Achenbach, Rehwaldt Selected for AAPB Homerun Derby
Josh Rehwaldt and Trevor Achenbach of the Sioux Falls Canaries have been chosen to participate in the American Association Homerun Derby Monday night in Kansas City, as part of the league’s all-star festivities.
The Canary pair will be joined by Hill Alexander (Cleburne), Narciso Crook (Chicago), Rob Emery (Winnipeg), Claudio Finol (Kane County), Jaxx Groshans (Cleburne), Ryan Hernandez (Lake Country), Brian O’Grady (Cleburne) and Jacob Teter (Chicago).
Rehwaldt won the Frontier League Homerun Derby in 2023. He and Achenbach are tied for fifth in the Association this season with 13 homeruns each. This marks the first American Association Homerun Derby appearance for both.
This year’s Homerun Derby format will feature three rounds. In the first round, all ten batters have three minutes to hit as many homeruns as possible, with one thirty second timeout allowed per hitter. The top four competitors advance to the second round.
In the second round, the participants will be seeded 1-4 based on their first round performance and battle head-to-head (1-seed vs 4-seed and 2-seed vs 3-seed) with the lower seed hitting first. Each batter will have three minutes to hit as many homeruns as possible, with one thirty second timeout granted per participant.
The two remaining competitors will each have two minutes to hit as many homeruns as possible with one thjrty second timeout allotted per batter.
In the event of a tie, hitters will have one minute to hit as many homeruns as possible. If there is still a tie, the batters will engage in a swing-off and alternate at bats.
