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!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
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.
Get well soon Nick, we'll miss you at the field.
Sunday, June 08, 2008
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.
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.
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.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
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.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
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.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
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.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Gresham Braves join the league
The Southern League just added a new team to replace the defunct Chinatown Athletics. The Gresham Braves will join the league for the 2008 season.The expansion Braves will be led by team captain Kyle Schulz. Schulz played high school and college baseball and should make the transition to wiffleball pretty smoothly. Also joining Kyle are his dad Todd Schulz along with friends Branden Bradford and Dave Gunderson.
They will have to make up a game against the Laurelhurst Mets in the upcoming weeks and will kick off their season this Sunday against the Laurelhurst Pirates.
The league office was sad to see the Athletics go since they played last season but is happy to have a new team that is dedicated to playing.
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Week 1 Predictions
We've got some great matchups Week 1, what a great way to start the season.
In the North we've got the Lexington Brewers playing the Jackmove Giants at Jones Field. This are two great teams with a great history in the CCWA and I see them splitting the two game series. We've also got the Quiznos Indians squaring off with the Rose Valley Red Sox. The Sox will play tough but Quiznos experience will help them get the series sweep. The last series has the expansion White Sox taking on the expansion Mariners. Although there is some CCWA experience on the M's roster I think the White Sox will get off to a quick start with the series sweep.
In the South we've got the defending champion Vancouver Yankees taking on the Laurelhurst Pirates. Lets see here... hmmmm... I'm gonna go with the Pirates I think in this one with the sweep of the Champs. The Pirates have a history of getting off to good starts to begin the season. The expansion Portland Royals are going to have their hands full with the Couch St. Reds and I see the Reds sweeping the Royals in a tough series. The expansion Mets on the other hand will get one win as they split their season-opening series with the Athletics.
In the North we've got the Lexington Brewers playing the Jackmove Giants at Jones Field. This are two great teams with a great history in the CCWA and I see them splitting the two game series. We've also got the Quiznos Indians squaring off with the Rose Valley Red Sox. The Sox will play tough but Quiznos experience will help them get the series sweep. The last series has the expansion White Sox taking on the expansion Mariners. Although there is some CCWA experience on the M's roster I think the White Sox will get off to a quick start with the series sweep.
In the South we've got the defending champion Vancouver Yankees taking on the Laurelhurst Pirates. Lets see here... hmmmm... I'm gonna go with the Pirates I think in this one with the sweep of the Champs. The Pirates have a history of getting off to good starts to begin the season. The expansion Portland Royals are going to have their hands full with the Couch St. Reds and I see the Reds sweeping the Royals in a tough series. The expansion Mets on the other hand will get one win as they split their season-opening series with the Athletics.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Ed Bert traded to the Laurelhurst Mets
In a shocking move, the Laurelhurst Pirates have agreed to send last year's MVP Ed Bert to the Laurelhurst Mets. With the Pirates adding Zac Warren to the roster playing time for everybody was going to be short. An offer came in from the Laurelhurst Mets for Ed Bert and the Pirates could not refuse. Since Ed most likely won't appear all season, he agreed to play for the Mets and try to lead them to the postseason.The Pirates, in return for Ed Bert, will be recieving a keg of Lucky Labrador beer from the Mets and a couple of pizzas. Mets captain Robert Long was very excited about adding Ed saying "He's a proven winner and he gives our new team a chance to be competitive right away."
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Luke Fowler joins the Rose Valley Red Sox
Former Wiffleball Furies player Luke Fowler has agreed to play in the 2008 season for the Rose Valley Red Sox. Luke played in season one and missed last year. He was one of the few bright spots on that Furies roster and should come in and help the Red Sox make the playoffs.
BATTING STATS
FIELDING STATS
PITCHING STATS
| YEAR | TEAM | AVG | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | FURIES | .056 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .227 | .056 |
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | INN | TC | PO | E | F.PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | FURIES | 4 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | GS | IP | R | ER | H | BB | K | CG | W | L | S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | FURIES | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
ONE WEEK AWAY!
You know Wiffleball season is close when this shows up on the front porch...
That's right, 300 wiffleballs straight from the Wiffle Ball Company in Connecticut...
Opening Day is so close...
That's right, 300 wiffleballs straight from the Wiffle Ball Company in Connecticut...
