The Club |
One of the club's founders, Sam Ficke, played Wiffle Ball with his friends from high school in a home made Wiffle Ball field for years, and when he came to the University of Cincinnati in 2013, he met the other co-founder, Keegan Rottgen, in their learning community. Keegan played baseball in high school, and also had a passion for Wiffle Ball. After playing pick up games on campus for a year, the two boys decided it was time to make things official, and the University of Cincinnati Wiffle Ball Club was founded in 2014.
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History of Wiffle Ball |
The traditional Wiffle Ball rules include two players per team. This game was played on a field with about a 45 degree angle between the two "foul lines." Depending on how far the player hit the ball would determine a single/double/triple/home run.
Due to the slow play, and limited number of players, we play with a more Baseball-like approach. In the "new rules" of wiffle ball, we run bases, field ground balls, and record outs just like in baseball. The game is played with bases 60 feet from home and a pitcher's mound 42.5 feet from home. The home run fence is typically 90-105 feet from home. Wiffle is played with five players in the field at a time. Teams usually choose to field a "baseball infield." That is a pitcher, first baseman, second baseman, shortstop, and third baseman. There is no catcher.
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League Rules |
Play will follow all standard baseball rules unless mentioned below.
BATTING
RUNNING
FIELDING
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Contact Us |
Questions? Don't hesitate to tweet at us, shoot us an email at UCWiffleBallClub@gmail.com, or fill out our contact form.
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