17th Annual Wiffle Ball World Series

September 28 & 29, 2013 @ SHERWOOD YARDS Style of Tournament o The tournament consists of pool play (3 pools of 3) followed by a single elimination tournament consisting of 8 teams o The top 7 teams out of pool play automatically advance to day 2 o The 2 lowest seeded teams out of pool play will play a play in game to determine the final team to advance to day 2 o Seeding will be determined by record first, then head-to-head match ups, then total runs scored minus total runs allowed o If seeding still cannot be determined after consideration of the above, the tie breaker will first be total runs allowed in all games played in pool play, then total runs scored in all games played in pool play, then a coin flip o The championship game will be ONE seven inning game with no run rule o Each game leading up to the championship game will consist of 6 innings o There is a 10 run rule after 4 innings for all games except the championship game Equipment o ONLY taped up yellow bats provided and the Wiffle Pro Black Magic aluminum bat are allowed o NO CLEATS ALLOWEDturf shoes are permitted o Two new wiffle balls will be used for each game

Gentlemans rules o This will determine the outcome for ALL on field calls o This means there are NO UMPIRES and teams will decide for themselves whether someone is out/safe, fair/foul, etc. 1 minute time limit when determining calls on the fieldafter 1 minute, a coin flip will decide which way the call goes Play basic rules of baseball o A ball must be fielded by the fielder and thrown to the appropriate base or tag the appropriate runner to record an out o There is no infield fly rule Determining Home and Away o A coin flip will decide home/visitor before each pool play game o During the single elimination tournament, the home team will be the highest seed between the two teams that are playing Attendance o o o o o o o o o o o Substitutions o You are allowed to designate one player to hit for another who is playing in the field There are no game timesjust game numbers The tournament will start at 9am on Saturday and 10 am on Sunday Games will start immediately after the previous game is complete If your team is not present when your game is supposed to start, you will forfeit the gameNO EXCEPTIONS!!! A win by forfeit will be considered a 1-0 victory for tie breaking purposes You need to be ready to play as soon as the game before your game gets over If a game gets over early, we will move right into the next game You must hit at least 4 players in your line up You can play a game with 4 players but: You MUST field a catcher If you are playing with 4, players can replace each other on the bases when needed If you dont have at least 4 players at the start of your game, you will be forced to forfeit that gameNO EXCEPTIONS

o You can substitute players at any time but your lineup needs to stay consistent throughout the game: For instance, if you start the game batting 5 players, you have to end the game batting 5 players You cant go from batting 7 at the start of a game to batting 5 at the end of the game Pitching o This is a slow pitch tournamentmax speed is 45 mph o If you think the opposing pitcher is throwing too fast, ask them to slow it down o If you still think the pitcher is throwing too fast, ask for the tournament director (Jeff Augustine) o When pitching, you must display one fluid motion toward home plate o Both feet must be on the mound after delivering the pitch Ground rules o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Each hitter starts with a 1-1 count Each hitter is limited to 4 balls and 3 strikes A foul tip on the third strike is not an out unless the catcher catches it Foul balls hit above the backstop netting can be caught for an out For a pitch to be a strike, the ball must hit the wood target Hitting the pole that the target is attached to is not a strike The batter must have both feet on the concrete when up at the plate and cannot lean over or crowd the plate as to interfere with the ball reaching the target A batted ball must go in front of the arc near home plate for the ball to be considered in play Any batted ball that does not go in front of the arc near home plate will be considered a foul ball Any ball that hits a tree(s), power line, etc. in foul ground can be caught for an out before the ball touches the ground A homerun must either go over the scoreboard in left field, land on the roof, or go over the fence in right A ball that hits the gutter (painted yellow) is considered a home run A ball that hits the power line in fair territory in right field must go over the fence for it to be a home run If the ball hits the power line in fair ground and bounces back in to the field of play, its like playing it off the wall and the out must be recorded at first base and the runner can get as many bases as he wishes A ball that hits the short porch in left, the house, or the right field fence on the fly must be thrown to first base to record the out

o A ball that hits in fair territory and goes past the foul poles in left and right field will be ruled an automatic double A ball thrown out of play will be ruled a dead ball (explained before your game). The runner(s) will get the base they are going to plus one o A ball that gets stuck in the ivy in the short porch in left results in the batter getting an automatic double o A ball that goes down into the stairwell will result in an automatic double o There is no throwing at the runner(s) Conduct o Good sportsmanship should be present throughout your participation in the tournament o We want everyone to have a good time and to come back the next year o Remember this is wiffle ball o We have plenty of children that are at the games at any given time, so please be courteous and watch your language o Cursing is not permittedyou will be asked to leave the field should you display inappropriate language or behaviorNO EXCEPTIONS o If for any reason the tournament director (Jeff Augustine) feels that a player needs to be removed from the field and/or property due to unacceptable conduct, that player will be asked to leave immediately without the possibility of return or refund