Opening Day is so close...The CCWA drops a couple of teams for 2008 Season
In the past week the CCWA has removed two teams from the Northern Division and two teams from the South.
In the North the Toutle Angels were dropped from the league after they wouldn't pay their team fees. It's too bad too because this team could've contended for the title in my opinion. Matt Bailey would've been a great captain and set the tone for the rest of his team which included former Brewer Tim Davis. CCWA rookie Denny King had already paid his fee so he was allowed to join whichever team he wanted and that team would get an exemption on the six man roster size for the 2008 season. Denny decided that he'd join his friends on the Brewer roster and make them even stronger.
In very disappointing news the league office learned that the Cowlitz Cubs would also be dropping out of the league. Team captain Tyler Johnson was originally set to leave the season at the half-way point to go to college. Now he is scheduled to leave the second week of April which doesn't leave much time for wiffleball. Also departing the Cubs roster was Ryan Poston who is going to be Tyler's roommate in College. Kelle Ogden already had paid her fees and was given the same option as Denny. She decided to stay in the league and join her former team captain, Laura "Crazy Eyez" Marcil, on the Mariners roster.
In the South the new tournament tested team of the Rose City Padres dropped out of the league. It's tough to say how good this team may have been. I'm not sure if they really could hang with the CCWA since they dropped out before the season began.
In other Southern League news, the Woodstock Tigers have dropped a player in the last week. This left them with two players who both decided to join the Chinatown Athletics leaving the Tigers as a vacant team. With the Padres leaving we needed to cut another team for scheduling purposes. The now vacant Tigers were the perfect option.
For scheduling each team got assigned to a new division and will play each team in their League four games total. This will be in addition to two randomly drawn inter-league matchups.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
The dropping of teams may actually prove to be good for the league as the remaining teams are all going to be able to play their games. Forfeits were unfortunately a big part of last season but should drop considerably this year. Along with the rising player fees the fact that 2/3 of the teams in the league will make the playoffs should keep teams interested and competitive through-out the season.
Thanks to all who help make this league the success that it is. The CCWA 2008 season will be the best yet.
In the North the Toutle Angels were dropped from the league after they wouldn't pay their team fees. It's too bad too because this team could've contended for the title in my opinion. Matt Bailey would've been a great captain and set the tone for the rest of his team which included former Brewer Tim Davis. CCWA rookie Denny King had already paid his fee so he was allowed to join whichever team he wanted and that team would get an exemption on the six man roster size for the 2008 season. Denny decided that he'd join his friends on the Brewer roster and make them even stronger.
In very disappointing news the league office learned that the Cowlitz Cubs would also be dropping out of the league. Team captain Tyler Johnson was originally set to leave the season at the half-way point to go to college. Now he is scheduled to leave the second week of April which doesn't leave much time for wiffleball. Also departing the Cubs roster was Ryan Poston who is going to be Tyler's roommate in College. Kelle Ogden already had paid her fees and was given the same option as Denny. She decided to stay in the league and join her former team captain, Laura "Crazy Eyez" Marcil, on the Mariners roster.
In the South the new tournament tested team of the Rose City Padres dropped out of the league. It's tough to say how good this team may have been. I'm not sure if they really could hang with the CCWA since they dropped out before the season began.
In other Southern League news, the Woodstock Tigers have dropped a player in the last week. This left them with two players who both decided to join the Chinatown Athletics leaving the Tigers as a vacant team. With the Padres leaving we needed to cut another team for scheduling purposes. The now vacant Tigers were the perfect option.
For scheduling each team got assigned to a new division and will play each team in their League four games total. This will be in addition to two randomly drawn inter-league matchups.
| West | East |
|---|---|
| Lexington Brewers | Jackmove Giants |
| Quiznos Indians | Rose Valley Red Sox |
| La Center White Sox | Kelso Mariners |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
| West | East |
|---|---|
| Vancouver Yankees | Laurelhurst Pirates |
| Portland Royals | Couch St. Reds |
| Chinatown Athletics | Laurelhurst Mets |
The dropping of teams may actually prove to be good for the league as the remaining teams are all going to be able to play their games. Forfeits were unfortunately a big part of last season but should drop considerably this year. Along with the rising player fees the fact that 2/3 of the teams in the league will make the playoffs should keep teams interested and competitive through-out the season.
