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If you are interested in becoming an overall HRD sponsor, email [email protected].

Valley Home Run Derby

This year we are holding our 3rd Annual Petaluma Valley Home Run Derby competition and fundraiser. Through the T-Mobile Little League Home Run Derby program, it has the potential to send a Valley Majors player on to compete against other leagues and even at the home of Little League, Williamsport, PA.


For our Home Run Derby this year, we're again using a web based fundraising system that makes it much easier for you to request pledges from your family and friends, and for them to make secure credit card donations online. It's fun, it's easy, and people who use it typically raise twice as much as those who don't!

Our goal is to earn money through pledges that will go toward putting in lights at Murphy Field. Lights give matchups a special big-game feeling. They also open up more opportunities for hosting District and Section tournaments, which allows us to show off our facilities. 

The event is open for ALL Valley divisions, from T-Ball thru the Teenagers. Each division will have age-appropriate Home Run distances to give a challenging but fun experience.

There are awards within divisions and overall: 

  • Each division will have a Home Run Derby Champion, and 2nd and 3rd place prizes. 
  • The player that raises the most money in each division earns a free bat. 
  • New this year: The family that raises the most money (that did not win a division) will also win a bat.
  • Each player who raises at least $10 will get a Valley Home Run Derby shirt.
  • We are also looking for additional prizes from donors.

Our Valley Home Run Derby is April 28th, so register now to help our league raise as much as we can toward Murphy Field lights. All donations go to a 501(c)3 and are 100% tax deductible. (Petaluma Valley Little League Tax ID # 23-7376964)

Signing Up Using your computer's browser:

  1. Go to http://pledgestar.com/PetalumaValleyLL
  2. Click “Not Registered For This Year’s Event”
  3. Enter your name and email address, then click “Submit”
  4. Follow the instructions on-screen to register Participant(s) and add family and friends

Signing Up Using your Android or Apple phone or tablet:

  1. Go to your device’s App Store and search for "PledgeStar" to download the Family App, or go to https://pledgestar.com/PetalumaValleyLL/downloadapp.html
  2. On the home screen enter your event code: “PetalumaValleyLL” to locate your event
  3. Click “Not Registered For This Year’s Event”
  4. Enter your name and email address, then click “Submit”
  5. Follow the instructions on-screen to register Participant(s) and add family and friends

When you finish registering, the system can email pledge requests to your family and friends, and allows them to make secure credit card donations online. You get notified each time a pledge is made, and you can track your pledge progress online.

If you need assistance placing pledges, call 1-888-598-7510.
If you have questions about the event, email [email protected].

HRD Details

Petaluma Valley Little League
Home Run Derby 2024

Sunday, April 28th

Home Run Distances

  • T-Ball Home Run Fence - 35 feet
  • Minis Home Run Fence - 45 feet
  • Minors Home Run Fence - 95 feet
  • Majors Home Run Fence - 170 feet (T-Mobile qualifier)
  • 50/70 & Juniors Home Run Fence - 200 Feet
There will be "Dingers" (reaching the distance) and "Double Dingers" (over the fence).

To put these distances into perspective, the Little League pitching rubber distance is 46 feet, the basepaths are 60 feet, and the Murphy Field fence is 200 feet. Players with at least $10 in pledges get a Home Run Derby t-shirt.

HRD Day Schedule

Players should arrive 30 minutes early for check-in. The start times below are approximate.

  • T-Ball Division - 9:30am to 11:00am
  • Minis Division - 11:00am to 1:00pm
  • Minors Division - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
  • Majors Division - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
  • Teenage Division - 4:30pm to 5:30pm

Thank You Sponsors!

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