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Dingers for Dollars

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 9:06 am
by sixofdiamonds
Dingers for Dollars will be a fun contest for all Softball America's HR hitters. It will work like this...

A 4' x 8' banner (pictured below) will be hung in the area just to the left of center field at the Quarry ball field. Enter the contest by remitting $10.00 to Bill Brancato, Curt Hensman, Stephanie Thrasher, or Christine or Nancy Razzi. If 20 league members enter the contest, there will be $200.00 in the Dingers for Dollars pot. Hit the 4' x 8' banner with an over-the-fence home run (see rules and regulations below) and collect all the cash in the HR pot. Once the banner is hit, we start over again. Entrants will be posted in this topic.

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Dingers for Dollars will start with the Tuesday Men's league on September 2nd. Register at any time, but don't drag your feet. I'd hate to be you if you don't register when the contest starts and then hit that banner with hundreds up for grabs, all of which would NOT be yours.

Contest Rules and Regulations

The actual banner must be hit, not the frame that holds the banner. The game umpire will make the call as to whether the sign was hit. The umpire’s ruling shall be final. In order to win the cash prize, batters must hit the banner with an over-the-fence home run as a legal roster player in any official Softball America regular season, post season, or tournament game. Hitting the banner while playing as a non-roster sub will not count. Hitting the banner while using an illegal bat will not count.

Re: Dingers for Dollars

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 9:15 am
by sixofdiamonds
I almost forgot to mention, the amount of cash in the first 4 pots will be reduced by $25.00 to pay for the cost to produce the banner. It may take me a few years to get my money back, but so be it.

Re: Dingers for Dollars

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 9:58 am
by Rmcavey
Over the banner count too?

Re: Dingers for Dollars

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 10:25 am
by Brancato63
Rmcavey wrote: Wed Aug 13, 2025 9:58 am Over the banner count too?
Has to hit the banner

Re: Dingers for Dollars

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2025 8:14 am
by sixofdiamonds
Originally slated to open on Tuesday, September 5th, the Dingers for Dollars contest will open on Sunday, August 17th. As an incentive to get the ball rolling, I will donate (for a limited time) one free league fee to the Dingers for Dollars pot. Under normal circumstances, hit the banner, win the cash pot. From now up to and including the Labor Day 1-Pitch tourney, hit the banner and win the cash plus a free league fee. See Bill Brancato, Curt Hensman, or the Quarry scorekeeper to enter.

Re: Dingers for Dollars

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2025 7:43 pm
by sixofdiamonds
There is now $110.00 in the Dinger pot. Hit the banner with a HR and win $110.00. The more entrants, the more cash. Time to whip it out (cash that is) and let's see who has the biggest dinger.

Entrants thus far...

Bill Brancato
Sean Nonemacher
Jarrett Kern
Zach Lentchner
Ryan Hensman
Ian Cuozzo
Anthony Rubas
Tom Koelzer
Brandon Birkhead
Ryan Calpin
Mark Cooper

As an aside, Ian Cuozzo hit the banner not long ago. Do you know what he won? Bupkis. Do you know why? Because he never entered the contest. You can't win it if you ain't in it.