1. 2 players per team
2. 4 innings
3. 3 outs
4. 5 balls / 3 strikes
5. No fast pitch , no base running
6. HR – over the fence, Triple – off the fence , Double – hit fence on roll or bounce, Single – hit in field of play
7. OUT – caught on fly, 3 strikes, fielding a still moving ground ball or line drive cleanly before the ball has past the fielder.
8. 12 ft. “fair play” line
9. No bunting
10. No baseball gloves
11. ONLY Official yellow wiffle ball bats (no modifications) & white balls
12. STRIKE is any pitch that hits any part of the chair behind home plate (without hitting anything prior), foul balls and any swing and miss.
2. 4 innings
3. 3 outs
4. 5 balls / 3 strikes
5. No fast pitch , no base running
6. HR – over the fence, Triple – off the fence , Double – hit fence on roll or bounce, Single – hit in field of play
7. OUT – caught on fly, 3 strikes, fielding a still moving ground ball or line drive cleanly before the ball has past the fielder.
8. 12 ft. “fair play” line
9. No bunting
10. No baseball gloves
11. ONLY Official yellow wiffle ball bats (no modifications) & white balls
12. STRIKE is any pitch that hits any part of the chair behind home plate (without hitting anything prior), foul balls and any swing and miss.
13. A foul tip with 2 strikes that hits the chair without bouncing first will result in a 3rd strike and the batter is out.
14. BALL is any pitch that misses chair and was not swung at. (hit batters do not take base)
15. Ball bucket located next to pitchers mound is in play
16. Player may not pitch 2 consecutive innings within the same game.
17. Trees are in play. A batted fly ball that strikes a tree and lands in fair territory will be considered a fair ball and consequently subject to the normal rules of the game. Should said ball land in foul territory it would be considered a foul ball. Should said ball become stuck in a tree, this would be considered a dead ball and be counted as a foul ball.
*additional rules may be added as needed/discovered.
*during play, any rules interpretations shall be presented to Mr. McNamara for a final ruling.
14. BALL is any pitch that misses chair and was not swung at. (hit batters do not take base)
15. Ball bucket located next to pitchers mound is in play
16. Player may not pitch 2 consecutive innings within the same game.
17. Trees are in play. A batted fly ball that strikes a tree and lands in fair territory will be considered a fair ball and consequently subject to the normal rules of the game. Should said ball land in foul territory it would be considered a foul ball. Should said ball become stuck in a tree, this would be considered a dead ball and be counted as a foul ball.
18.
Double Plays –A double play may be attempted if there are runners on
base. Any cleanly fielded ground ball with runner(s) on base in a
"force" position, the ball can
be thrown to the strike zone chair.
If the throw hits the chair = 2 outs. Additionally, any
caught fly ball with runner(s) on any base, the ball can
be thrown to the strike zone chair.
If the throw hits the chair = 2 outs. Attempts from the infield must hit the chair on the fly. Attempts from the outfield just need to hit the chair. Note - If batter interferes with attempted DP an automatic DP will be called.
19. 10 run rule is in effect. If any team is ahead by 10 or more runs after the completion of 2 full innings, the game will be ended. If a team gains a 10 run lead during the top of the 3rd inning, the trailing team will have a chance to bat in the bottom half of the inning. The same rule would apply to the 4th. If a team gains a 10 run lead in the bottom of the 3rd or 4th innings the game will be ended immediately.
20. In cases where teams are tied after the final round-robin game, the tie will be broken using the following criteria:
a. Head to Head
b. Run Differential
c. Runs For
d. Runs Against
e. 1 player from each team still tied will participate in a 5 swing Home Run Derby. The team whos player has the most home runs will obtain the higher final standing. (this tiebreak will only occur if a playoff position is on the line)
19. 10 run rule is in effect. If any team is ahead by 10 or more runs after the completion of 2 full innings, the game will be ended. If a team gains a 10 run lead during the top of the 3rd inning, the trailing team will have a chance to bat in the bottom half of the inning. The same rule would apply to the 4th. If a team gains a 10 run lead in the bottom of the 3rd or 4th innings the game will be ended immediately.
20. In cases where teams are tied after the final round-robin game, the tie will be broken using the following criteria:
a. Head to Head
b. Run Differential
c. Runs For
d. Runs Against
e. 1 player from each team still tied will participate in a 5 swing Home Run Derby. The team whos player has the most home runs will obtain the higher final standing. (this tiebreak will only occur if a playoff position is on the line)
*additional rules may be added as needed/discovered.
*during play, any rules interpretations shall be presented to Mr. McNamara for a final ruling.
