Softballs will fly from dawn to dusk to raise money for the Iowa affiliate of the American Heart Association Saturday.

The sixth-annual 100-inning softball game is hosted by the Richardson Court Association.

Softball players will pay $1 an inning for each of the first 10 innings played.

After the $10 donation, additional innings are free. Everyone who plays five innings will receive a free T-shirt. Individual players and teams are welcome.

Andy Walling, Government of the Student Body director for campus awareness, was involved in the event two years ago as president of RCA and last year as a GSB senator from RCA.

Walling said some people play all 100 innings. They usually choose to pay for all 100 innings, either by themselves or by getting sponsors, he said.

“We actually do play 100 innings, no matter how long it takes,” he said. “We usually don’t go past 2 a.m.”

Just in case, Walling said the softball diamond is reserved all day and all night.

Justin Rasmussen, newly elected Inter-Residence Hall Association vice president and this year’s RCA president, said this is the first year people can sign up for the game online, at www.stuorg.iastate.edu/rca_gov.

The amount of money raised will depend on the number of participants involved, said Rasmussen, junior in computer engineering.

“Right now, it looks like it’ll make around $300, but there are still a lot of times open for people to play,” he said. “I’m hoping that some people are waiting until the last minute to register.”

Rasmussen said the event will be canceled in the event of inclement weather and would not be rescheduled due to Dead Week.

“There’s no time left for a rain day,” he said.

Jason McLatchie, graduate in educational leadership and policy studies, chaired the RCA Intramural Committee that planned the first event in 1998.

The committee got the idea for the 100 inning game from an article in Sports Illustrated.

They decided to donate the money to AHA because exercise is one of the best ways to prevent heart disease, McLatchie said.

The game will start up at 8 a.m. and run until completed in softball diamond six at South River Valley Park on East 13th Street.