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Overview
The Dairy Queen®
Dinger Derby is a home run hitting contest to determine a “Dairy
Queen®
Dinger Duke”,
(a home run champion for each
circuit (Rookie, Junior, and Senior) and the “Dairy Queen®
Dinger King,
the overall home
run champion of the Indoor War. Each DQ Dinger Duke will win
a coupon for a free Dairy Queen®
Blizzard courtesy of Dairy Queen®
of Ephrata. The DQ Dinger King will win another coupon for a
free Blizzard for being crowned the overall champion. The DQ Dinger
Derby is sponsored exclusively by Dairy Queen®
of Ephrata with all proceeds benefiting the Ephrata Baseball
Association and the Ephrata High School Baseball Program.
Doctor Dinger
“Doctor Dinger”
will be the Dairy Queen®
Dinger Derby Official. His decisions regarding home runs and outs
cannot be appealed and will be final.
Registration
Registration for the Dairy Queen®
Qualifying Round for the Junior and Senior Circuits will begin
February 2nd in Commissioner Martin's classroom (Junior) and
Commissioner Geyer's classroom (Senior). No payment is
required upon registration. There is a $5 entry fee for
participation in this event ($5 for 10 swings) that is paid on the
day of the event to Doctor Dinger. Registration will be on a first come, first serve basis
and only one entry per participant will be permitted until February
18th, at which time participants may sign-up for
additional qualifying spots at the aforementioned rate.
The Ball
Non-perforated Wiffle®
“Play Balls” will be the official ball of the Dairy Queen®
Dinger Derby.
The Bat
Each
player must use an Official Wiffle® brand bat. The bat may be taped
but its natural shape may not be changed (Doctor Dinger will
judge if a bat is legal). No other alterations may be made. No
electrical tape may used on the bat handle.
The Pitcher
Pitches will be delivered to the batter via a
pitching machine in an attempt to maintain consistency in the flight
of the pitched ball. One pitching machine will be used throughout
the Dairy Queen®
Dinger Derby.
A Dinger
Any
batted ball that hits in the air over the designated "Home Run Line"
is considered a Dinger.
“Hit It Here!” Banners
Any participant, during the Championship round of the Dairy
Queen®
Dinger Derby or Circuit Championship Game of the Ephrata
Invitational Wiffle®
Ball Tournament, that hits a Dinger off of the Dairy Queen®
“Hit It Here!” banners located on the walls in the “power alleys”
above the designated “Home Run Line” will receive a coupon for a
free Blizzard courtesy of Dairy Queen®
of Ephrata.
The DQ Qualifier Round
The Dairy Queen®
Qualifier Round for the Junior Circuit will begin at 7:00 pm on Friday evening
on Field 3.
For one hour, participants can get an early feel for the Derby and
set the pace for Saturday's competition, when a second Qualifier Round
resumes at 4:00 pm on Field 2. The
Dairy Queen®
Qualifier Round for the Senior Circuit will begin at 9:00 pm on Friday evening
on Field 2. On Saturday, the Rookie Circuit Qualifier
Round will begin at 3:30 pm on Field 3. The second Qualifier
Round, on Saturday, will run for approximately one and half hours
and is to be used for participants who did not enter on Friday
night, or for those looking for a second chance. The second round
will close at approximately 5:30 and the
participants from each circuit with the three highest Dinger
totals (plus ties) will advance to the Dairy Queen®
Survivor Round.
Each
participant will be given ten outs. An out is any swing attempt
that does not result in a Dinger (home run) or two
consecutive balls that land in the strike zone netting behind home
plate. Doctor Dinger will be the judge on all Dingers
and outs. There are no appeals. Doctor Dinger is empowered
to charge a participant with an out for arguing calls. Doctor
Dinger is also empowered to eliminate a participant from the
competition at any time for any inappropriate conduct. The total
number of Dingers by each participant will be tallied during
the Qualifying Round.
The
DQ Survivor Round
The participants from each circuit who have tied
for the third highest Dinger
total from each circuit will advance to the Dairy Queen®
Survivor Round based on the total number of Dingers hit
during the DQ Qualifier Round. The same person may not qualify twice
for the Survivor Round (i.e., if a participant enters more than once
in the Qualifier round, his top score is used for qualifying
purposes). The DQ Survivor Round will begin at 5:30 pm on Saturday
evening on Field 2. The round will begin by resolving ties through
a process known as “The Instant DQ”. Each participant that
ties for the 3rd spot will take one swing. The first
participant to hit an unanswered Dinger in The Instant DQ
round will qualify for the DQ Championship Round.
After all ties have
been resolved, the top three
participants will then advance to the DQ Championship Round.
The
DQ Circuit Championship Round
At 8:00 pm on Saturday evening, the Dairy Queen®
Dinger Derby
will host the Championship Round as one participant from each
circuit will earn the right to be called
a Dairy
Queen®
Dinger Duke.
Each participant in the Dairy Queen®
Championship Round will receive another ten outs (they will hit
according to seeding, with the participant hitting the most
Dingers in the DQ Survivor Round hitting last). The participant
with the most Dingers in a circuit will be crowned a Dairy
Queen®
Dinger Duke
and will receive a coupon for a free Blizzard courtesy of Dairy
Queen®
of Ephrata.
The DQ Dinger King
The Duke that has totaled the
most
Dingers during the Championship Round of all three circuits will
be crowned the overall DQ Dinger King. The Dairy Queen®
Dinger King will receive another coupon for a free Blizzard from Dairy Queen®
of Ephrata. |
