Men Opposing Sex Trafficking (MOST) will make a second attempt to break the world record for “longest marathon softball game” Tuesday through Sunday at Dellinger Park in Cartersville.
The game will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday and conclude at 9 a.m. Sunday, which would set the new record at 121 hours. To be certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, MOST can play the game with a maximum of 40 players, with a minimum of 20 of those same players completing the challenge. Players must sleep by the dugouts, have all their meals on the field, and may only step away for five-minute bathroom breaks.
In April, MOST played 52 hours – nearly halfway to the record 115 hours set in 2009 – with a final score of 774-766 in 251 innings. In addition to inclement weather, injuries and player shortages were the primary factors that forced an early ending to the first attempt, so this time, MOST will have a maximum of 40 players in the game.
By breaking the record, the nearly two-year-old organization hopes to capture the public’s attention and further its mission to encourage men to take a stand against sex trafficking, as more than 95% of people buying illegal sex are men. Initially focused primarily on spreading awareness, MOST now employs two analysts tasked with locating sex trafficking activity and an interdiction team of 11 men with military/law enforcement backgrounds that assist local authorities around the country with sting operations.
WeAreMost.org will stream the marathon game live, with nonstop coverage for the record-breaking attempt.