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Kevin's Backyard Wiffle Association
KBWA
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All Time Records
Most homeruns in a tournament- Alex Katz, Germantown Wiffle Ballas 2005(5)
Most Valuble Player- Zach Exler, Route 124 Terror 2006
Highest Win Percentage- TIE: Route 124 Terror 2005 and Montgomery Village Rebels 2006(.1000)
Tallest Player- Chris DeHoff, Montgomery Village Rebles 2006(6'2")
Most strikeouts in a game- Ben Johns, Super Sexy Funk Factory 2005(11)
Youngest Player- Ben Johns, Super Sexy Funk Factory 2005(7 years old)
Oldest Player- Brian Shay, East Coast Sluggers 2006(16 years old)
Lowest Scoring Game- G-Town Ballas 2006(1-0 over Route 124 Terror)
Most runs in a game- Route 124 Terror 2005(15 runs)
Largest Deficit- Route 124 Terror defeated Super Sexy Funk Factory 2005(15-0 after 5 innings)
Most innings in one game- Montgomery Village Rebels(9) vs. G-Town Ballas(8) 2006(12 innings)
Farthest Homerun- Brian Shay, East Coast Sluggers 2006(101ft over 89ft fence)
Closest Championship Game Score- Montgomery Village Rebels defeat Route 124 Terror 2006(3-2)
Most Championship titles as an individual- TIE: Andrew Payne and Graham Hartung(2/2)
Highest Win Percentage as an Individual- TIE: Andrew Payne and Graham Hartung (.1000)
Address Of The Tournament
19230 Autumn Maple Lane
Gaithersburg MD 20879
Skills Competition Rules
Homerun Derby: 2 players from each team are chosen. 10 swings a person. Winner has the most homeruns. In event of a tie there will be a swing off which consist of 5 swings.
Base Throwing: A different player must stand at each base. (4 people required) Once the catcher steps on home plate the time will start. He must throw the ball to first, then second, then third, then back to home. Any missed base is disqualification. Team with the fastest time wins.
Flaming Arm: Player has 3 wiffleballs. The Thrower must not cross 2nd base when throwing. Most throws to hit the backstop wins. Two players from each team may compete.
2008 Rules
Defense: *42ft mound from the back of home plate to front of rubber. If the pitcher is to throw 4 balls the batter will receive a base on balls and get to go to 1st base. If the batter is to receive 3 strikes he is out. There are no pitching restrictions for number of innings pitched in the KBWA Tournament. There will be 3 outs an inning. The use of baseball or softball gloves may not be used. An out is to be made by the following: Tagging or throwing the ball at the advancing runner, tagging the base in front of the runner on a force play, failure for the batter to show up to the plate, the batter is to recieve three strikes, a batted ball is caught in the air, a player fails to tag up and is out of the baselines, tagged, thrown at, or tagged out on the base of which the tag up was missed.
Offense: Bases are 50ft from back of home plate to back of bag and 70.7ft to the middle of second base from the back of homeplate. No lead-offs or stealing. The foul line is at a 90 degree angle all the way up to the homerun fence. *If any ball is hit in the twelve foot circle near home plate, it is ruled foul, even if on the line. Any ball hit off the line or the foul pole is a fair ball. If the ball is hit off the foul pole it will be ruled as a homerun. If a ball is to hit the tree located by home plate on field 1 it is a foul ball but may be caught by the fielders for an out and the play is dead. If a batted ball bounces and goes over/ under/ through the fence, the baserunners and the hitter will each recieve two bases. There is no bunting allowed. *If a wiffleball is hit into the branches located in fair territory on field 2 without getting stuck, the ball is in play and shall be played as normal unless stuck, which the runners and batter shall recieve two bases. The homerun rule regarding the homerun ball stuck in the tree still applies. *Destruction of field property of which is changing to the field of play, it is the umpire's discression of how the game shall be played. The umpire will go over this before the game if possible.
Time: The games will be six innings. There is no time limit. The winner will be chosen by the team the lead in the last completed inning. In case of a tie, the game will go into extra innings and the other games will be delayed. *Four innings consists of a complete game. It is up to the umpire to determine weather the conditions are safe to play. *If a game is to be postponed due to the lack of safty, the game will recieve a continuation date and time by the tournament commissioner, if possible. If there is extra time between games, the next game may start early.
Teams may have up to four players on the field at a single time. *The team must start the game with three players, otherwise will forfeit. Substitutes already playing on another team in the tournament will not be allowed. *Pitchers may re-enter at any time during the game. *If a team wishes to substitute during a game, the player substituting may not be substituded again for an entire six outs. This includes both defensive and offensive outs.
Other: The dead ball rule is when the following occurs: a player is hit on offense by the ball, if the ball hits the backstop to recieve an out, and if the ball is to go out of play. Runners may not advance and no outs shall be made including no play at all while the ball is dead.
Backstop Rule: If a runner is to clearly run for home, the fielders may choose to tag or throw the ball either at the runner or the backstop. The play is ruled dead after hitting the backstop. This is the umpires judgement.
Out of play: for field 1 is chalk line on driveway, and into the road. On field 2, out of play is over the foul fences, and into the dugouts. Runner is awarded 2 bases.
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1st game played in KBWA
The tournament will go on! Baseball schedules are too hard to deal with. Also, the first exibition wiffle ball game had been played on field 2. (10/9/05) (the nice one)it was a 2 on 2 game. (124 Terror vs. East Coast Sluggers) The final score of the game was, Terror 14, Sluggers 11. Kevin Shay (terror) homered in the 2nd. then in the 4th inning Andrew Payne and Chris DeHoff (Sluggers) recieved back to back homers. Collin Johns (Terror) also had a big homer in the 6th right over the 80' fence in right field. Thanks to all players who participated in Great Sunday Wiffle. Beautifle Shay Co. Park (field 2) has an enclosed fence, lights for night time play, home and visitor bullpen and dug out, press box, gazebo for rainy day games, sound system, music, trampoline seats, netted backstop, 8 ft. foul poles, line, dirt, on deck circles, seats for audience, fenced all the way around, in ground sprinkler system, score board, umpires, and level land. Thats what makes this field a fan favorite.
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