Jacksonville FL- Walk off Charities presented the First Pitch Event featuring the First Inaugural Home Run Derby. It was a star studded event that included some of your home town media favorites such as Frank Frangie, Rick Ballou, Dan Hicken, Sam Kouvaris, and Chris Porter just to name a few. The event was held as a charity to help kids in need purchase baseball equipment. The charity also allowed persons to sponsor children in their efforts to play baseball. Some of the major sponsors of the event were Pajcic & Pajcic, BestBet, and Nimnicht.
It’s always a good sight to see Mayor Lenny Curry who is a big sports fan in support of these community events, as he spoke giving his proclamation of Walk Off Charities Day. In the wake of these events, the charity was able to raise $100,000 dollars by sponsorship alone, in efforts to help children around the community enjoy the sport of baseball.
The results of the contest are below:
| Participant | No. of Home Runs |
| Rick Ballou | 1 |
| Peter Bragen | 0 |
| Tim Parenton | 3 |
| Dan Hicken | 0 |
| Chris Porter | 0 |
| Brett Myers | 5 |
| Frank Frangie | 1 |
| Sam Kouvaris | 0 |
| Jeff Lageman | 2 |
| Curtis Dvorak | 0 |
| Gene Frenette | 0 |
| Brett Martineau | 3 |
The top 3 batters then advanced to the finals where they 5 extra attempts to crown the winner.
| Winners | Trophy Awarded |
| Brett Martineau | 1st Place |
| Brett Myers | 2nd Place |
| Tim Parenton | 3rd Place |
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If you know of a child who is looking to participate in seasonal baseball, please email info@walkoffcharities.com or you can visit their website at http://walkoffcharities.com/index.html.
