Dallas Section of the Society Petroleum Engineers

           10th Annual Oil & Gas Softball Tournament

What: Co-ed (2:1 male:female) Oil & Gas Softball Tournament hosted by SPE Dallas encouraging industry camaraderie and benefitting SPE Dallas Community Outreach & Education, which assists with DFW educational programs including SPE Dallas’s annual full day oil and gas workshop for local science teachers, DFW Future City Science Fair, Brookhaven Earth Science Fair, Perot Museum events, etc. All teams are guaranteed at least two games. Tournament will be capped at 16 teams.

When:   March 25th, 2017 First games start at 8:30 or 9:00 am (pending number of teams)

Where: Heritage Yards Softball Complex fields TBD 4525 Hedgcoxe Road, Plano, TX 75024

How: Email team name and contact information (name, email and cell phone number) to Brian.Chacka@Denbury.com and pay the $200 entry fee by  March 17th, 2017 at http://connect.spe.org/dallas/home or send a check to:

Brian Chacka - Denbury Resources

5320 Legacy Drive

Plano, TX 75024

Who: Tournament is only open to oil and gas industry employees and their spouses over 18 (no ringers). If you don’t have enough players for a full team or are an individual, we can try to help you complete or join a team. All sponsors, participants and supporters will receive complimentary lunch, snacks and beverages, so invite your colleagues to attend. The winning team name will be inscribed on the Tournament Champions Cup and they get to keep the cup until next year’s tournament.

Sponsorship! PLEASE CONTACT YOUR EMPLOYER/COMPANY ABOUT SPONSORING THIS EVENT. SPONSORSHIP IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF MAKING THIS EVENT A SUCCESS!

$500 – Diamond Field Sponsor – (Sponsorship A below) Donation will help pay for field rental and umpire fees. Sponsorship includes recognition on the tournament bracket banner, tournament program, SPE webpage and during tournament announcements. You are welcome to hang your company banner on one of the fields.

$250 – Gold Food/Drink Sponsor – (Sponsorship B below) Donation will go towards paying for food and drinks for participants. Sponsorship includes recognition on the tournament bracket banner, tournament program, SPE webpage and during tournament announcements.

Bronze Sponsor – (Sponsorship C below) Donation of $100, prizes (sports tickets, gift cards, etc.) or giveaways (backpacks, cups, coozies, drinks, desserts, etc.) will be recognized at the tournament.

Sponsors may hand out promotional items at the tournament.

Additional: ASA umpires will officiate all games and game balls will be provided.

Teams are required to furnish their own gloves and bats, which must be ASA certified.

Uniforms (same colored shirts) and numbers are not required, but are encouraged. Tournament format will be double elimination with 55 minute games. Team seeding is based on the previous year’s finish.

Questions? Brian Chacka: Brian.Chacka@Denbury.com or 972.673.2177 o, 972.835.1920 c