10 | 4:30 | Red Wings |
| 4:30 | 4:50 | Padres | | 4:30 | 4:50 | Mighty Mussels |
| 4:50 | 5:10 | Pirates | | 4:50 | 5:10 | Louisville Bats |
| 5:10 | 5:30 | Tigers | | 5:10 | 5:30 | Iron Pigs |
| MAJORS | 5:30 | 5:50 | Brewers | | 5:30 | 5:50 | Drillers |
| 5:50 | 6:10 | Giants | | AAA | 5:50 | 6:10 | Athletics |
| 6:10 | 6:30 | Phillies | | 6:10 | 6:30 | Cardinals |
| 6:30 | 6:50 | Red Sox | | 6:30 | 6:50 | Giants |
| 6:50 | 7:10 | Sea Lions | | 6:50 | 7:10 | Grays |
| 7:10 | 7:30 | Yankees | | 7:10 | 7:30 | Rangers |
| | | | | 7:30 | 7:50 | Rays |
| | | | | 7:50 | 8:10 | Reds |
For fundraising, each player has a page. Players ask friends and family to support them with a pledge – either a lump sum amount, or an amount by foot for the player’s longest hit; you can see our progress at the Fundraising Page.
The “competition” here is not how far the players hit, but rather how much we raise together. We have some amazing prizes: two weeks at Marin Mountain Camp; a week at Legends Baseball Camp; a Hitrax party at LaunchPad; team party at Super Duper; Giants tickets; and more! Prizes will be awarded to the teams that raise the most funds, and to the individuals that raise the most funds.
We still need some volunteers! It’ll be the most fun 90 minutes of your week. Please head to our Sign-Up-Genius and volunteer to help make the event a success! MVLL Juniors players and all High School students are welcome and we will sign off on volunteer hours for Honor-T eligibility!
We hope everyone will come down to enjoy an early summer evening at Boyle – we’ll have the snack shacks open and lots of excitement on both diamonds. It’ll be a great way to kick off your MVLL Championship Weekend!