Play for Her wiffle ball tournament returns with team fundraising format

Play for Her will return for its fourth annual Wiffle Ball tournament on Saturday, Aug. 8, with a women’s field, a fundraising frame and a pricing structure that turns the day into more than a casual summer game. Teams can enter for $1,000 with up to 12 players, individual spots cost $100 and spectators can get in for $75.

The numbers give the event its shape. A full roster of 12 players means the team entry is built for organized competition, while the individual and spectator tiers keep the tournament open to players who want in without a full lineup and to fans who want to watch without taking the field. That kind of setup has become a familiar model in community Wiffle Ball, where buy-ins often support a cause and the event itself becomes part tournament, part fundraiser.

Play for Her fits that lane cleanly. The post frames it as a women’s annual wiffleball tournament, which gives it a specific place in a sport that has long moved beyond backyard play and into structured summer brackets. In similar events around the country, the charitable angle is often the headline: the Sea Isle City Wiifle Classic raises money for Autism Speaks each year, and tournaments tied to the American Brain Tumor Association and Make-A-Wish Maine have used the same format to draw teams, spectators and donations into one day.

The broader Wiffle Ball calendar shows how established that model has become. The Chris Collins Wiffle Ball Tournament is also running as an annual fundraiser, with an eight-team season-style feel, a 64-team limit and a $125 per-team registration fee, plus extras such as T-shirts, raffle tickets, food, drinks and a Home Run Derby. Those kinds of details matter because they show how these events now operate like seasonal fixtures, not one-off gatherings.

That is what gives Play for Her its edge. The tournament is not just returning; it is returning with the kind of structure that suggests a growing audience and a dependable place on the summer schedule. For Wiffle Ball fans, the appeal is the competition. For everyone else, the draw is a women-centered event with a clear fundraising purpose and enough access points to fill the field and the stands.