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 All are welcome for a fun filled day of wiffle madness. For more info check out WWW.heartlandwiffle.com.

July 3rd

Cannon Park

RULES

NO BASE RUNNING. A coin toss at the beginning of every game decides home and away. Rosters must be turned in before the game. To qualify for championship player must have played on roster in one of the qualifying events. Players can only be on one team's roster.  Teams consist of 2 to 5 people. Everyone can play!  You can have a pitcher and 2 fielders, but may also have 2 DHs. Must have a child 14 or under in your line up. Once you decide how many players will be in your lineup at the beginning of each game (3, 4, or 5), you must maintain that same number of players throughout the entire game.  Failure to do so will result in a penalty.   Rotating positions does not affect the batting order. Only yellow official bats .Only official Wiffleballs allowed.  No more than a ¼ inch  cracks.  No substances added to ball. 

Each game is 3 Innings; 3 Outs per team per inning; 10 run rule after the 3rd inning; Any extra inning games starts with bases loaded; 4Balls to walk (hit batter counts as a ball).  A check swing is when a bat does not break the plane of the plate.  3 strikes for an out.  Any ball that is thrown into the zone is a strike.  One in the zone with out swinging your out.  Foul tips are strikes, 3rd strike fouled in the zone is an out. Hits that stay within 12' or less of the plate will be considered foul.  This area will be clearly marked with a line.  Do not attempt to stop pitches with your hand or other parts of your body, those will be called strike.  A swing and a miss is a strike.  Pitchers must start their windup with part of one foot on this box.  The backboard is placed at 40 ' from the front of the pitching box:35’ for kids 14 and under. Outs are recorded by striking a batter out, catching a fly ball, or fielding a ball before the singles line (does have to be fielded cleanly). To record a ground out players must be set in front of double line before ball is pitched.  No gloves or hats can be used to catch balls for an out.  No bunting.  Bunting will be called an out. The closest player on the field makes the call.The double play can be recorded when there is a force run, the fielder must field the ball cleanly and throw it in to the stikre zone, the lead runner and the batter is then called out. If if the throw misses only the batter is out, all other runners advance one base. Any ball that hits or goes past the singles line on the ground or lands before the double line is a single.  Any ball that hits or goes past the doubles line in the air is a double, unless it clears the fence or tape.  Then it is a home run, or hits the fence then it is a triple.  All runners advance as many bases as the hitter (except with a walk and then runners must be forced). The closest player on the field makes the call. Batter makes foul call. Pitcher calls strikes. The doubles line is 50’ from the corner of home plate.  The homerun fence is 80' to 90’ down the lines.   

 

REGISTRATION

REGISTRATION

 

 TEAM NAME___________________________________________________

 

 CAPTAIN_________________________________________/_____________

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 PHONE #______________________________________________________

 

 EMAIL________________________________________________________

 

 ADDRESS_____________________________________________________

 

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 TEAM MEMBER____________________________________/_____________

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 TEAM MEMBER____________________________________/_____________

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 TEAM MEMBER____________________________________/_____________

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 TEAM MEMBER____________________________________/_____________

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DISCLAIMER

 As team captain, I recognize that Wiffleâball is an athletic event and injuries may occur to me and others and I have also shared this information with my teammates and they are aware that they are responsible for themselves.  I hereby release Staples, the Tournament Directors, and from any liabilities that may occur to me or any member of my team.

 

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