Halloween Wiffle® Ball Tournament in Berea OH

Berea Wiffle® HALLOWEEN SERIES

Saturday + Sunday

October 29-30 2016

2:00 to 7:00 Saturday 11:00 to 4:00 Sunday

Open to boys and girls ALL AGES

2 age groups: 12 and under; 13 and up.

Adult teams are encouraged!

Location: Berea OH

Fields will be decorated with a Halloween theme! Trophies will be awarded for best costumed team!

-$15 Team Fee must be payed before you play. Information on how to pay will be given after emailed registration. This fee pays for field maintenance, trophies, and supplies. ALL EXTRA PROFITS GO TO THE BEREA ANIMAL RESCUE

REGISTRATION:

Register a team of 3 to 5 Players.

TO REGISTER A TEAM NOW:

(only one person needs to register per team)

Please email: bereawiffle@gmail.com

****Your Email Needs To Include:****

-Team Name

-Age Group (12+Under or 13+Up)

-Roster (first and last names)

-Specific Times Needed (if necessary)

-Any other questions if needed!

If you cannot find a team but would like to play, let us know and we will find you a team!

Berea Wiffle’s Story

Berea Wiffle started in 2014 when 4 of us teenage guys decided to get a small Wiffle Ball league for us and our friends. We grew to a larger, organized league in 2015. Starting in February, we had a BWL Combine and Draft. 4 “General Managers” picked players at a live draft party. These teams lasted way longer than we expected. Starting in early April, 4 teams with custom jerseys showed up in the cold rain and played games all day. This continued all the way until September. We upgraded our field and built a strikezone, backstop, and scoreboard. We had several sponsoring seed companies that supplied us with large amounts of flavored sunflower seeds. Our league played over 50 games, leading to Playoffs and a World Series. We had a great year and even got an article about us in the October issue of The Berean.

In 2016, as we are growing up and becoming busier, we wanted to open our league to people of all ages. We decided on hosting community tournaments with teams of 3-6 players. We hosted our first in July, and it was a success. 12 teams competed for 2 age group championships. The money we raised was donated to the Berea Animal Shelter. Everyone loved it and wanted to come back. We had our next Tournament in early August, and again had a blast. Here’s a video: https://youtu.be/150eo9HcmEI , profits again going to Berea Animal shelter. 12 teams playing on one tiny field was becoming a bit chaotic. We spent the next few weeks building a second field! Our third tournament was held Labor Day weekend and was easily our league’s best. 16 teams competed in 2 age groups again. Kids ages from 8 to 17 and an energetic group of adults all competed for the trophies! Here’s a video of that weekend: https://youtu.be/KQaMxc7bj9A

In total, we’ve played over 100 games on our fields this year and raised over $250 for the Berea Animal Rescue Fund! We are going to continue these open tournaments as we grow. We were recently featured on WKYC Channel 3! Here’s a video: http://www.wkyc.com/sports/biggest-winners-for-thursday-sept-15th/319056166

We are now hosting our 5th tournament of 2016 and cannot wait for more. Stay tuned to our Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube. @bereawiffle

RULES:

PLAYING RULES

The Berea Wiffle League rules are based from the Pottamac Wiffleball League.

1.10 Bats used in league play must be regulation, yellow WIFFLE bats. They may not be altered in any way other than tape or adhesive material on the handle.

1.11 Each team MUST have the same color worn by all players.

1.12-15 No player shall wear a glove while playing a defensive position.

INFIELD FLY, PITCHERS POISON, and DROPPED 3RD STRIKES are not applicable under our rules.

FORFEITED GAME is not reflected with any score.

A PEG is a ball which a fielder has thrown, kicked, pushed, or otherwise made to contact a runner, regardless of whether that ball first hits any other player, equipment, or the ground. The ball MAY bounce off the ground and hit the runner.

A3.03 Once a player has been in the pitchers position, and has been removed from that position, the player may not return as the pitcher in that same game.

4.09 Each inning shall consist of three outs per team per inning.

8.01 All pitches must be slow to medium speed. Pitchers may throw ANY type of pitch.

8.03 Pitchers shall be permitted up to six preparatory pitches.

Walks are 5 balls. Strikeouts are 3 strikes.

Each game has a time limit of 30 minutes or 3 innings. No new inning can be started within 5 minutes of the scheduled end time. Games in play that exceed 30 minutes shall finish the inning. No extra innings are allowed after 30 minutes.

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