Justin Osterhouse to Compete in MLB Home Run Derby X
7/31/2024 5:41:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne's Justin Osterhouse will participate in MLB Home Run Derby X on August 10 at 7 p.m. at the home stadium of the Fort Wayne TinCaps.
Home Run Derby X is a 3-on-3 co-ed competition. A single game takes about 30 minutes. Each player gets one at bat of two minutes thirty seconds. During an at bat the opposing team is in the outfield to make catches. Teams earn offensive points for home runs and defensive points for catches. At the end of the game, the team with the most points wins.
The event includes former MLB All-Stars Jake Arrieta, Dexter Fowler, Carlos Gómez and Nick Swisher as well as softball/women's baseball stars Jocelyn Alo, Paige Halstead, Alex Hugo and Ashton Lansdell.
Osterhouse had an impressive freshman campaign in 2024 for the Mastodons. He finished fifth in the Horizon League with a .355 batting average while hitting a Mastodon freshman program-record nine home runs. His .609 slugging percentage ranked 10th in the league. The Grand Rapids, Mich. is playing for the Muskegon Clippers of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League this summer. He owns a 1.000 OPS for the Clippers and hit a home run in the all-star game.
Incoming Mastodon and Homestead High School grad Nick Hockemeyer is an alternative for MLB Home Run Derby X.
Home Run Derby X is a 3-on-3 co-ed competition. A single game takes about 30 minutes. Each player gets one at bat of two minutes thirty seconds. During an at bat the opposing team is in the outfield to make catches. Teams earn offensive points for home runs and defensive points for catches. At the end of the game, the team with the most points wins.
The event includes former MLB All-Stars Jake Arrieta, Dexter Fowler, Carlos Gómez and Nick Swisher as well as softball/women's baseball stars Jocelyn Alo, Paige Halstead, Alex Hugo and Ashton Lansdell.
Osterhouse had an impressive freshman campaign in 2024 for the Mastodons. He finished fifth in the Horizon League with a .355 batting average while hitting a Mastodon freshman program-record nine home runs. His .609 slugging percentage ranked 10th in the league. The Grand Rapids, Mich. is playing for the Muskegon Clippers of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League this summer. He owns a 1.000 OPS for the Clippers and hit a home run in the all-star game.
Incoming Mastodon and Homestead High School grad Nick Hockemeyer is an alternative for MLB Home Run Derby X.
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