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1 Where: Central Park, Hopkins, MN When: Saturday, August 6, 2016, 9am Who: Everyone! Team Entry Fee: $125 per team (3 to 5 players) Entry Deadline: August 1, 2016 Included: All participants are guaranteed to play at least 4 games during the day, and will receive a tournament t-shirt. All necessary game equipment will be supplied. There will be food & beverage concessions available for purchase, prize raffles, a Home Run Derby with a cash prize, and and plenty of tunes! Individual and team prizes will also be awarded. There will be two divisions of play, the MAJOR LEAGUE division (for more competitive teams) and a MINOR LEAGUE division (for those who wish to play just for fun). We feel like this will improve the overall experience for everybody, regardless of skill level! Proceeds from this tournament will be donated to help grant the wishes of Minnesota children with life-threatening medical conditions. We greatly appreciate your help and support of this great cause. For more information: website: wifflinforwishes.com Facebook: facebook.com/wifflinforwishes Twitter: twitter.com/wifflin4wishes Tournament Director, Pat Moriarty: truck@hrltwincities.com or (651)

2 Included in this packet is the tournament entry form, as well as the rules of play for the tournament. Important things to know about the tournament: Team Check-in: Begins at 9am, and games will start at 10:00am SHARP. Make sure you give yourself enough time to get there and check in on time, or the games will begin without you! Tourney Format (for MINOR LEAGUE divison teams): Round-robin divisional play for all teams. Each team is guaranteed to play at least 4 games. There are no playoff rounds or prizes in the Minor League divison you re playing for the fun of it! Tourney Format (for MAJOR LEAGUE divison teams): Part 1 of the tournament will be roundrobin divisional play for all teams. All teams will then be seeded into a single-elimination playoffstyle bracket to determine our champion. Each team is guaranteed to play at least 4 games, with advancing teams playing many more. The top four finishing teams will receive trophies. Awards: Trophies will be awarded to the top four finishing teams in the Major League division, and other awards will be given out as well, with opportunities for participants to cast their votes for the winners (best team name, craziest uniforms, etc). A Home Run Derby with a 50/50 cash prize will also be taking place. Equipment: All equipment will be provided for you. So leave those aluminum or taped bats and sanded balls at home! We ll be using only the official yellow wiffle bats and original wiffle balls. To ensure a level playing field, only tournament supplied equipment will be allowed to be used during the games and we reserve the right to confiscate equipment brought in from outside the tournament. No cleats or spikes: The repetitive motions of pitching and batting, combined with wearing spikes, are likely to unnecessarily damage the turf. Therefore, sneakers, sandals or even bare feet will be the order of the day. Alcohol & Food: Limited food and beverage items will be sold at the tournament. See note below with regard to alcohol. Parking/Tailgating: There is plenty of parking at Hopkins Central. Tailgating (as far as we know) is okay A note about alcohol at the tournament: The tournament has been somewhat lax about alcohol at the event in past years. While we don t sell or otherwise offer it at the tournament, some folks do enjoy a few adult beverages that they bring on their own. That is fine. That said, any reports of alcoholrelated shenanigans will result in an immediate ejection from the park and a permanent BAN from all future W4W events, no questions asked. So let s all remember why we re here, and have a good time while respecting those around us! Thank you.

3 Tournament Entry Form Choose your Division: Major League (competitive) Minor League (for fun) Team Name: Captain's Team Captain Shirt Size Captain's Phone # Total team fee for a 3 to 5 player roster is $125. Please make check or money order payable to Wifflin' For Wishes and send to: Wifflin' For Wishes c/o Pat Moriarty 9739 Heath Ave S Cottage Grove, MN OR payment may be submitted using PayPal.com and sent to truck@hrltwincities.com Waiver: All members of the above team hereby release the City of Hopkins and Hopkins/Minnetonka Parks & Recreation from any claims of action that may arise from participation in Wifflin' For Wishes. As Team Captain I have discussed this roster/waiver with my teammates and with their consent, have signed this release form. As Team Captain, I hereby agree that the above information is valid to the best of my knowledge. Team Captain Date Entry deadline is August 1, 2016

