2021 Tournament Information
2021 National Wiffle League Association Tournament Information Sheet
OFFICIAL EVENT NAME
2021 NWLA National Tournament
CITY OF EVENT
Indianapolis, Indiana
REPORT DATE
Friday, September 17, 2021
TOURNAMENT DATES
Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19, 2021
COMPETITION VENUES
Mary Bryan Elementary School, 4355 E Stop 11 Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46237
The Dirtyard, 1117 W Epler Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46217.
HOST
National Wiffle League Assocation Tournament and Circle City Wiffle
NWLA TOURNAMENT HOST COMMITTEE
Brendan Dudas (CCW)
Jake Davey (WILL)
Rudy Lyon (CCW)
Sam Skibbe (SWBL)
Trent Steffes (MNWA)
Justin Tomkins (OCWA)
LOCAL ORGANIZERS
Brendan Dudas, (M) (317) 459-2538, (E) brendandudas@gmail.com
Rudy Lyon
RECOMMENDED AIRPORT
Indianapolis International Airport (IND), Indianapolis, Indiana
TEAMS DRIVING TO INDIANAPOLIS
Please make sure your travel information (expected arrival time) is communicated.
OFFICIAL TEAM ACCOMMODATIONS
information coming soon.
NWLA TOURNAMENT WEB SITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Official Social Media Hashtag: #RoadToTheDirtyard
TEAM CHECK-IN
Upon arrival to the tournament all teams must check in at the HQ tent to fill out paperwork, receive t-shirts, and go over weekend procedures.
HOME RUN DERBY
Friday night -- 7:00 pm start.
Each team will nominate one player to participate. More format information is TBD based on number of participants in town on Friday night.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Pool Play: The 18 teams will be split into 6 hubs of 3 teams. Each team will play their hub mates once, then each team will be ranked 1, 2, or 3 in their hub. For the third pool play game, the Crossroads Games, teams will play the team with their same ranking from their matched hub. Matched hubs are A&B, C&D, E&F.
Bracket Play: The top 14 teams advance to the Crossroads Bracket. Meanwhile, seeds 15-18 will have to play a Death Game to enter the Crossroads Bracket. In the Crossroads Bracket, teams will be divided into four (4) double elimination brackets, after each loss teams will switch brackets (view the Crossroads Bracket here). After each of the four double elimination brackets are complete, the #RoadToTheDirtyard is complete and the four bracket champions will compete in a single elimination final four bracket at the Dirtyard.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
No official practice times will be available Friday night. However, a set of bullpens and a limited hitting area will be open at the Dirtyard.
OFFICIAL EQUIPMENT
Baseball Size Official WIFFLE Balls.
(all balls provided by the tournament)
Official Regulation WIFFLE Ball Bat.
(teams are responsible for bringing their own bat, it can be checked at any time for any reason by the Host Committee)
SPONSORS
View a list of the 2021 Tournament supporters here.