2008 Division Breakdown

The winner of each division will make the playoffs along with the wild card winner.

NORTHERN LEAGUE

West	Central	East
Lexington Brewers	Jackmove Giants	Rose Valley Red Sox
Toutle Cardinals	Quiznos Indians	Kelso Mariners
Longview Dodgers	Cowlitz Cubs	Kelso White Sox

SOUTHERN LEAGUE

West	Central	East
Vancouver Yankees	Couch St. Reds	Laurelhurst Pirates
Rose City Padres	Woodstock Orioles	Portland Tigers
Portland Royals	Chinatown Athletics	Laurelhurst Mets

One more team needed for the Southern Division

Former Woodstock Unicorn player Asher Boggioni has agreed to play next season with his own team the Chinatown Athletics. It'll be interesting to see who he recruits to join his team.
Dan Hurley, formerly of the Couch St. Wizards, has also said he plans on starting his own team with some friends of his from Cincinatti. They will be playing under the Reds nickname and it is unknown at this time if any of the other Wizards will be joining Dan.
With these two teams we are currently at eight teams for the Southern Division. It has been rumored that either the Blazers or the Wizards will return next year but nothing has been finalized. There is also the possibility that these two teams will merge to form the final team.
Below is a current team line-up for the Southern Division.
Vancouver Yankees
Laurelhurst Pirates
Couch St. Reds
Woodstock Unicorns
Rose City Wifflers
Portland Tigers
Laurelhurst Mets
Chinatown Athletics

Free Agents

Free Agents are free to sign with any team of their choosing after November 1st.

Team Update

Here's a list of teams that have already signed up for season 3. Team captains in parantheses.

Northern Division
Lexington Brewers (Jim Hewey)
Jackmove Giants (Matt Jones)
Quiznos Indians (Avish Bhalani)
Cowlitz Cubs (Tyler Johnson taking over the Wiffleball Furies)
Rose Valley Red Sox ("Ducky" Liepa's new team)
Kelso Mariners (Reggie Williamson's new team)
Longview Cardinals (Matt Bailey's new team)

Southern Division
Vancouver Yankees (Josh Burckhardt taking over the Penguins)
Laurelhurst Pirates (Nate Bullock)
Couch St. Reds (Dan Hurley taking over the Wizards)
Woodstock Unicorns (Blair Whiteman still waiting to change team name)
Rose City Wifflers (Walter Burkhartsmeier's new team)
Portland Tigers (Mike Vitellaro's new team)
Laurelhurst Mets (Robert Long's new team)

Each division will be split into 3 sub-divisions with each sub-division winner and one wild-card team making the playoffs.

The Tigers from Portland join the league

Michael "the Babe" Vitellaro has contacted me to join the Southern Division with his team, the Tigers. I first found Michael on the Wiffleball Network which is a great website for people who truly love wiffle. With the Tigers and the Rose City Wifflers both signing up for next season, the Southern Division is looking to get even stronger.

The Wiffleball Furies are back!

Tyler Johnson contacted me today to let me know that the Wiffleball Furies will be playing again next season under the new nickname the Cubs. With the Cubs joining that makes seven teams total in the North. The level of competition should be top notch next season.

Preparation for season 3 already underway.

With over five months until the CCWA's third season starts but we are already trying to get things lined up for next season. We are planning on expanding the league and changing team names, changing up some rules to make it more competitive and completely remodeling Jones field in Kelso.
With expanding the league we are hoping to almost double in size with eighteen teams total. Those teams would be split 9-9 North/South. In each league there would be three divisions and the winner of each division along with a wild card winner would go to the playoffs. As for the name change, we have decided to go with MLB team nicknames. Here is how each division is shaping up in the early stages.
North:
Lexington Brewers, Jim Hewey and company are back again for another shot at the title
Jackmove Giants, Matt Jones is looking to lead his team back into contention
Rose Valley Red Sox, ex-Pirate Tony Liepa is starting a team with his brother that could win some games
Kelso Mariners, ex-Jackmove player Reggie Williamson is back this season with his own team
Quiznos Indians, team captain Avish Bhalani has already said that Quiznos will be playing in season three
Longview ?, Matt Bailey has verbally comitted to the CCWA for next season bringing with him a team of softball players
South:
Vancouver Yankees (formerly Penguins), player of the year Josh Burckhardt is taking over for this team and changing the team name to the Yankees since in his words "they are the first franchise of the CCWA"
Laurelhurst Pirates, Nate Bullock is bringing his team back once again to compete
Woodstock Unicorns, Blair Whiteman has said he will be back but they are undecided on a nickname at this point
Couch St. Wizards, Dan Hurley is going to be bringing some form of this team back for next season
Rose City Wifflers, Walt B has gotten a hold of me and said that he and the Rose City Wifflers would be delighted to come show us how to play wiffle

Chris Stewart off to San Diego

Wiffleball Furies rookie slugger Chris Stewart has recently returned to San Diego after his stay in Cowlitz County. While here, Chris joined the Wiffleball Furies and made friends with everybody in the league that played against him. He proved early on that he would be a dangerous hitter and at the time of his departure he was currently in second place in the homerun race. He also picked up the pitching aspect of the game pretty quickly and showed great control on the mound.
Thanks for all the good times Chris, you will be missed. And thanks also for the killer Carne Asada recipe. Hope to see you back at Jones Field soon.

