The Wiff is Life League's Opening Day Tournament bracket is set for this Sunday (June 2). The tournament kicks off at 4:30 pm with the Beavers versus Splunkers and the Roman Noodles taking on Booze on First. Games will take place at Hills Hendersonville Field, which is playing host to WILL Opening Day for the second time, the previous being in 2016.
This tournament day will be the first of its kind with the new hybrid format in 2019, where three days during the regular season will be a double elimination bracket between all the teams. The winner of each tournament day takes home a cash prize giving an extra incentive to play well every game. Standings wise for the year, points will be awarded for a teams finish in the tournament, with the winning team getting 5 points, second place getting 4, third place getting 3, fourth place getting 2, fifth place getting 1, and last place getting 0. Meanwhile on “Gamedays”, two points will be awarded for a win and 0 for a loss.
Follow the tournament all day long on our social media, mostly Twitter, @wiffislife. The opening game of the year, Beavers and Splunkers, will be live streamed on Periscope. The remainder of the live streams will be the 6:30 pm winners bracket final game, the 7:10 pm losers bracket final game, and the finals at 7:50 pm all being on the WILL’s Twitter / Periscope.