You have to give credit to Maci Baney, ranked #20 overall in the 2028 HOT 100 and her Rogue FC 16U – Voak/Malgradi team based out of Charleston, South Carolina, for coming up with a fun and clever way to raise money to cover the players’ and team’s expenses for this year.

Rogue FC Voak/Malgradi is holding the Rubber Duck Race on Sunday, September 27, with Maci and her family helping promote the fundraiser.

Entries and payments are due Friday, September 25 at 5 p.m. Eastern.

Not only is Maci an impressive marketing and fundraising whiz, she’s also a darn good softball player as a 6-foot-1 pitcher and utility player who carries a 4.84 GPA as well!

Here’s her team’s X.com post honoring Maci for ranking No. 20 in the Line Drive Media 2028 HOT 100:

You can also follow the Rogue team on its X.com account by clicking HERE.

So be part of this clever campaign to support this 16U team… for $20, you can sponsor a numbered duck for a chance to win up to $200 while supporting the team.

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How does the actual Rubber Duck Race work?

An individual “duck nomination” of $20 gets each participant a unique number on the rubber duck and 15 final prizes will be awarded with a total of $975 in this order: 1st = $200 · 2nd = $150 · 3rd = $100 · 4th–5th = $75 each · 6th–10th = $50 each · 11th–15th = $25 each.

And, even if you don’t win, you’ve done a great service in helping a talented club team offset some of its costs for the next year.

Businesses can also tie in with several sponsorship packages, too.

For example, the $1,000 team sponsorship includes a logo on the back of practice/travel shirts, a 5×7 team photo, and sponsor social posts twice monthly beginning upon receipt.

The $2,000 package adds a jersey-sleeve logo.

Click HERE to go to the main page where you can enter and get all the details.

And know that Line Drive Media will do a recap article on the event so you’re “lucky duck” could get you some media pub as well!

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RUBBER DUCK RACE BASICS

• Team: Rogue FC Voak/Malgradi.
• Player: Maci Baney, Class of 2028.
• Names and funds due: September 25, 2026. The campaign closes at 5 p.m. Eastern.
• Duck race: September 27, 2026.
• Individual support: $20 per numbered duck, with a chance to win cash. Maci’s initial goal is 20 ducks, and additional entries are welcome.
• Race format: each player’s preliminary-race winner receives $25; the top four finishers advance to the final.
• Final-race prizes: 1st $200; 2nd $150; 3rd $100; 4th–5th $75 each; 6th–10th $50 each; 11th–15th $25 each.

If you have further questions, email Maci’s father, Brandon Baney at: founder@argovita.xyz.