A benefit softball tournament will help support the spouse of a Russellville police officer.
The Russellville Police Co-Ed Benefit Softball Tournament will take place Friday and Saturday, May 11-12 at the John Blackwell Sportsplex.
Jenny Lovelady, wife of RPD sergeant Dustin Lovelady, is currently in the fight of her life battling a second bout with cancer. She and her husband will be traveling to Houston’s M.D. Anderson Clinic for treatments.
All proceeds raised from the softball tournament will help offset the cost of travel expenses and medical expenses for the Lovelady family.
Entry fee per team is $150 with a three-home run limit. Tournament rules call for 8/2 teams, with at least two women playing a position at all times. EH must be one male and one female. Women can hit anything, and men hit 44/375 or less.
The tournament will be a 1-1 count with courtesy 60-minute time limit and 15-run limit after four innings and 10-run limit after five innings. It will be a double-elimination format.
Coaches meeting for the tournament will take place prior to start time. First place will win a trophy and option of entry fee returned or a dozen balls. Second-place team will receive T-shirts and the prize the first-place team defers. Third-place team will receive T-shirts. Door prizes will be raffled off. You must have ticket in hand to redeem prize.
For more info, contact Craig Bullion at 256-668-5976 or 256-332-2230.
