W&J College Skills Competition
What would a baseball tournament be without friendly competitions to see who can hit the longest balls and scorch the base paths? To kick off the series on the morning of the first day of tournament action, the Printscape PONY League World Series holds its annual Skills Competition, which is made up of the Home Run Derby and Fastest Runner Contest.
Home Run Derby Winners
2025
HR Derby Team Championship: Monterrey, MX
HR Derby Champion: Abdiel Zavala (Monterrey, MX)
HR Derby Finalist: Leonardo Cuevas (Monterrey, MX)
2024
HR Derby Team Championship: Palmview, TX
HR Derby Champion: Alex Leon (Palmview, TX)
HR Derby Finalist: Jeremy Puello (Bronx, NY)
2023
HR Derby Team Championship: Palmview, TX, & Paderborn, Germany
HR Derby Champion: Juan Diego Holmann (Paderborn, Germany)
HR Derby Finalist: Danny Silva (Managua, Nicaragua)
2022
HR Derby Team Championship: Johnstown, PA
HR Derby Champion: Charlie Manzi (Johnstown, PA)
HR Derby Finalist: Matthew Ortiz (Palmview, TX)
2021
HR Derby Team Championship: San Jose, CA
HR Derby Champion: David Colon (San Jose, CA)
HR Derby Finalist: Jeremiah Vela (Brownsville, TX)
2019
HR Derby Team Championship: Taipei County, Chinese Taipei
HR Derby Champion: Ben Slanker (Youngstown, OH)
HR Derby Finalist: Max Dotson (Washington County, PA)
2018
HR Derby Team Championship: Yaguate, Dominican Republic
HR Derby Champion: Ivan Rodriguez (Tijuana, Mexico)
HR Derby Finalist: Rikendy Martinez (Yaguate, Dominican Republic)
2017
HR Derby Team Championship: Seoul, Korea
HR Derby Champion: Anthony Rasmussen (Covina, CA)
HR Derby Finalist: Jung, Hui-Chan (Seoul, Korea)
2016
HR Derby Team Championship: Taipei County, Chinese Taipei
HR Derby Champion: Kaden Kolson (Washington Co., PA)
HR Derby Finalist: John Salvitti (Peters Township, PA)
2015
HR Derby Team Championship: Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei
HR Derby Champion: Tu, Wei Hung (Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei)
HR Derby Finalist: Lin, Chun En (Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei)
2014
HR Derby Team Championship: Levittown, Puerto Rico
HR Derby Champion: Jacob Flores (Corpus Christi, TX)
HR Derby Finalist: Joey Jarneski (Hilo, HI)
2013
HR Derby Team Championship: Chesterfield Co., VA
HR Derby Champion: Trey Ramsey (Chesterfield Co., VA)
2012
HR Derby Champion: Keneth Munoz (Caguas, Puerto Rico)
2011
HR Derby Champion: Kevin Marthinsen (Washington Co., PA)
2010
HR Derby Team Championship: Bayamon, Puerto Rico
HR Derby Champion: Hunter Williams (Chesterfield Co., VA)
Fastest Runner Winners
2025
Fastest Runner: En Chen (Taichung City, Chinese Taipei)
Fastest Runner Finalist: Brody Cole (South Hills, PA)
2024
Fastest Runner: Derek Vazquez (Guaynabo, PR)
Fastest Runner Finalist: Arnoldo Soliz (Palmview, TX)
2023
Fastest Runner: Ryan Huey (Washington County, PA)
Fastest Runner Finalist: Johann Glanert (Paderborn, Germany)
2022
Fastest Runner: L.J. Zidek (Washington County, PA)
Fastest Runner Finalist: Alex McCartney (Johnstown, PA)
2021
Fastest Runner: Adam Lafond (Manchester, NH)
Fastest Runner Finalist: Ben Kormanski (Johnstown, PA)
2019
Fastest Runner: Tony Villarreal (Brownsville, TX)
Fastest Runner Finalist: Nick Leisure (Youngstown, OH)
2018
Fastest Runner: Felix Tena (Yaguate, Dominican Republic)
Fastest Runner Finalist: Po-Wei Huang (Taipei County, Chinese Taipei)
2017
Fastest Runner: David Clever (Hagerstown, MD)
Fastest Runner Finalist: Eric Randall (Bay County, MI)
2016
Fastest Runner: Alan Villarreal (Laredo, TX)
Fastest Runner Finalist: Hunter Neff (Chesterfield Co., VA)
2015
Fastest Runner: Kendrick Crespo (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico)
Fastest Runner Finalist: Po-Wei Huang (Taipei County, Chinese Taipei)
2014
Fastest Runner: Kahale Huddleston, Jr. (Hilo, HI)
Fastest Runner Finalist: Dylan Beffrey (Bay County, MI)
2013
Fastest Runner: Gehrig Octavio (Hilo, HI)
2012
Fastest Runner: C.J. Glaza (Bay County, MI)
2011
Fastest Runner: Chen-Yu Tsai (Chinese Taipei)
2010
Fastest Runner: Chen-Yu Tsai (Chinese Taipei)
