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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Variation of baseball using a plastic bat and ball</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Wiffle" redirects here. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Wiffle_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Wiffle (disambiguation)">Wiffle (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Wiffle Ball" redirects here. For the video game, see <a href="/wiki/Wiffle_Ball_(video_game)" title="Wiffle Ball (video game)">Wiffle Ball (video game)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiffle_bat_and_ball.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Wiffle_bat_and_ball.jpg/220px-Wiffle_bat_and_ball.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Wiffle_bat_and_ball.jpg/330px-Wiffle_bat_and_ball.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Wiffle_bat_and_ball.jpg/440px-Wiffle_bat_and_ball.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>A Wiffle bat and ball</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Wiffle ball</b> is a scaled back <a href="/wiki/Variations_of_baseball" title="Variations of baseball">variation of baseball</a> that was developed in 1953 in <a href="/wiki/Fairfield,_Connecticut" title="Fairfield, Connecticut">Fairfield, Connecticut</a>. Originally, it was intended to be played in confined space or otherwise small area, but became a popular <a href="/wiki/Outdoor_activity" class="mw-redirect" title="Outdoor activity">outdoor activity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sport is played using a perforated light-weight plastic <a href="/wiki/Ball" title="Ball">ball</a> and a long hollow plastic <a href="/wiki/Baseball_bat" title="Baseball bat">bat</a>. Two teams of one to five players each attempt to advance imaginary <a href="/wiki/Base_running" title="Base running">runners</a> to <a href="/wiki/Home_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Home plate">home plate</a>, and score, based on where each <a href="/wiki/Batting_(baseball)" title="Batting (baseball)">batter</a> places the ball on the field. The term <i>Wiffle ball</i> may refer to the sport as a whole, or the ball used in the sport. <b>Wiffle</b> is a registered trademark of <i>Wiffle Ball, Inc.</i> and was derived from the <a href="/wiki/Slang" title="Slang">slang</a> word <i>whiff</i> meaning to <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strike out</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wiffle_ball&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Miniature versions of baseball have been played for decades, including <a href="/wiki/Stickball" title="Stickball">stickball</a>, improvised by children, using everything from rolled up socks to tennis balls. The ball most commonly used in the game was invented by David N. Mullany at his home in <a href="/wiki/Fairfield,_Connecticut" title="Fairfield, Connecticut">Fairfield, Connecticut</a> in 1953<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when he designed a ball that curved easily for his 12-year-old son. It was named when his son and his friends would refer to a <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeout</a> as a "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whiff" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:whiff">whiff</a>". The Wiffle Ball is about the same size as a regulation baseball, but is hollow, lightweight, of resilient plastic, and no more than <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch (3.2 mm) thick. One <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hemisphere" class="extiw" title="wikt:hemisphere">half</a> is perforated with eight .75-inch (19 mm) oblong holes; the other half is non-perforated. This construction allows pitchers to throw <a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">curveballs</a> and risers.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In April 2011, the Health Department of the State of New York included wiffle ball on a list of recreational activities that present a "significant risk of injury" to children. Under a state law passed in 2009, any program for children that included two or more such activities would be defined as a “summer camp” subject to government regulation.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The story became a frequent source of ridicule and amusement, with Parenting.com sarcastically commenting, "According to new legislation introduced in New York State, to survive classic schoolyard games like <a href="/wiki/Capture_the_flag" title="Capture the flag">capture the flag</a> is to cheat death."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wiffle Ball executives originally thought the order was a joke, because the company has never been sued over any safety issues in its 50+ year history.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The disapproval of people from across the nation pressured the New York legislature to remove wiffle ball and other items such as <a href="/wiki/Archery" title="Archery">archery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scuba_diving" title="Scuba diving">scuba diving</a> from the list of risky activities.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game">Game</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wiffle_ball&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Game_of_wiffleball.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Game_of_wiffleball.jpg/220px-Game_of_wiffleball.