Roste wins state PHR title

• Roste

Jana Roste won the state Pitch, Hit and Run Competition

Talk about it

Alexandria native Jana Roste went to Target Field for the ballpark’s first-ever Pitch, Hit and Run competition and came back a state champion this past weekend.

Roste won the girls’ 13-14-year-old softball division. She threw four of six balls in the MLB strike zone. She then hit for a distance of 136 feet and ran 160 feet in 7.71 seconds to capture the title.

Roste is now eligible for the opportunity to compete at a national level later this month. The scores from all 30 state champions representing a major league team will be compared, with the final results being announced on June 28. The top three scorers from each age division win an all-expenses paid trip to the MLB All-Star Game in Anaheim on July 13. A national finals competition will be played prior to the all-star game to crown a national champion.

“I’m kind of excited,” Roste told MLB.com after the competition at Target Field this past Saturday. “My aunt lives in California, so I really want to be top three in the nation so I can go there and see her.”

The Pitch, Hit and Run program provide boys and girls, ages 7-14, the opportunity to showcase their pitching, hitting and running abilities. More than 600,000 kids competed in the program nationwide this year.

Tags: alexandria sports, sports, pitch, hit, run, contest, jana, roste