The Waunakee High School Fall Baseball League (WHSFBL) was created for the purpose of providing South Central WI baseball players an opportunity to develop their skills and receive top-notch instruction in the fall baseball off-season. The WHSFBL will feature some of the top baseball players in South Central Wisconsin which will increase the level of competition and help you make strong improvements in your game. Players will be drafted onto various teams and will play 2-3 7-inning games for 5 consecutive weekends in the fall.
EVALUATION DAY
All registered players are invited to attend an Evaluation day in which college baseball coaches are invited to watch the field of players workout. The Evaluation day serves two purposes: (1) To allow the coaches of the teams in the league to evaluate the abilities of each player in the league to aid them in drafting their rosters (2) To allow players the opportunity to be seen by college baseball coaches to increase their chance of being recruited to play college baseball. The evaluation day will take place on the Sunday preceding the first weekend of play.
WHAT WILL THE EVALUATION DAY CONSIST OF?
The evaluation day will be run in a standard, Major League tryout format:
Outfielders
-Placed in RF
-2 groundballs, throw to 3B
-3 groundballs, throw to Home
3B/SS/2B
-Placed at SS
-3 groundballs right at you, throw to 1B
-2 grounballs to your right, throw to 1B
-2 groundballs to your left, throw to 1B
-1 slow roller, throw to 1B
1B
-Placed at 1B
-3 groundballs right at you, throw to 3B
-2 groundballs to your right, throw to 3B
-2 groundballs to your left, throw to 3B
-1 slow roller, throw to 3B
C
-Placed behind home plate
-2 warm up throws
-5 feeds from pitcher, throw to 2B (pop times recorded)
P
-Short bullpen session (pitch velocity will be measured using radar gun & recorded)
-5 warmup pitches on mound
-7 fastballs
-5 curveball/slider
-4 changeup/other
-1 maximum velocity pitch
Hitters
-Broken up into three groups
-Group 1: hitting on field (this is when you will be evaluated)
-Group 2: hitting in cage
-Group 3: shagging in the field for hitters
*On the field, hitters will be given 2 bunts and 10 swings
Players may sign up to be evaluated at two positions. For example, someone who plays 1B/OF/P may only choose two positions in which to be evaluated.
PLAYER DRAFT
After the evaluation day, the league coaches will get together and draft their rosters. Coaches will contact their players shortly following the draft and provide additional details about the first league game.
LEAGUE PLAY
Once teams have been established, league play will begin at the Waunakee High School Field the Sunday after the Evaluation Day.
Game Rules:
- League games will be 7-innings in length and ties will not be broken unless it is a playoff game.
- A ten-run rule will be enforced after 5-innings of play
- No pitcher shall pitch more than 4-innings in one weekend
- No pitcher shall pitch twice in one weekend unless all other pitchers on the team's roster have already pitched during that specific weekend
- -3 bats only, alluminum or wood
- Courtesy runners are allowed for the pitcher and catcher only with two outs in the inning. The courtesy runner shall be the last batted out.
- Free substitutions for all position players--see pitching rules above for pitching restrictions
After the conclusion of the regular season (4 weeks of play), a single-elimination tournament style playoffs will be played. The team with the best record will receive the #1 seed and the team with the lowest record will receive the lowest seed. More information on playoffs will be communicated towards the end of the regular season.
LEAGUE PHILOSOPHY
This league is instructional in nature. That being said, we are all competitive and want to win, but in the end what we really want is for each player to develop as a baseball player throughout the fall. Coaches are instructed to give players relatively equal playing time throughout the fall and be actively involved in the instruction of all players.
