GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — If you are looking at the front door, the Augustyn home looks like your average house.
That is until you take a trip to the backyard, where Mission Field sits.
"If you ask anybody within probably five miles of our house where Mission Field is, every kid knows," said Mark Augustyn, homeowner and founder of Mission Field.
Every summer, for a couple of days, the Augustyn family grows by over 200 people. Mission Field hosts 40 teams and 200 kids for Michigan's largest wiffle ball tournament.
"It's a great opportunity to hang out with a bunch of people you know and love and win them some cool prizes," said Cru Visconti, 14, who's making his second appearance in the league.
Teams and brackets are divided by age group, with the older participants primed to hit more homers than anyone. The league rewards every player who hits a home run with a two-liter soda.
This year's tournament featured a very special opening ceremony.
There have only been two players to take part in all nine years of the tournament: Drew Duthler and Zach Velzen. Both athletes had the honor of throwing of this year's first pitch, in what will be their last tournament.
"It makes it so much more fun," said Duthler. "We've grown up together and now we're growing up doing this together. It's a ton of fun."
"Us three have been best friends since we've known each other since we've been little," said Velzen. "Doing it together is what makes it special to us."
The third person Duthler is referring to is Mark's son, Grady, who was adopted from Haiti following the 2010 earthquakes.
The Mission Field scoreboard features an American flag sitting next to a Haitian flag.
Every year, the tournament raises money and collects clothes and baseball gear for Grady's home country.
"Maybe a year or two into the tournament, we decided, 'Hey, this community's rallying around this event, how can we put some purpose to it?'" said Mark.
Grady said it helps him to see the good in the world.
"I feel more connected to the country," said Grady. "It does give me encouragement that the world is going to a better place when everyone else is here trying to make the world a better place."
The tournament brings a family-like vibe to all of its participants. It features volunteers doing play-by-play, serving hot dogs, setting schedules and more.
And of course, there's a competitive fire that burns bright.
"You'll see little kids yelling at each other and it's just friendly fire out of everyone," said Velzen. "Everyone knows each other and we're all friends."
"I'm looking forward to beating the crap out of everybody we play basically," said Visconti.
Mark said the tournament is staying just the way it is for the foreseeable future.
"We're never going to charge," said Mark. "For the kids to come in for free and just have a blast, get a t-shirt and hopefully a couple great days of summer fun."