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Game_of_wiffleball.jpg/330px-Game_of_wiffleball.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Game_of_wiffleball.jpg/440px-Game_of_wiffleball.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3340" data-file-height="2504" /></a><figcaption>Wiffle ball being played in a park</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wiffle_ball&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2017</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Wiffle ball is a simplified version of the game of baseball that is designed to be a miniature version of the game that is suitable to be played both indoor and outdoors, often in confined spaces. Because of this, the rules of wiffle ball are very alike to baseball. A single game of wiffle ball consists of 6 innings or 60 minutes, whichever is earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A playing field is not necessary, but if a field is marked, it is shaped like an <a href="/wiki/Isosceles_triangle" title="Isosceles triangle">isosceles triangle</a>. The batter stands at the top of the triangle looking down the two equal sides that are about 60 feet in length. A ball hit about thirty feet counts as a "single" and a ball hit about 45 feet counts as a "double." When a ball is hit outside of the sides of the triangle, it counts as a <a href="/wiki/Foul_ball" title="Foul ball">foul ball</a>. The line across the bottom of the triangle is about twenty feet in length, and a ball hit across this line counts as a "home run." Scoring of this game is similar to scoring in baseball as are the terms used, i.e., "single," "double," "foul ball" and "<a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>." However, there is no running around bases for the batter(s), and there is no chasing the ball for the pitcher and fielders.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The objective for each team in Wiffle ball is to score more runs than their opponent, thus winning the game. Once both teams have completed their agreed number of innings (usually six) or time limit has been reached, the team with the highest number of runs will be declared the winner. Should the number of runs be the same at the end of the game then the game is drawn. Some Wiffle ball leagues allow tied games and the points are shared equally by the two teams whereas others will insist on one more innings each, with the highest score being declared the winner. Another version of the game, called wiffle-beer, has become increasingly popular among college students. All regular wiffle ball rules apply, with the main difference being each player must hold a can of beer while batting and while in the outfield, with the runner needing to finish the beer before reaching home plate or the run does not count. Wiffle-beer is usually played 18 innings instead of the traditional 9 innings.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiffle_ball.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Wiffle_ball.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="169" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="169" /></a><figcaption>A wiffle ball, showing the perforated half.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tournaments">Tournaments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wiffle_ball&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Tournaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wiffle ball tournaments have been held in the United States and Europe since 1977. That year, Rick Ferroli began holding tournaments in his backyard tribute to Fenway Park in Hanover, Massachusetts.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1980, the World Wiffle Ball Championship was established in Mishawaka, Indiana by Jim Bottorff and Larry Grau. With the explosion of the Internet in the 1990s, there are now hundreds of Wiffle ball tournaments played in the United States, most in the same place every year, with a few tournament "circuits". The World Wiffle Ball Championship remains the oldest tournament in the nation, having moved to the Chicago suburbs in 2013, after introducing regional stops over three decades in Baltimore; Los Angeles; Indianapolis; Eugene, Oregon; and Barcelona, Spain.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tournament is featured at #27 in the book, "101 Baseball Places to Visit Before You Strike Out."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NWLA (National Wiffle League Association) tournament is held in various Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic locations, which change on an annual basis. The tournament crowns a champion from a field of all-star teams from leagues across the country. <sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several organizations such as FastPlastic and Golden Stick have hosted universally recognized National Championships in the past. Currently, United Wiffle is the governing body for the tournament, as its inception took place in 2020 in York, Pennsylvania. The Usual Suspects were crowned champion, as the squad captained by Danny Lanigan defeated Black Dog Country Club 5-3 in the championship game. The scope of the tournament has since expanded to meet the criteria of a World Championship Tournament, with teams from Japan and Canada having competed in recent years. <sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leagues">Leagues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wiffle_ball&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are