2006 Florida Showcase

2006 FLORIDA POWER SHOWCASE HOME RUN DERBY STATE CHAMPION

JOEY HOUSEY
Nova High School

Housey set a National Record (Overall Home Run Total) with 33 Home Runs, including 15 in the finals. One of his massive shots over the 35-foot wall at Little Fenway bounced and hit the front door of an office building beyond the wall, setting off the security alarm. Police responded to the alarm and told Brian Domenico, the event’s organizer, who was working the pitching machine during Housey’s hitting barrage, to suspend the competition before they learned what caused the alarm to go off. ”While the police officer was talking with me, one of Housey’s blasts hit and dented the hood of a police cruiser”, Domenico said. Palm Beach Central Senior, A.J. Regoli, hit the longest homer, measured at 492 feet, according to Domenico. “These guys were hitting the ball over the light towers”, Domenico said.