4 Tournament Rules Players 1.) No base running. Imaginary runners on base advance as hitter does. 2.) Teams shall carry at least 3 and no more than 5 players on their roster. 3.) Teams may field 3 players or less on defense, but may have up to 5 batters. 4.) All fielders must bat. 5.) Fielders can position as they wish in fair territory without obstructing the batter. The Game 6.) Each game is 6 innings long. 7.) If game is tied after 6 innings, the 7 th begins with the bases loaded. 8.) Game is official after 4 innings, with a 10 run mercy rule after 4 innings. 9.) Games will be played in any weather conditions. 10.) The rules of major league baseball shall apply to all situations not covered by these rules. Balls & Strikes Making calls 11.) A walk is 6 balls. Baserunners only advance on a walk if forced over. 12.) Any combination of 2 fouls or strikes is an out. 13.) A swing and a miss is NOT an out, unless it s strike ) A pitch hitting the strike zone is a strike. 15.) A pitched ball that hits the batter is a ball, although the batter must attempt to avoid being hit. 16.) Batter makes all fair and foul calls. 17.) Line calls are made by the fielder closest to the play. 18.) Pitcher makes check swing calls. Equipment 19.) Only the official (baseball size) plastic wiffle ball with 8 elongated holes will be used. 20.) Balls may not be intentionally scuffed or sanded. 21.) No ball with a crack greater than 1/4" may be used. 22.) All balls are subject to approval by the tourney staff. 23.) Only the official yellow plastic Wiffle bats will be used. 24.) Handles may be taped, but the barrel must be unaltered. 25.) Any bat is subject to approval by the tourney staff. 26.) All players must play bare handed. Batters may only use batting glove when batting. Pitch speeds medium-fast 27.) Pitching speed limit is 55 mph, it is largely a gentleman s rule but can be enforced with radar gun. 28.) Penalty- Player may not pitch any more during that game plus the next game. 29.) A team that feels a pitcher is exceeding the speed limit may request the gun be brought in to check the pitch speed. 30.) Pitchers must pitch from the center of the field. The field of play (all dimensions are approximate) 31.) Pitching mound is 42' from strike zone. Singles line is at 42'. Doubles line is at 65'. Home run fence is at 85' straight away, 90' to foul poles. 52' between foul poles. 32.) Strike zone is 20" x 30", approximately 12" off the ground. Foul balls 33.) Any hit ball not reaching the singles line is considered a strike. 34.) Ground ball outside of foul lines when reaching singles line. 35.) Fly ball landing in foul ground, touched in foul ground, or going wide of foul poles. Singles Any ball reaching the singles line in fair ground. Ground ball not fielded cleanly in front of singles line. No bobbles at all allowed. Fielder may take no more than TWO steps in front of the singles line to field a ground ball. Fair fly ball touched but not caught short of singles line. Doubles - Fair ball reaching the doubles line in the air, but not the fence. Triples - Fair ball that touches the fence in the air. Home Runs - Fair ball landing over the fence or hitting a foul pole above the fence. Double plays - Only in effect with a runner on base. Fly ball caught and then immediately thrown to hit the strike zone in the air. Lead runner is removed. Runners do not advance on missed attempt. Protesting games - When a captain protests a game, the other team's captain must be notified at the time the play under protest occurs and before the next pitch is made. Decisions of the tournament staff are final. Unruly conduct ESPECIALLY ALCOHOL RELATED, will not be tolerated. Penalties include but are not limited to: Ejection from the game, forfeit of the game, or ejection from the tournament.

5 Sponsorship Opportunities: Wifflin For Wishes has been successful over the years in large part to local businesses and companies who have become sponsors of this great event. As usual, we open our arms to any local business willing to help out either with a cash donation or with items we can use in our raffle! Here are our levels of sponsorship available: Silver Sponsorship: Your company logo will be on the back of all tournament t-shirts. Sponsor is also entitled to enter one team into the tournament (employees, family, friends, etc). Sponsorship amount: $250-$499 or equivalent value in goods donated for prize raffle. Gold Sponsorship: Your company logo will be very prominent near the top of all company logos on the back of all tournament t- shirts. Your company may also provide a banner for us to hang on one of our fields as well (i.e. you will be the sponsor for that field). Sponsor is also entitled to enter up to 2 teams into the tournament (employees, family, friends, etc). Sponsorship amount: $500- $1,249. Title Sponsorship (1 available): Your company will be the title sponsor whose logo will be present on all pages of the tournament s site and tourney information. Company logo will be on top and most prominent on the back of all tournament t-shirts, and any number of company provided banners may be hung at the scoring table and all around the park. Sponsor is also entitled to enter up to 4 teams into the tournament (employees, family, friends, etc). Sponsorship amount: $1,250 or more. A NOTE ABOUT OUR STATUS: Unfortunately, Wifflin For Wishes is not a 501 (c) (3) charity organization, so amounts donated to the tournament are not tax-deductible. We pool funds from a combination of team entry fees, local sponsors, Chinese Auction proceeds, and donations from tourney spectators. However, Wifflin For Wishes is an authorized fund raiser on behalf of The Make-A-Wish Foundation, we can provide documentation to back that up if that helps you decide you d like to sponsor! To inquire about sponsorship opportunities for this year s event, please contact Tournament Director Pat Truck Moriarty at truck@hrltwincities.com or call (651) The deadline for sponsors to sign up is July 6th.