many competitive wiffle ball leagues in the United States, including AWA Wiffle Ball, the most viewed wiffleball league, at the forefront. There have throughout history been other wiffleball leagues, current ones include <a href="/wiki/MLW_(wiffle_ball)" class="mw-redirect" title="MLW (wiffle ball)">Major League Wiffle Ball</a> (MLW), and other leagues considered “Minor League Wiffleball” such as Bay City Wiffle Ball, WR Wiffle Ball, Northville Wiffle League, NWA Wiffle Ball, and Mid-Atlantic Wiffle. </p><p>The most followed Wiffle Ball league, AWA Wiffle Ball launched in 2020 in a backyard in <a href="/wiki/Edmonds,_Washington" title="Edmonds, Washington">Edmonds, Washington</a>, where the eight-team league remains based; over the course of the next four years, it expanded in popularity through its social media presence, airing live games on <a href="/wiki/TikTok" title="TikTok">TikTok</a> and later <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>. <a href="/wiki/ESPN8_The_Ocho" title="ESPN8 The Ocho">ESPN8 The Ocho</a> has aired the AWA's all-star game annually since 2022. It is the most viewed wiffleball league. <sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another Wiffle Ball league is MLW Wiffle Ball. MLW was established by Kyle Schultz in <a href="/wiki/Brighton,_Michigan" title="Brighton, Michigan">Brighton, Michigan</a> in 2009. The league consists of eight teams, which are the Eastern Eagles, Western Wildcats, Coastal Cobras, Midwest Mallards, Great Lakes Gators, Pacific Predators, Metro Magic, and Downtown Diamondbacks. </p><p>MLW has a strong following on social media, uploads highlights of all of their games to YouTube, and has also hosted open public tournaments in 8 different states (Michigan, Ohio, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania).<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league gained significant notoriety throughout its 2020 season, after several other professional sports were postponed or cancelled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. The league has been featured by <a href="/wiki/TBS_(American_TV_channel)" title="TBS (American TV channel)">TBS</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Athletic" title="The Athletic">The Athletic</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Whistle_Sports_Network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Whistle Sports Network (page does not exist)">Whistle Sports</a>, and twice been highlighted on ESPN's <i><a href="/wiki/SportsCenter" title="SportsCenter">SportsCenter</a></i> Top 10 Plays. They also have played games in states other than Michigan, in which they have played games in Oklahoma, Ohio, Vermont, California, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia, Florida, New York, Illinois, and Texas. Notable venues they have played in include <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Third_Field_(Toledo,_Ohio)" title="Fifth Third Field (Toledo, Ohio)">Fifth Third Field</a>, home of the <a href="/wiki/Toledo_Mud_Hens" title="Toledo Mud Hens">Toledo Mud Hens</a>, and a wiffle ball field at <a href="/wiki/Citizens_Bank_Park" title="Citizens Bank Park">Citizens Bank Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, home of the <a href="/wiki/Phillies" class="mw-redirect" title="Phillies">Phillies</a>. In 2022, MLW began playing their World Series games at netural sites, where they played at <a href="/wiki/SoFi_Stadium" title="SoFi Stadium">SoFi Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/LA" class="mw-redirect" title="LA">LA</a>, home of the <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a>’s <a href="/wiki/LA_Rams" class="mw-redirect" title="LA Rams">LA Rams</a> and <a href="/wiki/LA_Chargers" class="mw-redirect" title="LA Chargers">LA Chargers</a>, for the 2022 World Series, where the Diamondbacks swept the Cobras in 3 to win their second straight title. That event was without fans unlike the 2023 World Series, which was held at <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Stadium" title="Mercedes-Benz Stadium">Mercedes-Benz Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, home of the NFL’s <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> and the <a href="/wiki/MLS" class="mw-redirect" title="MLS">MLS</a> <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta United">Atlanta United</a>. In that series, the Magic came back from a 2-0 deficit in the series to win their first World Series title over the Eagles. Most recently, in 2024, the World Series was held at <a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a>, home of the NFL's <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>. In that series, the Eagles got revenge from their 2023 World Series loss when they swept the Predators in 3 to win their first title since 2016. The most recent champions are the Eastern Eagles, managed by Daniel Schultz.