 Well nothing says summer like baseball and in this week's Northwood's adventure, Josh Peterson shows us how kids got to test their skills through the annual pitch, hit, and run competition. It's an opportunity for the boys and girls of summer to pitch, hit, and run. Good job! The annual competition is put on by the JC organizations across the region so that kids and communities can all have the same opportunity. Anyone between the ages of 7 and 14 can compete in baseball and softball skills. We do a pitching segment where they get to aim for a target, and then there is a section where they will be hitting. We're judging how far they can hit and then how fast they can run. While the event is targeted at youth baseball skills, the pitch, hit, and run competition also helps adults develop some new skills of their own. It's been a great experience running this project. It's my first one. It's been great networking through with the Major Youth League and just helping out with the community. When it comes down to it, pitch, hit, and run is all about kids and the love they have for the sport. Well I like being with all my teammates. They're great and obviously I love winning. It's competitive and I'm competitive and I just like being in the feeling with baseball. The skills competition doesn't end right here in Bemidji. There's a possibility for competitors to continue on and go all the way to the big leagues. Participants that move on from sectionals earn the rare opportunity to go to Target Field and test their skills during a Minnesota Twins game. It's a great opportunity for the kids to get on Target Field and be able to actually compete and actually have their hands in and get dirty on Target Field. It's great. Some participants are pretty optimistic about their chances of being one step closer to Target Field. It's a good event. I like it. It's cool. I feel like I have a good chance being that I was the only one you know in my age group. Sectionals for the region will take place May 26th in Bemidji and from there some lucky boys and girls could move on to compete and have their first major league experience. With this week's Northwoods Adventure in Bemidji, Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.