Pitch for the Cure is
a program of the Non-Profit for Community Athletes a charitable
organization registered in Arkansas. This annual charity event began in
2006 and hosts girls fastpitch teams from a far-reaching regional area
surrounding Northwest Arkansas. More than 12000 players coaches fans
vendors umpires and volunteers from at least 6 states are present at
each Pitch for the Cure weekend. Six ballparks in FOUR NWA cities are
used to play out 600+ tournament games in Springdale Fayetteville
Bentonville and Rogers AR.
The event is presented in special
partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure Ozark Affiliate. Funds
raised through the event will support other programs of the Non-Profit
for Community Athletes as well as Susan G. Komen for the Cure Ozark
Affiliate. These additional global ambitions assist in connecting
regional youth to fight against breast cancer and empower girls to be
active for change in their communities and making a difference in
society.
Since creating and presenting the
first event in 2006 Pitch for the Cure has raised $165000 for Komen
Ozark. These funds include donations of at least 20% of profits from
each annual event along with donations that are specifically dedicated
100% to Komen from special weekend activities occurring at each event.
Your team can be one of 250
teams that will help us meet our goal this year. Your team can
work together at home to raise funds for your Fundraiser Challenge (a
great goal) and then join us to see how powerful we are when we all work
together to create change. Plus you'll see the best fastpitch competition in the region
while having a fantastic experience!
Registration AND GATE fees
are rolled into one advance payment of $400.
Parents/Guests/Fans
simply breeze in and out of all parks each day instead of stopping at entrances to pay gate fees!
Bring everyone!!
Pitch for the Cure provides
all game balls.
Eco-friendly pink balloon release
tribute ceremony on Saturday evening to honor those that have
struggled with breast cancer.
Registered teams get
input on 2014 event shirts!!
We crown a team in each
age division as the highest fundraising winner plus award and an
Overall Grand Champion Fundraiser!
Additional player and
group contests will be held leading up to and during the event!
In-park donation check
presentation to Komen for the Cure on Sunday representing all team
and event donations.
Send in your
team ads for the digital event program!
(This published online event flip-book is available to EVERYONE at
no cost plus you can share it!)
Every player that
attends receives a gift bag!
Vendors and more!
Prize packages:
First place teams in each
fastpitch division will receive matching softball helmets with face guards for the
entire team!
Full paid entry will be made
to the 2014 USSSA World Series event for the 1st place teams in each age
division if they choose to compete & qualify.
Half paid entry will
be made to the 2014 USSSA World Series event for the 2nd
place teams in each age division if they choose to compete & qualify.
Individual awards are
presented for 1st-4th place teams.
Approximately 600 games
will be played in this one weekend. 95% of the teams that
attend are from at least an hour or further from NW Arkansas.
All teams should expect to play on Friday night.
Event shirts will be
available for team pre-orders to guarantee size and color choices.
These are ready and waiting for pick up at team check-in.
Online USSSA rosters
are required.
Registration is managed
through the Pitch for the Cure website. Teams will be added to
the USSSA listings once payment and registration forms have been
completed. Please visit
http://pitchforthecure.org
to register and follow the navigation
on the left for team registration.
Pitch for the Cure is always a sell-out event based on overall
registrations across all divisions. Registration for some
divisions usually close earlier than others due to a larger number of
entries. After that it shifts to a paid waiting list. We
don't want you to miss out.... Register NOW!
