Because the ball will not travel far when solidly hit, ball chasing and base running have been eliminated. Only the official stock WIFFLE bat is allowed.

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The minimum number of players required to play a game with the WIFFLE ball is two – the pitcher and batter – one player per side. The maximum number of players that can complete are eight – four players to a side. As in baseball, the game is played with one team at bat and one team in the field. The rules of play are similar to baseball, however there is no base running. Two outs to retire a side, per inning, three innings per game. In case of a tie, bonus wiffle will be played. In each inning one player must bat opposite of his normal batting stance. If that batter walks it does not count as a player batting opposite his normal stance. One fastball is allowed per batter. In a series a pitcher can not pitch in back to back games. Unless the pitcher is a designated closer. The designated closer can not be a starting pitcher for the entire series. Even though there is no running you must SLIDE, AVOID or GIVE UP at the plate, no running over the catcher!

Singles are any ball that passes the pitcher. Doubles are any ball that hits the tree and falls safely or lands past the trunk of the tree. A triple is any ball that hits the bushes surrounding the yard that are in fair territory. A home run is any ball fair or foul that lands in the Falvo Yard or in the driveway.

An out for the batter can be made in three ways:

1. The batter can strike out only if he/she swings at a pitched ball and does not foul tip the third strike. Foul tips count as a strike for the first two strikes only. A foul tip caught in the chair counts as an out on strike 3.
2. Fly balls caught in fair or foul territory, including the pool. Balls can be caught off of any object as long as the ball is still moving. For example, if the ball is rolling on a table you can only catch it after it falls off of the table before it hits the ground, if the ball stays on the table it is a hit.
3. Ground balls caught while the ball is in motion, pass the cheap line (flower pot) by a fielder who is at the same distance or closer to the batter then the pitcher. Bunting is not allowed and the batter can obtain a base on balls. If a ground ball can be turned into a double play the fielder must immediately throw the ball into the strike zone, but the batter can block the throw with the bat.

Scoring -

A ball hit in the single area (i.e. past the pitcher and not caught, constitutes a single. A ball hit in the double area (i.e. hitting the tree or landing past the trunk of the tree) and not caught constitutes a double. Balls hit in the triple area (i.e. any bush outlining the home run fence) and not caught, constitute a triple. Balls hit over a fence (fair or foul) that land in the driveway or in the Falvo's yard constitutes a home run.

The baseball rules of scoring apply:

Example: A player hits a single – his team has a man on first base (imaginary runners). The next player hits a single – the team now has a man on first and second. Third batter hits a home run – three runs score! (The imaginary runners on first and second, plus the home run.)

• A batter earns 1 imaginary base on a single, 2 imaginary bases on a double and 3 imaginary bases on a triple.

• A runner on 1st advances one base on a single, 2 bases on a double and scores on a triple

• A runner on 2^nd base scores on a double, or triple.

• A runner on 3^rd base scores on any hit.
• A runner will not advance on an error by an infielder (if the ball is kept in front of the fielder) unless he is forced to move up 1 base.