Wayne State University Athletics

Baseball 10/12/2021 4:20:00 PM Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Media Relations Director

Second Annual Baseball Home Run Derby a Soaring Success

DETROIT -- The Second Annual Wayne State University baseball home run derby fundraiser sponsored by UHY Cares was on Saturday, Oct. 9th at Harwell Field and graduate student Hunter DeLanoy (Hartland, Mich.) defeated Davis Graham (Grosse Pointe, Mich. / Grosse Pointe South) in the championship round. Speaking of champions, the Taylor North Little League World Series champions were the featured guests at the derby.

The event raised $20,255, which will go towards supporting the 2021-2022 baseball program and approaching NCAA season. There were ten teams with designated hitters and those teams solicited money for additional time at the plate. The teams were entered into the Justin Kelly and Jon Weisman Brackets. Justin Kelly is is the program's career home run leader after surpassing Hall of Famer Jon Weisman during the 2019 season.

"Last year we developed this Home Run Derby concept and were excited with the initial success," said head coach Ryan Kelley. "The second annual derby was even more thrilling, and we look forward to building this event into the future. Our student-athletes performed tremendously, driving home this initiative. I would like to thank UHY Cares for their title sponsorship leadership. In addition, it was enjoyable having the Taylor North Little League Champions with us at Harwell Field. Combining Little League and NCAA players in Midtown Detroit for an impressive day of baseball was an extremely positive experience. A sincere thank you to all WSU Baseball families, friends and alumni who contributed to this activity in support of our student-athletes."

Justin Kelly Bracket
Round 1: Brett Zimmerman (4 HR) defeated Kyle Ray (3 HR)
Round 2: Hunter DeLanoy (5 HR) defeated Brett Zimmerman (4 HR) Logan Tobel (4 HR) defeated Nate Roede (0 HR)
Round 3: Hunter DeLanoy (6 HR) defeated Logan Tobel (5 HR)
Kelly Bracket Winner = DeLanoy

Jon Weisman Bracket
Round 1: Jacoby Dale (2 HR) defeated Chris Tanderys (2 HR) - Dale hit 2 balls of the wall in the air to win tie breaker
Round 2 : Davis Graham (11 HR) defeated Rudy Ramirez (0 HR) Mike MacLean (3 HR) defeated Jacoby Dale (2 HR)
Round 3: Davis Graham (7 HR) defeats Mike MacLean (5 HR)
Weisman Bracket Winner = Graham

Championship Round: DeLanoy (9 HR) defeated Graham (8 HR) to win the Derby.
Note: DeLanoy followed Graham and hit his ninth home run with only 10 seconds remaining.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Hunter DeLanoy: RF/CF; 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior; L/R

#11 Davis Graham: DH/3B; 5' 11"; Junior; R/R

#34 Rudy Ramirez: LF/RF; 6' 0"; Junior; R/R

#22 Kyle Ray: C; 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman; L/R

#9 Nate Roede: 1B/DH; 6' 1"; Redshirt Junior; R/R

#21 Chris Tanderys: 3B/2B; 5' 11"; Redshirt Junior; L/R

#25 Logan Tobel: LF/RF; 6' 2"; Freshman; R/R

#3 Brett Zimmerman: C/RHP; 6' 2"; Redshirt Sophomore; L/R

Players Mentioned

#5 Hunter DeLanoy
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior; L/R
: RF/CF

#11 Davis Graham
: 5' 11"; Junior; R/R
: DH/3B

#34 Rudy Ramirez
: 6' 0"; Junior; R/R
: LF/RF

#22 Kyle Ray
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman; L/R
: C

#9 Nate Roede
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Junior; R/R
: 1B/DH

#21 Chris Tanderys
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Junior; L/R
: 3B/2B

#25 Logan Tobel
: 6' 2"; Freshman; R/R
: LF/RF

#3 Brett Zimmerman
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Sophomore; L/R
: C/RHP