KB Wiffle Tournament Rule
Teams will be composed of 6-10 players. The team must only use 6-8 players in the field at a time but each member of the team must hit.
Players must be 18+ to play. An exception may be made if the player is 16+, given parent/guardian consent and has a parent/guardian on the team.
Teams must use the equipment provided. Equipment brought to the fields by teams will not be allowed during games
● Games will be 4 innings or 30 minutes - whichever occurs first. There is buffer time (10 mins) for extra innings / finish home team inning if they are losing.
○ If the home team is up after the top of the 4th and the 30 minutes has not been met, both teams can opt to continue playing if they wish to. Both teams must agree.
○ If they do continue the play, the game immediately stops at 30 minutes and no later.
● The team leading after 4 innings advances. The team that loses goes to another bracket. Matchups will be organized by the Tournament Committee, and assisted by the umpires /score keepers.
● Strike Zones must be viewed as if the pitch was reasonably hittable, then it is a strike.
● 4 balls = walk. A hit batter simply counts as a ball. 3 strikes/ 2 fouls after strike 2 strike out
○ All pitches must be slow pitch style.
● Slide rule - in order to protect the safety of our players, sliding is not allowed. All normal baseball rules apply plus Indian Rubber below the neck. If a player is hit in the neck or head then all runners in play are considered safe. Indian Rubber is not allowed on the first base line.
● No bunting
● Home team will be decided by a coin toss
● Tie breakers for tie games
○ 1st level tiebreaker - Total # of Hits ***
○ 2nd level tiebreaker - Most Home Runs
○ 3rd level tiebreaker - Fewest Ks
● Tie breakers for bracket seedings
○ 1st level tiebreaker – Head-to-Head Winner
○ 2nd level tiebreaker – Total Runs Scored
○ 3rd level tiebreaker – Total # of Hits ***
○ 4th level tiebreaker – Most Home Runs
○ 5th level tiebreaker – Fewest Ks
***A hit is any time a batter gets on base including errors but excluding walks. (A Walk is not a hit)
Home Run Derby Rules
Limitations - 1 player enter from each competing team. This player must choose who pitches to them during their at bat. Qualifying rounds will be conducted on a separate field. The top hitters will be selected to compete in the championship round. This championship round will consist of at least 2 but no more than 5 hitters pending on ties.
The top two home run hitters from the qualifying field will compete in the Home Run Derby Championship. If there is a tie between players, they will all advance to a championship round. This is capped at 5 hitters due to time frame.
The Home Run Derby will commence before the final games are played in the tournament on the main field. This is a 1 round championship event. All hitters and the teams they represent will be announced. They will hit in reverse order to who hit the most home runs on the qualifying field. e.g. Whoever hit the most home runs to qualify will bat last, thus knowing what number of home runs they have to hit in order to win the contest.
Each player has 90 seconds to hit as many home runs as possible.
Whoever hits the most in the final round wins. In the result of a tie, 30 seconds will be given to the hitters that tied to hit more home runs.