D-backs host Pitch, Hit & Run competition

June 3rd, 2019

Major League Baseball and the D-backs hosted the annual MLB Pitch, Hit & Run competition at Chase Field on Sunday and honored several youngsters who won their respective divisions.

Pitch, Hit & Run is MLB's official youth skills competition. The top 12 baseball and top 12 softball qualifiers from Arizona and New Mexico competed at Chase Field with hopes of advancing to the National Finals during 2019 MLB All-Star Week in Cleveland.

The winners:

The 7- and 8-year-old Softball Division: Diana Perez from Gilbert, Ariz.

The 7- and 8-year-old Baseball Division: Jonah Hargrave from Peoria, Ariz.

The 9- and 10-year-old Softball Division: Pierson Hozza from Scottsdale, Ariz.

The 9- and 10-year-old Baseball Division: Broderick Evans from Phoenix, Ariz.

The 11- and 12-year-old Softball Division: Danica Gutierrez from Maricopa, Ariz.

The 11- and 12-year-old Baseball Division: Max Sinkovic from Tempe, Ariz.

The 13- and 14-year-old Softball Division: Jasmine Garcia from Mesa, Ariz.

The 13- and 14-year-old Baseball Division: Miles Vandenheuvel from Scottsdale, Ariz.