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tdn_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tdn-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-swl_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-swl-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-inv_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inv-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The name has also been associated with a small league in the southwestern <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> city of <a href="/wiki/Granite_City,_Illinois" title="Granite City, Illinois">Granite City</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-bwb_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bwb-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which has come to be a hub of the sport with the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeside_Kings&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lakeside Kings (page does not exist)">Lakeside Kings</a> having won multiple <a href="/wiki/World_championship" title="World championship">world championships</a> in the Wiffle Ball National Championship Series. The League's inaugural national championship was held in October 2001 in Granite City,<sup id="cite_ref-come_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-come-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> whose wiffle only stadium<sup id="cite_ref-king_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-king-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> has long been known for its similarity to <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Busch_Stadium" title="Busch Stadium">Busch Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-touch_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-touch-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The national championship was launched following a decade long increase in interest in the sport,<sup id="cite_ref-sers_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sers-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> among fans and players of all ages.<sup id="cite_ref-mania_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mania-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2015, there was also a sixty player league in <a href="/wiki/Havre_de_Grace,_Maryland" title="Havre de Grace, Maryland">Havre de Grace, Maryland</a>, which featured former NBA player <a href="/wiki/Gary_Neal" title="Gary Neal">Gary Neal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tae_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tae-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, the Greater Cincinnati Wiffleball League was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio. The GCWL season runs from May through October. Averaging 10 teams and over 50 players each season, it is recognized as one of the premier wiffleball leagues in the United States. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fields">Fields</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wiffle_ball&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Fields"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some wiffle ball players have built fields to resemble major league ballparks. Thomas P. Hannon, Jr. authored a book, <i>Backyard Ball</i>, on his experiences building a smaller version of <a href="/wiki/Ebbets_Field" title="Ebbets Field">Ebbets Field</a>. Patrick M. O'Connor wrote a book, <i>Little Fenway</i>, about building his versions of <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But not all wiffle ball fields have been modeled from major league ball parks. Some have created original fields, Strawberry Field in Encino, California being the most exquisite. Rick Messina spent over $700,000 constructing Strawberry Field, which features lights for night games, bleachers, and a press box.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also converted a neighboring house into a clubhouse/pub.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Building fields can lead to controversy and legal issues. In 2008, <i>The New York Times</i> published an article about Greenwich, Connecticut teenagers who were forced by the city to tear down a wiffle ball field they had built because of neighbor complaints.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wiffle_ball&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1965 a wiffle ball was initially used when developing the sport of <a href="/wiki/Pickleball" title="Pickleball">pickleball</a>, but it was eventually replaced with a more durable ball.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his 2003 book <i><a href="/wiki/The_Complete_Far_Side" title="The Complete Far Side">The Complete Far Side</a></i>, cartoonist <a href="/wiki/Gary_Larson" title="Gary Larson">Gary Larson</a> reproduces a letter he received after including a "wiffle swatter" in his cartoon. The letter contains language from Wiffle Ball Incorporated's attorneys: "In the future, when you use the brand name WIFFLE, the entire brand should be capitalized, and it should only be used in reference to a product currently manufactured by The Wiffle Ball, Inc."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, video game developer Skyworks Technologies released a game based on Wiffle ball, simply titled <i><a href="/wiki/Wiffle_Ball_(video_game)" title="Wiffle Ball (video game)">Wiffle Ball</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-VideoGame_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VideoGame-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In science, it is frequently used by <a href="/wiki/Marine_biologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine biologist">marine biologists</a> as a size reference in photos to measure <a href="/wiki/Coral" title="Coral">corals</a> and other objects.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wiffle_ball&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blitzball_(sport)" class="mw-redirect" title="Blitzball (sport)">Blitzball (sport)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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