ARLINGTON, Texas -- On a night full of head-turning moments, the prep stars might have had the most unique one.

Jacob Parker hit a buzzer-beater to tie Josiah Hartshorn with five homers apiece in the 2024 All-Star High School Home Run Derby Final, which took place between rounds of MLB’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Monday at Globe Life Field.

“I knew the last one was for sure gone because I kind of pimped it a little bit,” Parker said.

Hartshorn, who totaled 23 dingers across the first two rounds on Saturday, went first. The native of Anaheim, California, quickly realized the stadium was a lot louder than during rehearsals or the previous rounds. The Texas crowd was so loud, the signature ping of the aluminum bats could barely be heard.

With only a minute to get the job done, Hartshorn didn’t feel like he had time to get into a groove, but he laced five over the right-field fence. The 17-year-old had only competed in home run derbies as a right-handed hitter prior to Saturday, but he moved across the plate to reach that shorter porch in right.

“[The crowd] fueled me because I knew it was gone when I heard all the screams,” Parker said.

With 24 jacks that led the field Saturday, Parker closed out the final. The Purvis, Mississippi, native is a Rangers fan, so he especially loved hearing the Globe Life cheers. Parker, who is committed to Mississippi State, said he started off hot, then got cold in the middle. But the outfield/third baseman heated back up at the right time.

“I looked up, and it was 5-3 with like 10 seconds left,” Parker said.

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Hartshorn got anxious as time ticked away, and Parker hit another one out.

“And then with one second left, I thought I won,” the Texas A&M commit said. “But then he hit an absolute nuke for the furthest of the day to tie it.”

That last pair of dingers sealed the tie and the special weekend for the prep athletes. Both Parker and Hartshorn had family in town to watch, with the latter's flying in Sunday night and Monday morning to see him on the big stage.

The sluggers enjoyed spending time with fellow high school athletes and getting to meet Major Leaguers past and present -- both were particularly excited to see Corey Seager. Bobby Witt Jr., who was the runner-up in the big league showcase on Monday, won the same high school event in 2018 against reigning NL Player of the Week Rece Hinds.

“Bobby’s a really cool guy,” Parker said. “He's a great player too, so it's cool to be in the same position that he was.”

One year later, Witt Jr. was selected second overall in the MLB Draft with Hinds following in the second round. And now Parker and Hartshorn could be back at the '25 All-Star festivities in Atlanta to hear their names called.

While they posed with just one trophy on the field Monday, a second will be made so they each have their own memento of the occasion.