KANSAS CITY -- Prior to the Royals-White Sox game on Saturday, Major League Baseball and the Royals held their Pitch Hit & Run official youth skills competition at Kauffman Stadium. The top 12 baseball and top 12 softball qualifiers from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Nebraska competed with the winners advancing

KANSAS CITY -- Prior to the Royals-White Sox game on Saturday, Major League Baseball and the Royals held their Pitch Hit & Run official youth skills competition at Kauffman Stadium.

The top 12 baseball and top 12 softball qualifiers from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Nebraska competed with the winners advancing to the National Finals during the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Week in Cleveland:

Here are the winners:

Age 7/8 softball:

Jordan Foster of Laredo, Mo.

Age 9/10 softball:

Bailey Barnett of Bethany, Mo.

Age 11/12 softball:

Astrid Soriano of Trenton, Mo.

Age 13/14 softball:

Macy Richardson of Tecumseh, Neb.

Age 7/8 baseball:

Connor Atkins of Burdan, Ks.

Age 9/10 baseball:

Aubrey Nichols of Smithville, Mo.

Age 11/12 baseball:

Gabriel Landwehr of Wichita, Ks.

Age 13/14 baseball:

Chris Mancinas of Kansas City, Ks.

Jeffrey Flanagan has covered the Royals since 1991, and for MLB.com since 2015. Follow him on Twitter at @FlannyMLB.