Parent & Kid Wiffle Ball Tournament Registration

Description

Parents can sign up to play Wiffle Ball with their 8-12 year old child, being placed on the same team as two other Parent / Child combinations in a blind-draw format. Sign up with your kid, get paired with two other Parents and two other Kids, make a team of six, and dominate a fun Wiffle Ball tournament!

What: Wiffle Ball tournament to raise money for a good cause!
Who: Any Parent / Child (8-12 years old on 7/1/2026) combination
When: Saturday, July 11
Where: Miracle League of the Triangle’s Durham location
Why: Proceeds will go towards expanding the Durham Wiffle Ball League and sponsoring a Miracle League of the Triangle team.
How: We will be playing a “Blind-Draw” team assignment format, with all Parent / Child pairs signing up as a group and teams being randomly selected 1 week prior to the event.

• Teams will be equally weighted by Player Age, with all teams having approximately the same average age among team members.
• Teams will have 6 players on the roster, with 3 sets of Parent / Child groups on each team.
• We will play 4 Players in the field on defense and all players in the batting lineup on offense.
• We will follow general Durham Wiffle Ball rules, with some kid-focused exceptions.
• The “Blind-Draw” format will ensure teams are relatively fair and balanced, while giving kids a reason to play with a new group of friends. 

Quirks about Parent / Child format: 

• Teams will be made of 6 players: 3 Parents and 3 Kids
  • Defense: Parents must play with Kids, so the 4-player Defense will be two sets of Parent / Kids.
  • Offense: Teams must alternate Parent / Kid in the lineup, and the lineup may not have the same family back-to-back in the order.
• Games will be 3 Innings, plus possible extras:
  • Each inning, one Parent / Kid pair will sit out, leaving the other two Parent / Kid pairs playing defense.
• If two Parents from one family want to play with two Kids, the pairs will be placed on separate teams.
  • Fair? Debatable. Fun? Oh yeah.
• Parents are obligated to avoid the Kids.
  • All normal fielder interference / obstruction rules are ignored if a Kid is involved.
  • Parents are 100%, at all times, required to avoid any contact in the field with a Kid.
  • If you ever get Out because you avoided colliding with a child, I will buy you a beer, in thanks.
• Each Family must pitch at least one inning.
  • The Parent or the Kid can pitch. If a reliever is necessary, the reliever must be the Parent or Kid that didn’t start the inning.
  • Separate strike zones will be used for various Pitcher-Hitter matchups: parent-kid, parent-parent, kid-parent, and kid-kid.

Goal: Fill 8 teams with 24 kids and 24 adults who want to play Wiffle Ball, have a fun time, and help support local charities.

Game Schedule: 

8 teams, double-elimination, up to 15 games, total.

• 10:00am: 1 vs 2
• 10:30am: 3 vs 4
• 11:00am: 5 vs 6
• 11:30am: 7 vs 8
• 12:00pm: L1v2 vs L3v4
• 12:30pm: L5v6 vs L7v8
• 1:00pm: W1v2 vs W3v4
• 1:30pm: W5v6 vs W7v8
• 2:00pm: Winner of 12:00pm game vs. Loser of 1:00pm game
• 2:30pm: Winner of 12:30pm game vs. Loser of 1:30pm game
• 3:00pm: Winner of 1:00pm game vs. Winner of 1:30pm game
• 3:30pm: Winner of 2:00pm game vs. Winner of 2:30pm game
• 4:00pm: Winner of 3:30pm game vs. Loser of 3:00pm game
• 4:30pm: Championship Game: Winner of 4:00pm game vs. Winner of 3:00pm game