Don’t Bunt!

Joe Yerdon attempts a bunt It may have its place in baseball, but bunting is an awful way to try to get on base in wiffleball. In fact, in Major League Wiffleball, you can’t. Check the rulebook (Rule 5.04). An intentionally bunted ball will be recorded as a strikeout.

However, if the ball is bunted in fair territory it’s still a live ball, and baserunners can attempt to advance at their own risk. The batter is immediately ruled out and the out is recorded in the scorebook as a strikeout.

In this situation, the batter is encouraged to run to first base in an attempt to confuse the pitcher and fielder.

A ball bunted foul is a strike, just like in regular baseball. Bunting foul with two strikes is also a strikeout.

Having a penalty deters batters from bunting and keeps the game moving along.

The only time it might be worth trying to lay down a bunt is in a tie game in the last inning with a runner on third and less than two outs, but that’s it. Actually, that would be a great time to bunt, and would be an exciting play to watch.

It would take a real team player to pull that off though, since they’d not only be sacrificing their own stats, but helping the runner’s and pitcher’s stats at the same time.

You’re simply better off just swinging away.