Week 6 Player of the Week

Josh Philpott of the Portland Penguins is named the week 6 Player of the Week. In a two game series against the Couch St. Wizards, Josh got both wins on the mound while throwing seven innings, giving up five hits, no runs while walking three and striking out eight.
At the plate he went 9-17 with one bomb and 10 RBIs total. In the second game of the series, he drove in a new CCWA record 9 RBIs.
Congratulations Josh!

Rich Black throws second No-Hitter of the season

Rich Black of the Longview Colt .45's threw a no-hitter last night against Quiznos. He went all six innings, walked two and struck out sixteen. He had a perfect game going in to the fourth when Sergey Pisarchuk got a walk. Rich also hit a homerun in the second inning to help his team's cause.
Great job Rich!

Lance Sasser off the DL

In a surprise move last weekend, Salem Blazer team captain Lance Sasser came off of the Disabled List. It was thought that Lance would be lost for the whole season but made a comeback early.
In his first game back he hit his first homerun of the season. His mobility is still somewhat limited so Lance played catcher and was able to make some good plays.
It wasn't enough in the end though as the Wizards would sweep the Blazers in a two game series.

Week 5 Player of the Week

Ty Baker wins his second player of the week award this week. Ty's team, the Femme Fatales, split a series with the Longview Colt .45's. In the series Ty hit his first homerun of the season and followed it with two more (one of them being a grand slam). He also took the mound in both games and looked dominant like he has all season.
It's looking like Bakes is the front runner for the Northern Cy Young right now, and he should make the All-Star team with ease.
Great job Bakes!

Players of the Month

The Offensive Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Month of April have been announced. You can check it out here.

Week 4 Player of the Week

Matt Miller of the Couch St. Wizards is named player of the week for week four. He had a monster series against the Portland Penguins that included three homeruns (one of which was a grand slam) and a pitching victory on the mound. His presence at the plate has been a huge reason why the Wizards are still undefeated.

Greatness signs with Brewers

In a surprise move yesterday, TJ McNeely agreed to play with the Lexington Brewers this season. He should play in his first game for them today against league rivals Jackmove.
He moved to Las Vegas last season and will only be available a couple of times a season, but his presence on the field had at least three teams bidding for him.
It looked like he was gonna rejoin the Pirates after leading them to a league title last year but instead signed with the Brewers. It's also rumored that Quiznos and the Colt .45's were also interested in signing him.
If the Brewers make it to the playoffs and TJ makes it back for them, it could be trouble for whoever has to face them.

Willie's first at-bat

Portland Penguins team captain Erik Williamson in his first CCWA at bat. He's up against Dan Hurley of the Couch St. Wizards. Hilarity ensues.

Mills goes off against Penguins

Matt Miller of the Couch St. Wizards hit three bombs yesterday in a doubleheader against the Portland Penguins. In the first game Mills hit a grand slam in the fifth inning to put the game out of reach for the Penguins. In game two he hit two homeruns and teammate Dan Hurley added one to keep the Wiz undefeated.
With his performance yesterday, Matt moves into second place on the HR list with four round trippers this season. He is right behind Ed Bert of the Laurelhurst Pirates who has six bombs. He passed Matt Jones of Jackmove who is currently at three homeruns. There is approximately seven other players with two each.
Way to go Mills!

Week 3 Co-Player of the Week

In week three, Ty Baker made his first start for the Femme Fatales against team Quiznos. Ty would go on to pitch the whole game, allowing one hit, six walks and striking out a new CCWA record 18 on the way to the victory. Every out his team recorded was by strikeout. It was a performance that may never get matched in CCWA play. In game two, with his team up by four, Ty came in and pitched the sixth inning allowing one walk and striking out three.
No pitcher has ever struck out 21 over seven innings and I doubt it will happen ever again. Great job Bakes!

Week 3 Co-Player of the Week

In week three Ed Bert went off for the Laurelhurst Pirates. In the first game against the Woodstock Unicorns, Ed went 5-9 at the plate with two homeruns and 5 RBIs. He also scored four times as the Pirates won 14-7.

In game two, Ed pitched four innings of no-hit ball, striking out four and walking one. At the plate he was 6-7 with seven RBIs and two homeruns. His second homerun was a walk-off grand slam that put the Pirates over the mercy rule barrier.

It was one of the most dominant performances ever in the CCWA.

Week 2 Player of the Week

Brian Eyer of the Lexington Brewers was the choice for week 2 player of the week. In the first game against the Wiffleball Furies, Brian was 5-6 at the plate with his first homerun of the season and six RBIs. He also scored six runs to lead his team past the Furies.

In game two Brian pitched all five innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits while striking out six. The Brewers won that game 14-4 in the fifth inning.

They are currently trailing the Longview Colt .45's in the standings and need Brian to be a solid pitcher all season. His success on the mound will translate directly to how many games this team wins.