Congrats! You’re a Semi-Finalist!
Your highlight has been chosen as 1 of our Top 25 Best Offensive Plays or Top 25 Best Defensive Plays of Baseball or Top 15 Best Fastpitch Softball Plays. On Mon, Nov 11 at 3:00pm ET that we’ll launch the online voting phase for your highlight, it’s your job to get as many votes as possible!
The 10 highlights in each category that receive the most votes win a spot in our Top 10 Finalists, and on to be judged by our Pro Ballplayers. Our judges will award our Top 3 Winners for each category!
What are the deadlines?
Mon., Nov 11 3:00pm ET – Semi-Finalists for each category are announced and voting begins
Sun., Dec 1 at 12:00am ET – Voting ends
Mon., Dec 2 – Top 10 Finalists for each category are announced.
Tues, Dec 10 – Top 3 MVP Award Winners for each category are announced
How do I get votes?
Promote, promote! Vote for your own highlight and share it with your friends, family and followers in social media. On the voting page, find your highlight, vote for it, then you can copy the link to your specific highlight URL. Share this URL along with any of these promo graphics to spread the word that you’re a Semi-Finalist and in need of votes to win a spot as a Finalist.
Sample Text for Your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Posts:
Vote for my HiCast Semi-Finalist highlight to help me secure a spot as a Top 10 Finalist in the HiCast Sports Network 2019 MVP Awards presented by Rawlings. Watch my highlight, vote and share! (highlight link goes here) #hicastmvp
Awesome Prizes by
Top 3 Best Defensive Play Winners for Baseball
Rawlings Custom Glove ($459.95 value) – Winners choose your leather, fit, size and pattern, and customize everything from stitching, laces, color, liner, break-in and more. Create your custom glove just like the pros!
Top 3 Best Offensive Play Winners for Baseball
Rawlings 2020 Quatro Bat ($349.95 - $449.95 value) – Winners choose your certification, size and drop. More pop. More distance. There are no trade-offs with the NEW Quatro Pro. Hitters can be confident at the plate with the longest barrel in our lineup, an even larger sweet spot for more pop and now, incredible balance for faster swing speeds. Add the newly redesigned, stiffer handle-collar to reduce vibration and eliminate barrel drag and you have everything you need to Light 'Em Up! Check out the details.
Top 3 Best Play Winners for Fastpitch Softball
Rawlings 2020 Quatro Bat for Fastpitch ($349.95 value) or a Rawlings Custom Glove for Softball ($459.95 value) – Winners choice! The second generation of Quatro™ Pro does not disappoint. Proven on-field at the professional and collegiate level, the combination of an outer ball an a suspended inner barrel offers the perfect balance of pop and speed every hitter desires.
Top 10 Finalists for Each Category
Rawlings Covert Duffle Bag ($49.99 value) – This player’s duffel bag is the perfect size for carrying all of our equipment. This bag features 2-side bat sleeve compartments for quick storage and access. The durable vinyl bottom and ventilated show compartment allow for moisture protection. Your pick of color: black, navy, royal blue or red
Top 25 Semi-Finalists for Each Category
Rawlings $25.00 Gif Card – Choose your own prize! We’ll send a unique winner’s promo code your way. You’ve got until December 31, 2019 to choose a prize valued at $25 o less or apply your $25 toward any Rawlings gear. You’ve already scored this prize!
Frequently Asked Questions
Who wins the prizes, the HiCast Sports user who saved and shared the highlight or the player(s) featured in the play?
The HiCast Sports user who saved and shared the highlight in our app’s HiCast Feed is the eligible winner. The winner of the prize and can gift it to whomever they like, if they choose. We will identify the name of the featured player(s) to promote their amazing play.
If I’m in the Top 3 Winners, do I still keep get the Finalist and Semi-Finalist prizes?
Yep, you sure do! If you are one of our Top 3 Winners for Best Offensive Play or Best Defensive Play, you’ll also get the Rawlings Covet Duffle Bag and the $25 Rawlings Gift Card.
Can folks vote for my highlight more than once?
Nope. A user (identified by their email address) can only vote for your highlight once. They can, however, vote for as many other highlights as they like.
How will I know if my highlight is selected as a Finalist?
We’ll announce it on the contest website on Monday, Dec 2, 2019 and we’ll send you an email. Well also share announcements in social media, so follow us if you haven’t already: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
How will I know if my highlight is one of the Top 3 Winners?
We’ll announce it on the contest website on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019 and we’ll send you an email. Well also share announcements in social media, so follow us if you haven’t already: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
When do I get my prize(s)?
After the contest, we’ll work with Rawlings to mail out your prize(s) as quickly as we can.
Have a question we haven’t answered? Give us a shout!