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2025 #FaithLikeTanner
Inaugural Wiffle Ball Tournament
This tournament is an annual event organized in Tanner's memory. Through your involvement, the TMF supports youth leagues, sponsors youth and high school teams, offers scholarship opportunities for high school seniors and has an outreach called Tanner's Locker.
April 19th, 2025
To register a team, please complete and submit the form below:
Inaugural Wiffle Ball Tournament Registration
**DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS APRIL 11TH**
How to Make a Team?
Teams can be made up of anyone: a group of friends, a church group (youth or adults), a group of co-workers, a travel ball team, a high school baseball or softball team, a REC team; anyone with enough members to make a team can join!
What's the Cost?
The entry fee will be by donation for each team. We encourage each person/team to fundraise to be the team with the most donations. The bracket draw will also be determined by donation points.
The top 2 donating points teams in each division will receive 2 byes in the bracket. The next 4 teams in each division will receive 1 bye in the bracket.
Donation point totals for the top teams will be posted periodically so that you will know if your team is in the position for a bye on the bracket or not.
Donation totals will also serve as tiebreakers in the event of a tie, after 6 innings or the 45-minute time limit.
We encourage each player to fundraise a minimum of $20 for their team.
How do I Turn in my Team's Donations?
Teams can start turning in fundraised donations as soon as they register.
Donations can be made via Venmo, make sure your team name and coach are in the Venmo information.
Donations can also be made via Check and made out to, "Tanner Mock Foundation," the team name and coach should be in the "For:" line.
Donations can also be made in Cash to a designated registration volunteer. Contact the foundation to set up a drop off.
Donations should be made by the team coach.
The coach will be responsible for tracking the individuals on their team that fundraise at least $100, and will be responsible for turning that information into the TMF (No Later than March 29).
The TMF is a 501c3 Charitable Organization, meaning any donation is tax deductible.
To turn in your donation, please select an option:
What do I Get if I Win?
There will be awards for the individual that raises the most donations in each division. For any individual that raises at least $100 (turned in by March 29th) you will receive a custom pair of TMF socks, that if worn during the game will earn you an extra strike in 1 plate appearance per game played.
Any team that raises $500 or more as a team will have a brick put on the wall with your team name, year, and donation amount.
Interested in Volunteering?
The TMF will be looking for volunteer help. We will be offering community service hours to any students that volunteer to help.
We will work with the volunteers so that they will be able to fully participate in the tournament.
If you are interested in serving as a volunteer, please contact
Sami Jones - samilj@yahoo.com
You should put Tanner Mock Foundation Volunteer in the subject line.
Volunteers will be helping prepare fields for play, keep the grounds cleaned up, working concessions stands, serving as umpires (as approved by the Umpire in Charge), and anything else that may come up during the tournament.
Adult age volunteers are also needed for umpires, working concessions, updating the brackets with winners, awards presentation, and much more.
What are the Rules?
The following are the tournament rules, these rules are subject to change prior to the tournament starting, an updated and complete set of rules will be available before the start of the tournament.
**The Tournament Director holds all authority and final call on any plays/rules**
1. Bats and balls will be provided.
2. Uniforms:
3. Games will be 6 innings or 45 minutes.
4. All teams must have a minimum of 9 players. Rosters can have up to twelve players and all roster positions can bat, but only 9 may play in the field at a time.
5. Pitching
6. All baseball rules apply EXCEPT:
7. A roster must be turned in prior to the start of the tournament. Each person can only be on 1 roster. If a team falls short of the 9-person minimum, they can pick up a spectator as long as they are not already on a roster. Even players that are on rosters of teams that have been eliminated can not pick up onto other teams.
8. The tournament will be double elimination unless weather conditions prevent it.
9. There will be 7 divisions, all divisions will be based on the age of the players. Each team must have a designated coach to communicate with the tournament director.
10. Bases will be 40 ft., the home-run mark will be at 100ft. The pitcher's mound will be at 30 ft.
11. Umpires will have discretion on the field, we are here to raise money for the youth of our communities, let's have fun and keep things as civil as possible.
a.) All players should have matching jerseys, with number if possible. Be creative but not inappropriate or disrespectful with team names. There will be an award for the best team name/uniform, as voted on by the TMF board.
b.) Shorts or pants may be worn.
c.) No metal cleats.
d.) Hats/Visors are optional
a.) No pitch limit or inning limit.
b.) A pitcher may not re-enter as the pitcher in the same game once removed.
c.) Pitch speeds must not exceed 35 mph (umpire discretion). A pitch determined to be too fast is a no pitch, if it continues, a ball may be called by the umpire. The goal is to strike a batter out using movement and location rather than speed.
a.) No bunting.
b.) A player may be called out if not on base and is hit by a thrown ball (below the head). The ball MUST hit the player in the air, it cannot bounce and hit the runner for an out to be recorded. If a player ducks and is hit in the head from their own movement, it is an out (umpire discretion).
c.) Fouled 3rd strike will be recorded as an out.
d.) No leading off or steals, players must remain on base until the ball is hit. Penalty for leaving early will be that the baserunner that left early will only be allowed to advance as far as they are forced. (EX. If a runner leaves early and goes 1st-3rd on a single, they must return to 2nd. If a runner on 2nd leaves early and scores on a single, they must return to 2nd (if there was no runner on 1st)). If a runner leaves early, and in the umpires discretion is what allows the runner to be safe, that runner will be called out. (EX. A runner leaves 1st early, the ball is hit to the shortstop (who makes a play to 2nd base), but the runner beats the play - the runner will be called out.)
e.) There will be a maximum of 5 runs per inning. If a team becomes mathematically defeated, the game will end. In 15U and below, games may continue until the allotted time is over. We want these youth players to enjoy all of their time on the field!
a.) Ages 6 and Under will be teams that ALL players are under the age of 6 (5 and under) at the start of the tournament. This division should have a designated coach, or 2.
b.) Ages 8 and Under - will be teams that ALL players are under the age of 8 (7 and under) at the start of the tournament. This division should have a designated coach, or 2.
c.) Ages 10 and Under - will be teams that ALL players are under the age of 10 (9 and under) at the start of the tournament. This division should have a designated coach, or 2.
d.) Ages 12 and Under - will be teams that ALL players are under the age of 12 (11 and under) at the start of the tournament. This division should have a designated coach, or 2.
e.) Ages 15 and Under - will be teams that ALL players are under the age of 15 (14 and under) at the start of the tournament. This division should have a designated coach, or 2.
f.) Adult Division - will be teams composed of players above the age of 15 and below the age of 40, a coach can also be a playable member of the team.
g.) Senior Division - will be teams composed of players above the age of 40, the eligibility of this team is determined by the youngest player on the roster, a coach can also be a playable member of the team.
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