Thanks to all who help make this league the success that it is. The CCWA 2008 season will be the best yet.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
2008 CCWA News Pre-Season Predictions
So it's that time of year again wiffleball fans. We're just two weeks away from the start of the 2008 season and things are getting exciting. I plan on going through both leagues here and giving my totally unbiased predictions. Lets start with the North...
North-West division winners : Lexington Brewers - With the core of players that made it to the Championships last year coming back and being joined by Erik "Gus" Guttormsen and Ty Baker makes this the team to beat in the North.
North-East Division winners : Rose Valley Red Sox - With the Liepa brothers both being on the same team this team will play some great wiffle. Look for team captain Tony "Ducky" Liepa to continue from where he left off after the 2006 season.
Northern Division Wild Card 1 : Quiznos Indians - I think that this will be the year that team Quiznos finally gets into the playoffs. Team captain Garrett "Teabag" Booth has been looking sharp all preseason long. He's been hitting the ball with power and done an excellent job pitching.
Northern Division Wild Card 2 : Jackmove Giants - Team captain Matt "Corduroy" Jones will have to have another great pitching season to help carry this team to the playoffs. The loss of Zac Warren will hurt this team on the mound and they'll lose a close, season long division battle to the Red Sox.
Regular Season MVP : Tony Liepa, Rose Valley Red Sox
Regular Season Cy Young : Matt Jones, Jackmove Giants
Regular Season Rookie of the Year : Denny King, Lexington Brewers
South-West Division winners : Vancouver Yankees - With 2007's Player of the Year Josh "Burck" Burckhardt taking over as team captain this team has a great chance to repeat. There is not another player in the league that hits the ball as well as Josh does. With Josh "Philly" Philpott and Erik "Chilly Willie" Williamson returning as well look for this team to win a lot of games.
South-East Division winners : Laurelhurst Pirates - With Cy Young winner Eric "Doctor K" Keele being joined by Zac "Eazy-Z" Warren this team has the best starting pitching in the league. This team has been hitting the ball extremely hard in Spring Training and hopes to keep that trend going into the season.
Southern Division Wild Card 1 : Couch St. Reds - Team captain "Thunder" Dan Hurley will lead this team to the postseason after just falling short last year. They should be one of the best defensive teams in the league and keep games close with their D.
Southern Division Wild Card 2 : Portland Royals - This was an extremely tough call due to the fact that I haven't seen all of the teams play yet. But I have seen these guys play other sports and I think that in the wide-open Southern League they may have a shot at the playoffs.
Regular Season MVP : Josh Burckhardt, Vancouver Yankees
Regular Season Cy Young : Eric Keele, Laurelhurst Pirates
Regular Season Rookie of the Year : Robert Long, Laurelhurst Mets
Northern Division playoffs; Round 1
Lexington Brewers will defeat the Jackmove Giants in a 2-0 sweep. Look for Ty Baker to be dominant in this series.
Rose Valley Red Sox will defeat the Quiznos Indians 2 games to 1. The pitching combo of Tony and Karlis Liepa will be too much for the Quiznos batters.
Southern Division playoffs; Round 1
Laurelhurst Pirates will defeat the Portland Royals in a 2-0 sweep. This series will be dominated by great pitching from the Pirates staff.
Vancouver Yankees will defeat the Couch St. Reds in a 2-0 sweep. Josh Burckhardt will go off at the plate in this series.
Division Finals
Lexington Brewers will beat the Rose Valley Red Sox in a close series that ends 3 games to 2. Both teams will pitch well but the Brewers will pull it out in the last game with clutch batting.
Laurelhurst Pirates will defeat the Vancouver Yankees 3 games to 1. The Pirates pitching staff will be too much for the Yankees to handle. Josh Burckhardt will play well but won't be able to carry his whole team.
CCWA Championships
Laurelhurst Pirates over the Lexington Brewers in five games. This will be another great series for the record books like last season's Championships. But in the end the pitching of the Pirates will be too much for the Brew Crew to overcome and the Brewers will fall short of the title for the second year in a row.
CCWA Player of the Year
Josh Burckhardt, Vancouver Yankees
Even though he won't defend his title, he will have the greatest offensive season to ever be seen in the CCWA. This year Burck will set records that may never be broken, especially with the overall pitching of the league improving as it grows.
