​What is a "Rummage Sale"?

Fair question because I had to ask myself the first year. Well, it is a tournament format that our founder, Jack Gardner, noticed on a trip to Florida about 6 years ago.  Not only is it a great fund raising event,  it's a wonderful way to grow the sport we all love. How it works is,  you enter as an individual, opposed to entering as part of a team. They are usually open to both men and women as well as players of all talent levels.  All entries are placed in a pool and a draft is held with predetermined captains taking turns selecting their teams much like the NFL draft. By doing this, it breaks people out of their tiny softball community shell and gives everyone a chance to play on the same field with other players of all skill levels and meet a whole new group of people with the same interest as yourself.  In the few years I've been involved,  I've seen several new tournament teams develop and countless "unknown" players discovered. And all this came from the love of the game of softball and a rewarding format to enjoy that love with friends new and old. I hope to see all my friends - and the ones I have yet to meet come out this year. 

 

    Stark County Super Draft VP Mike Horton

 

​What happens at this event?

The day starts out around 5am with the volunteers arriving. Tables are set up, banners are hung, volunteers are trained on their job duties for the day. The player check in starts at 7am all players must sign in and get a wrist band to play ball.

 

At 8am the Mended little hearts families will share their stories along with the presentation of the Nate Milleman Stark County Man of the Year award. At 9am games are scheduled to start. Between 4 and 5:30 pm there is a dinner break along with the Homerun derby. Games will resume at 6pm.

 

Throughout the day their will be a DJ playing music, a photographer and videographer taking photos and video. There will be over $10,000 dollars in prizes given away throughout the day as well.

 

The event closes after the championship game. Volunteers will then get the park back to its normal self, pack and load up all materials. So as you can see this is a big and busy event. If you would like to help out in any way, even if its only for an hour, please click here to let us know! Hope to see you there!