Monday Night Spotlight
2026 ABA Tag Team Home Run Derby
Monday Night at LakePoint | Home Run Derby Belt on the Line
Section 1
Participants & Batting Order
| Order | Academy | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clubhouse | Brendan Marcic | CJ Gillespie |
| 2 | FTB | Carter Rivera | Zak Sadiki |
| 3 | WSA | Rocco Castrillon | Mikey Donals |
| 4 | Kingsmen | Israel Clase | Christian Burney |
| 5 | ECA | Lawson Tyndall | Miguel Delgado |
| 6 | PDG | Mason Miller | Jerome Fortier |
| 7 | DSC | Mekhi Bullock | Tyson Penepacker |
| 8 | CPCA | Jean Verdejo | Abdiel Castillo |
| 9 | GA Premier | Yonathan Ramirez | Enyer Infante |
| 10 | A3 | Sammy Echeverry | Connor Fulmino |
| 11 | P27 | Bryce Mucica | Henkel Acevedo |
| 12 | TNXL | Daniel Melendez | Alex Edisis |
Section 2
Rules & Format
- 1This is the 2026 ABA Tag Team Home Run Derby.
- 2Each academy is represented by a two-player tag team.
- 3Each team gets one 3-minute round.
- 4The clock is nonstop. No timeouts.
- 5Players may tag in and out as often as they want.
- 6Each team must tag/swap hitters at least once during the round.
- 7The tag/swap is part of the strategy. Teams should move quickly and treat it like a race against the clock.
- 8Coach pitch only. No pitching machines.
- 9Each academy must provide its own pitcher for its hitters.
- 10Each academy must provide its own catcher, fully in catcher’s gear.
- 11The team with the most home runs wins.
- 12The winning team earns the ABA Home Run Derby Belt.
- 13If the batter makes contact before the buzzer, the result of that batted ball counts.
- 14If the ball is still traveling toward the plate when the buzzer sounds and has not been contacted yet, it does not count.
- 15Players in the outfield may shag balls, but they may not rob home runs or attempt to bring balls back from over the fence.
- 16One league representative will keep the official clock.
- 17One league representative will announce/track the official home run total.
Section 3
Hype Team & On-Field
- Each tag team may have its Premier team on the field while they are hitting.
- Hype teammates may celebrate, bring energy, and support their hitters.
- Once that academy’s round ends, their hype team must clear the field quickly.
- Only the active academy’s hype team should be on the field during that round.
- Non-active teams should stay off the field unless assigned to shag or retrieve home run balls.
Section 4
Event Rotation Grid
| Batting Team | Hitters | Shag Team | Home Run Ball Retrieval | Hype / On-Field Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clubhouse | Brendan Marcic / CJ Gillespie | FTB | WSA | Clubhouse |
| FTB | Carter Rivera / Zak Sadiki | WSA | Kingsmen | FTB |
| WSA | Rocco Castrillon / Mikey Donals | Kingsmen | ECA | WSA |
| Kingsmen | Israel Clase / Christian Burney | ECA | PDG | Kingsmen |
| ECA | Lawson Tyndall / Miguel Delgado | PDG | DSC | ECA |
| PDG | Mason Miller / Jerome Fortier | DSC | CPCA | PDG |
| DSC | Mekhi Bullock / Tyson Penepacker | CPCA | GA Premier | DSC |
| CPCA | Jean Verdejo / Abdiel Castillo | GA Premier | A3 | CPCA |
| GA Premier | Yonathan Ramirez / Enyer Infante | A3 | P27 | GA Premier |
| A3 | Sammy Echeverry / Connor Fulmino | P27 | TNXL | A3 |
| P27 | Bryce Mucica / Henkel Acevedo | TNXL | Clubhouse | P27 |
| TNXL | Daniel Melendez / Alex Edisis | Clubhouse | FTB | TNXL |