For the first time since 2013, the Home Run Contest was hosted at Red Wilson Field on Saturday, as Kuhio Aloy (Arkansas) of Bourne took home the title in thrilling fashion in front of 6,137 fans.

The contest consisted of two rounds, with three hitters from each division taking part in the competition. Easton Breyfogle (Arizona) of Wareham, Aloy and Maika Niu (Arizona) of Falmouth represented the West Division, while Brendan Lawson (Florida) and Carson Tinney (Texas) of Brewster, along with Daniel Jackson (Georgia) of Chatham, showcased their power from the East.

After getting off to a slow start with zero homers in the first 20 seconds of his round, Breyfogle got the party started with an impressive display of power to all fields. He got hot about 30 seconds into the round with homers on three consecutive swings and didn’t look back after that, launching 10 long balls to put the pressure on his opponent, Lawson.

Lawson got off to a much quicker start than Breyfogle when he hit a liner over the wall in left-center field to get on the board less than 10 seconds into his round. He was on a good pace to match or beat Breyfogle’s total, racking up eight homers with 25 seconds left, but he ran out of steam and was unable to power any more balls out of the yard. Breyfogle advanced into the finals by a score of 10-8, pulling off an early upset against the No. 1 seed in the East.

The second matchup featured Aloy and Jackson, who were the two seeds in their respective divisions. Aloy maintained an excellent pace throughout his two minutes and ended up securing the three bonus pitches by reaching 10 home runs with about 10 seconds left in the round. He continued to put on a show during the bonus pitches when he crushed two homers into the trees to reach a total number of 12.

Jackson was unable to find a groove throughout his round, only hitting one home run in the first 30 seconds and finishing with a total of five. Despite the loss, Jackson still displayed unbelievable power when he launched a 472-foot blast to left-center field.

In the final matchup of the first round, the league leader in homers, Niu, got off to a fast start with three bombs in his opening 30 seconds. He proceeded to hit a lull after that, however, with just two more home runs in the final 1:30.

Tinney made things look easy during his turn by hitting four blasts in the first 45 seconds, including one that traveled 476 feet. He drove a towering fly ball to left field with about 45 seconds remaining for his sixth homer to put him in the final round alongside Breyfogle and Aloy.

Just like he did to start the derby, Breyfogle kicked off the final round by putting an imposing number of homers on the board. Breyfogle used his timeout to perfection, as he had just two long balls in the first 40 seconds; however, he caught fire after the timeout with a whopping 10 home runs in the final 1:20 to end up with a total of 12.

Aloy set the perfect pace to match Breyfogle when he racked up six big flies in his opening minute, which included a stretch where he hit four in the span of 15 seconds. After slowing down a little bit, Aloy found a way to earn the bonus pitches in the waning seconds of the round. He took advantage of the bonus in a big way, putting on a clutch performance with two blasts in his final two swings to tie Breyfogle with 12.

Tinney got off to a slow start, as he was unable to collect a home run in the first 25 seconds of the round. Just like Aloy, he delivered when it mattered most by launching homers on three consecutive swings with 10 seconds left to earn the bonus pitches. He couldn’t hit the two blasts that he needed in the bonus, though, setting up a tiebreaker showdown between Breyfogle and Aloy.

Breyfogle struggled to get going during his extra minute, sitting at just one homer with five seconds left on the clock. Breyfogle ended the tiebreaker strong and gave himself a chance, hitting home runs on back-to-back pitches down the stretch to reach three.

After not hitting a home run in the first 20 seconds, Aloy launched four bombs in the next 20 seconds to become the champion of the Home Run Contest. He capped off the dramatic victory by crushing a towering fly ball over the left field wall.

Aloy’s win continues a legacy of family success at Red Wilson Field. His brother, Wehiwa, was a leading force with Y-D last summer when he hit .309 with eight homers and a .994 OPS.

In total, Aloy racked up a whopping 28 home runs throughout the exciting day at Red Wilson Field.