SHORT-SIDED BACKYARD BASEBALL

There are hundreds of different activities and set-ups your backyard can transform into, we’ll suggest six different activities and set-ups. Size and overall playing area are vital components in how this should be designed for your particular backyard, so please adjust accordingly.  If you have no backyard you can easily bring many of these elements to a park or other open space.

A wiffle ball and bat are essential pieces of equipment for the backyard. Combine that with a set of plastic bases and you’re well on your way to a playing a game.  But due to the reality that it’s difficult to find 18 kids to play a baseball game in your backyard, and your total amount of useable space may be limited we make one suggestion that reduces the number of players you need to play to as few as two to four players.  In order to accommodate just a few players we suggest using small goals (Brine Backyard Wars Goals) that are actually small lacrosse nets that we place at first, second and third base.  A large rebounder is used to back up home plate. A one on one, two on two, or three on three game can now take place with a pitcher and additional fielders (if playing two on two or higher).  The small goals are used as additional fielders, for example once the ball is hit into play, the defense attempts to throw the ball into a net located at a base before the base runner reaches the actual designated base, placed in close proximity to the nets yet far enough from the base for safety reasons.