New CCWA Logo

Many thanks to Mark of the Expos for cleaning up and polishing my old design. Well done!

Sign up for Season 4; Summer of 2009

If you're interested in joining in on the action that the Columbia Cowlitz Wiffleball Association then you've come to the right place. Team sign-ups are now underway for Season 4. We are looking to add eight new teams total, four in each League.
All of the current teams in the CCWA will be back next year to compete for the Championship trophy once again. So we're expanding to a total of twenty teams in the league total.
If you want to sign your team up send an e-mail to me at nate.bullock@yahoo.com for more information. I will send you a team sign up form and get you set for next year.
2008 is turning out to be the best season in league history and next year will top that. Don't miss out!

Nick Mason done for the year

The Portland Royals lost a key part of their team last week went Nick Mason was lost with an ankle injury. He will miss the rest of the 2008 season and the Royals have placed him on their physically unable to perform list.
Get well soon Nick, we'll miss you at the field.

All Star teams announced!

The votes are in and they've been tallied. This year's All-Star teams have been decided. In the North three sets of teammates fill out the team while the South represents four teams. Here are the rosters for the 2008 CCWA All-Star game.
Northern League
Matt Jones, Jackmove 23 votes
Tony Liepa, Red Sox 20
DennyKing, Brewers 13
Scott Coleman, Jackmove 11
Erik Guttormsen, Brewers 9
Mike Wilson, Red Sox 5
Southern League
Eric Keele, Pirates 24 votes
Wayne Miller, Royals 11
Dan Hurley, Reds 10
Zac Warren, Pirates 7
John Nixon, Reds 4
Kyle Schulz, Braves 4

Josh Burckhardt of the now defunct Vancouver Yankees recieved 18 votes and would've been starting for the South before he quit the league.

Vancouver Yankees quit the league

The Vancouver Yankees have let the league office know that they would be quitting the league effective immediately. Their team captain Josh Burckhardt was upset about a forfeit being ruled against his team from the week one rainout against the Laurelhurst Pirates.
During the preseason meeting, which Burckhardt attended, there was an agreement that make-up games have to be scheduled for in a two week period. The home team is always responsible for the scheduling. Burckhardt failed to schedule a game and the co-commissioners Jim Hewey and Dan Hurley ruled that the game was a forfeit.
It was about a week later that Burckhardt informed Jim Hewey and Nate Bullock of the Yankees leaving the league.

Portland Royals could be first sponsored Southern League team

League sources say that Portland Royals team captain Jeramey Randall is in talks to get a sponsorship for his expansion team. Word is that Jeramey has been talking to the Bitter End Pub to get a team sponsorship. Details of the sponsorship are still unknown at this time but we assume that the team will most likely get hats and a nice bar tab after every game.

With this being the only team with a sponsorship down South, it'll be interesting to see if the other teams support the Bitter End or try to find sponsorships of their own.

Southern League Player of the Week

In their week 2 matchup the Vancouver Yankees were able to sweep the Portland Royals in a two game series. Josh Burckhardt was an integral part of their wins and earns Player of the Week honors because of it. In game one he took the mound and went 7 innings giving up 3 hits, 1 run and 2 walks while striking out ten. In game two Burck did all the damage from the plate. He was 5 for 8 with two bombs, five rbi's and four runs scored. He led the Yankees to a 9-0 victory to close the series.

Congrats Josh.

Northern League Player of the Week

In week 2 Matt Jones stepped up HUGE for the Jackmove Giants in their series against the La Center White Sox. In the two game series, Matt hit a total of four homeruns. He is now at five on the season and at 15 for his career, which ties him for second all-time.

Congrats Matt.

Laurelhurst Mets make debut tomorrow night

The Laurelhurst Mets are making their season debut tomorrow night, April 14th against the Couch St. Reds in a two game series. I'm not quite sure what to expect, but I know it'll be some good wiffle.

Keele throws first perfect game in CCWA history

Eric "Dr. K" Keele of the Laurelhurst Pirates did something against the Gresham Braves that has never been done before in the CCWA. The perfect game. Eighteen batters faced, eighteen batters out. Eric struck out fifteen and got three outs on batted balls to accomplish the feat. He did not walk any batters during the game.

Couch St. Reds pull off first double play in league history

"Thunder" Dan Hurley and Casey Bradley of the Couch St. Reds pulled of the first double play in league history in the first week of play. They were playing against the Portland Royals when Jeramey Randall hit a soft grounder up the middle. Mr. All-Defense Hurley scooped up the slow roller and tossed it to Bradley who was waiting in the double play triangle. Casey turned the play effortlessly and got the Reds out of the inning. They would go on to win the game.

Northern League Player of the Week

Denny King of the Lexington Brewers is our choice for the week 1 Player of the Week for the North. We expected Denny to be good his rookie season but this is ridiculous. Denny went off at the plate batting .364 while hitting his first two career homeruns. He also got the win on the mound in one of the games going the full 6 innings while striking out 11 and allowing 4 runs. King helped the Brew Crew get off to a great start and hopes to help them back to the Championship Series. With the Brewers getting so close last year and adding the free agents and rookies they did, anything less than a trip to the Cup is going to be disappointing. Look for Denny to continue his great batting this weekend against the Quiznos Indians. Congrats Denny.

Southern League Player of the Week

The new season is just underway and we're ready to announce the Week 1 CCWA Players of the Week. This week Nick Mason of the Portland Royals is our player of the week. In his first career game he led the Royals to a win from the mound. He went all 8 innings, gave up 5 runs and 8 hits but struck out 12 and most importantly he got the win. The Royals played a very tough Reds team that just about won this one. At the plate Nick was 6 for 14 in the series, batting a healthy .429. He hit his first homerun and knocked in seven while scoring five runs himself. Lets see if he can keep it going this weekend against the defending CCWA champs, the Vancouver Yankees. Congrats Nick.