Intramural Wiffleball Rules for the UML Recreation Center

 

  1. Strike Zone:  The seat part of a chair and back of the chair.

 

  1. Strikeout:  Two strikes make an out.  A strike is a swing and miss, or a foul ball.   You must swing and miss to strike out.  A foul second strike will not constitute and out.

 

  1. A pitcher is allowed to throw one fast pitch per at bat.  All other pitches must be thrown at ¾ speed or slower.

 

  1. Four balls will count as a walk.  Getting hit by a pitch will not be an automatic walk; it will just count as a ball.

 

  1. A ball must be hit past the free throw line to be in play; all other balls in fair territory that land short of the foul line will be a foul ball.

 

  1. The pitchers mound will be placed at half-court

 

  1. Homeruns will be past the baseline under the far hoop on the court or onto the track.  A ball that is caught on the court past the homerun line will constitute an out.  If the ball hits the track and bounces back in play it is a homerun because the ball passed the homerun line in the air.

 

  1. All hits will be played off the screen like a baseball is played off the Green Monster.  You can catch the ball off the screen, but the player is not out and the play will continue until the ball is mounded.

 

  1. Number of legal players:  Each team may have a minimum of 4 players.  A maximum of 4 people can man the field at any time.   You may bat as many players as you want in the order.

 

  1. Mounding Rule:  If a player hits a fair ball on the ground or off the screen and the fielding team can return the ball to the pitcher’s mound before the runner can reach first base, the runner will be called out.  If there are men on who are forced to run, they must reach the next base before the ball is mounded.  Only one player per at bat can be determined out on a mounding play.

 

  1.  Outs: A player may be called out by strikeout, tag out, mounding, and a ball thrown that hits the runner below the waist.

 

  1.  If a ball is thrown at a runner hits him/her above the waist, the player is safe and his/her team receives an extra out.

 

  1.  Games will last for 45 minutes with or 7 innings which ever comes first.  If time is up before an inning can end, the game score will revert to the last completed inning.  The championship game will last 1 hour or 9 innings, which ever comes first.

 

  1.  Mercy rule: the game will be ended if a team is up by 15 or more runs after the 5th inning.

 

  1. If the ball rolls under or over the curtain it is played as a ground rule double.

 

  1. If the ball hits the ceiling it is a foul ball.

 

  1. A ball that goes in the far end basketball hoop will be a grand slam; if any players are on base you add that to the 4 runs.

 

  1.  Arguing a call will result in loss of an out.

 

  1.  No leading.  No stealing.  No sliding headfirst.