Our Annual DRAFT Tournament!

Before you register, please read below to find out if you are eligible for this tournament!  THERE ARE NO REFUNDS* so if you are not sure if you are eligible, please check your Rally account or contact sara@rallysocialsports.com.  

UPDATE: Wanted, 4 more women!  Tournament positions are full but a waitlist is on.  We will likely add an additional team if we get 4 MORE WOMEN!  Signup as for waitlist because we will take those in order of registration.  You will not be charged for waitlist registration.

Thank you to all of our awesome Rally Softball Players who have stuck with us over the years! We wanted to put together an event for only you guys and gals - ONLY OPEN TO our players who have been *ROSTERED* on any Rally Softball league team from Spring 2024 -- Fall 2025.  So, if you were on a Rally Softball Roster after April 1, 2024, you're good to go.  If you are unsure, please log into your Rally account and click on Past Registrations to see the last time you played softball with us.  We will open this up farther back if we don't fill up by June 8th.

How it'll roll out: 

• This isn't your average tournament!  Please read the details below to make sure this is a great fit for you.
• Six cunning captains have been selected and accepted.
• 2 fields; 6 teams; 12-13 players per team. 3 games guaranteed.
• Players will register at the tournament cost of $10 and a commitment to bring food for the food pantry day-of.  
• We'll have a draft event on Monday, June 16th* at Ellery's Bar & Grill in Middlesex, where captains will select 3 draft picks by name; the remaining team members will be blind picks out of 'gender' and 'position' buckets.  After the draft, there will be an opportunity for each captain to get a trade -- we learned from the past that sometimes captains get stuck with a lot of infielders/outfielder (poor strategizing!).  Hopefully this will even it out...unless no one else wants to trade. *Team selection date subject to change.
• While you don't have to be at the actual draft....why wouldn't you go? ... we strongly encourage players to join us.  Your advantage in being there is to find out on which team you land right away and to support & help your captain in strategizing.  If you are not at the draft party, you won't know which team you'll be on until we post it.  We will not be airing it via Facebook live this year.
• Teams will play each other in a tournament style event and 2 teams will advance to the championship game.  
• There will be some fun and creative...opportunities....during the games.  Not your grandma's softball!  Teams will spin their luck to receive either a bonus or a snag for their game.  May the odds be in your favor!

Selected Captains: John Delaney*, DJ Ditter, Lin Polanco, Terry Vaugh, Anthony Cheng and, by popular demand, Vic Evans*.  (*returning tournament champs)

Limited Spots:  based on 12 players per team, we're looking at 72 spots.  First registered, first IN.  We cannot 'save' spots. We cannot guarantee that you'll be with your BFF or not be with your nemesis.  Hug it out!  Registration will close when we are FULL and a waitlist will begin.

CHARITY -- This is a draft CHARITY-DRIVE tournament! We're collecting food for a local pantry (to be named).   We ask everyone who participates and attends to bring with them non-perishable food items for the pantry.  We'll provide a suggested list soon.

Where & When!

When: Saturday, June 28th.  There is no raindate due to the following holiday weekend and upcoming league play.  Please note -- if we get rained out, everyone's tournament fee will be put back onto their account as a credit.  There are no refunds, so if you're not good with that, please be aware and do not register.  

See below for refunds for players who can no longer play after registering (summary: there are none)

Where: Docherty Park, Hillsborough, NJ  

Tournament Registration Cost:

Tournament Registration Fee: $10/player and please bring food items for the pantry.  

Umpire Fees: $25/game paid directly to umpire by each team before each game.  

Guaranteed: 3 games, a good time, and a solid heckling (if you can't take it, don't come because we can't control it).

*At registration, you will be asked if you want to register as a pitcher, infielder, or outfielder.  We're aiming for 12 pitchers (based on 6 captains/teams).  Disclaimer:  we cannot guarantee that you will play in your preferred/registered position.  You know, probably, but we have to say that.

Team Rosters: We will place at least 3-4 women on the team.  Teams will have up to 13 players.  BYO jerseys/shirts (and pants, please....).

Draft Party! June 16th at Ellery's in Middlesex -- time to be announced shortly, here and on the socials.  You do not have to be present at the draft event, but you'll want to.  This date is subject to change, but will be confirmed at least 2 weeks before.

At the draft: 6 captains will each have the opportunity to select 3 players, by name, onto their team; after this, every other player will be picked blindly from 'position' and 'gender' buckets to complete their teams: Women/Men/Pitchers/Infielders/Outfielders .  Lots of cheering and booing.  

Format

• Co-ed (must have 3 women in the field, always).
• Slow Pitch, 6-12 Arc.
• 1:1 Count, No Courtesy Foul, Safety First Base/Home Plate, Commit Cone, Strike Mat.
• Current ASA/USA bats only. 
• 3 games guaranteed at 7 innings or 60 min, whichever comes first ("next inning is last inning" called at 50 min mark). "Last inning" will be played out.  This is for pool play and first playoff game.  Semi Finals at 75 min.
• Championship Game: 7 innings, no time limit.
• 6 run limit per inning except for the 'last inning'.
• All players bat and everyone has to play at least 3 innings in the field.
• Complete rules will be shared with participants - they will mostly mirror our league rules. 
• Stats ranked by number of wins.  Tie breaker is Head to Head, and then if needed, lower number of Runs Scored AGAINST

Sportsmanship: This is a fun event -- the last one was so much fun and laid back. You know what to do and what not to do.  Please do it and please don't do it.  

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