North-West division winners : Lexington Brewers - With the core of players that made it to the Championships last year coming back and being joined by Erik "Gus" Guttormsen and Ty Baker makes this the team to beat in the North.
North-East Division winners : Rose Valley Red Sox - With the Liepa brothers both being on the same team this team will play some great wiffle. Look for team captain Tony "Ducky" Liepa to continue from where he left off after the 2006 season.
Northern Division Wild Card 1 : Quiznos Indians - I think that this will be the year that team Quiznos finally gets into the playoffs. Team captain Garrett "Teabag" Booth has been looking sharp all preseason long. He's been hitting the ball with power and done an excellent job pitching.
Northern Division Wild Card 2 : Jackmove Giants - Team captain Matt "Corduroy" Jones will have to have another great pitching season to help carry this team to the playoffs. The loss of Zac Warren will hurt this team on the mound and they'll lose a close, season long division battle to the Red Sox.
Regular Season MVP : Tony Liepa, Rose Valley Red Sox
Regular Season Cy Young : Matt Jones, Jackmove Giants
Regular Season Rookie of the Year : Denny King, Lexington Brewers
South-West Division winners : Vancouver Yankees - With 2007's Player of the Year Josh "Burck" Burckhardt taking over as team captain this team has a great chance to repeat. There is not another player in the league that hits the ball as well as Josh does. With Josh "Philly" Philpott and Erik "Chilly Willie" Williamson returning as well look for this team to win a lot of games.
South-East Division winners : Laurelhurst Pirates - With Cy Young winner Eric "Doctor K" Keele being joined by Zac "Eazy-Z" Warren this team has the best starting pitching in the league. This team has been hitting the ball extremely hard in Spring Training and hopes to keep that trend going into the season.
Southern Division Wild Card 1 : Couch St. Reds - Team captain "Thunder" Dan Hurley will lead this team to the postseason after just falling short last year. They should be one of the best defensive teams in the league and keep games close with their D.
Southern Division Wild Card 2 : Portland Royals - This was an extremely tough call due to the fact that I haven't seen all of the teams play yet. But I have seen these guys play other sports and I think that in the wide-open Southern League they may have a shot at the playoffs.
Regular Season MVP : Josh Burckhardt, Vancouver Yankees
Regular Season Cy Young : Eric Keele, Laurelhurst Pirates
Regular Season Rookie of the Year : Robert Long, Laurelhurst Mets
Northern Division playoffs; Round 1
Lexington Brewers will defeat the Jackmove Giants in a 2-0 sweep. Look for Ty Baker to be dominant in this series.
Rose Valley Red Sox will defeat the Quiznos Indians 2 games to 1. The pitching combo of Tony and Karlis Liepa will be too much for the Quiznos batters.
Southern Division playoffs; Round 1
Laurelhurst Pirates will defeat the Portland Royals in a 2-0 sweep. This series will be dominated by great pitching from the Pirates staff.
Vancouver Yankees will defeat the Couch St. Reds in a 2-0 sweep. Josh Burckhardt will go off at the plate in this series.
Division Finals
Lexington Brewers will beat the Rose Valley Red Sox in a close series that ends 3 games to 2. Both teams will pitch well but the Brewers will pull it out in the last game with clutch batting.
Laurelhurst Pirates will defeat the Vancouver Yankees 3 games to 1. The Pirates pitching staff will be too much for the Yankees to handle. Josh Burckhardt will play well but won't be able to carry his whole team.
CCWA Championships
Laurelhurst Pirates over the Lexington Brewers in five games. This will be another great series for the record books like last season's Championships. But in the end the pitching of the Pirates will be too much for the Brew Crew to overcome and the Brewers will fall short of the title for the second year in a row.
CCWA Player of the Year
Josh Burckhardt, Vancouver Yankees
Even though he won't defend his title, he will have the greatest offensive season to ever be seen in the CCWA. This year Burck will set records that may never be broken, especially with the overall pitching of the league improving as it grows.
Philpott playing with Yanks
Contrary to earlier rumors, it is now being reported that Josh Philpott will indeed be playing in the 2008 season with the Vancouver Yankees. He will be an integral part of their team and could help determine if they repeat or not. Look for Philly to be one of the best players in the league again this season.
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