Kerry Wood's Battle of the Bats Home Run Derby at Wrigley Field

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Join former Chicago Cub Kerry Wood at the first annual Battle of the Bats Home Run Derby at Wrigley Field.

The derby is scheduled for Thursday, June 18. Proceeds will benefit the Wood Family Foundation and Cubs Charities, which help support Chicago kids.

Here's how the derby will work:

Round One: 40 contestants (10 teams), each player has 10 outs; Top 10 individuals with the most homeruns move forward.

Round Two: Each of the 10 remaining players has eight outs. Top three players advance to Championship round.

Championship Round: Kerry Wood will pitch and the top three individual contestants have five outs per at bat. Winner is crowned the Battle of the Bats Champion.

First Place Team Fundraiser: DINNER WITH KERRY WOOD

Your team will have dinner with Kerry on a mutually agreed upon date. The team of six (6) will have dinner at local area restaurant with Kerry and break bread and swap stories from the day.

The top four individual fundraisers will receive prizes as well.

All participants will receive:

Battle of the Bats Uniform (hat, jersey and pants)

Batting practice with Kerry Wood and friends

Fielding tips with Cubs alumni

Food and beverages during the event

Name on the new Wrigley Field video board

Tickets to the post-event party for participants and a guest

Spectator tickets for participants

Baseball signed by Kerry Wood and friends with commemorative case