Maquoketa Kiwanis Club hosts MLB Pitch Hit & Run Local Competition

Front row: Kristin Dontje, Sunny Seyfert Berg, Colton Witt & Quincy Tuescher.

Back row: Joanna James, Charley Seyfert Berg, Colin Kluesner & Dylan Nadermann.

On Wednesday, July 9, the Maquoketa Kiwanis Club hosted 46 youth at the Grove Street Fields for the 2025 MLB Pitch Hit & Run Local Competition.  Local athletes showed their skills in pitching, hitting and running.  They competed in softball and baseball categories divided by age.  The first-place finishers in each age group have their scores submitted to Major League Baseball for a chance to compete in the Team Championships, hosted at an MLB stadium prior to an MLB game.  In the past, local champions from Maquoketa competed at the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers Team Championships.

The Maquoketa Kiwanis Club would like to thank all of the competitors at this year’s event.  They would also like to thank all the Kiwanis Club volunteers that helped make tonight’s event possible.

Here are the first-place finishers for each age group:

7/8 Softball – Sunny Seyfert Berg

9/10 Softball – Charley Seyfert Berg

11/12 Softball – Kristin Dontje

13/14 Softball – Joanna James

7/8 Baseball – Colton Witt

9/10 Baseball – Quincy Tuescher

11/12 Baseball – Dylan Nadermann

13/14 Baseball – Colin Kluesner

Congratulations to all of the first-place finishers and best of luck with advancing!