Rex Hauser (UMaine, Vermont) won the 2026 NECBL Home Run Derby at Goodall Park in Sanford, ME, hitting 23 total home runs. He beat out Brandon Larson (USC, Newport) in the final round, who hit 22 total. 

The rules for the Derby are that every batter gets 2:30, which includes a 30 second timeout. Ties are broken with a one minute swing off. Whoever hits more home runs in that one minute advances. The two swingers with the most home runs advance to the final round. 

The derby started with Michael Delph (Samford, Danbury), who hit three. Petey Craska (North Alabama, Keene) followed up immediately blasting nine home runs to put himself in the lead temporarily. Wesley Scott (Louisiana Tech, Martha's Vineyard) blasted three during his turn. Anthony Ruggiero (URI, Mystic) one-upped him with four home runs. Larson snatched the lead in the first round with 10. Jake Gladu (Franklin Pierce, North Adams) failed to muscle one over the fence. 

Grant Hunter (Binghamton, North Shore) also failed to notch a long ball in his turn. Gabriel Milano (Miami, Ocean State), although impressive, only notched eight homers in his turn. Steven Kraus (Binghamton, Sanford) hit three balls over the fence for the Sanford crowd. Nick Quagliato (Boston College, Upper Valley) was the third and final competitor to not hit a homer. Nico Soul notched a respectable four homer in his turn. To end the first round, Hauser tied Larson with 10 home runs in his go-around, including three in the final 20 seconds, to advance to the final. 

In the final round, Larson notched two. Rex Hauser, manage to notch his third and final home run of the round with only four seconds left on the clock to give him the Derby championship.