National Wiffle Ball Association 2011 Ohio State Championship Results Fast Pitch Summary Fast Pitch Records Fast Pitch Stats Slow Pitch Summary Slow Pitch Records Slow Pitch Stats Fast Pitch Summary Return to top
The 2011 NWBA Fast Pitch State Championship featured 8 teams from the 4 corners of the state, names recognizable as being very good in both slow and fast pitch. As to be expected the games were very close, with very few games reaching the 10 run mark. A very fast pitch veteran Purple Mooses won the pool A tournament going undefeated with wins of 7-5 and 5-4. The Dirtybirds, a primarily slow pitch team that has had significant success at London won the pool B tournament with a record of 2-0. The Legends and PVB finished as pool runners-up. The first round of the double elimination tournament featured an excellent game between the Young Guns and Wiff My Balls with the Young Guns scratching out a 7-6 win to advance to play the top seed Purple Mooses who beat the U 21-6. In the bottom bracket the Dirtybirds defeated PVB in a 9-4 contest while the Legends disposed of All Things Equal 3-0. The semi final games were very close with the Purple Mooses defeating the Young Guns 13-12 with Joe, Jamie and Craig each hitting 2 HRs apiece. For the Young Guns Shane and Nick both contributed a HR. In the bottom bracket semi the Dirtybirds used excellent pitching by Kalan Perdue to blank the Legends 4-0. Offense was supplied by Jeremy Greene who hit 2 HRs in the win. In the winner's bracket final the Dirtybirds again used fantastic pitching to win 4-1 over the Purple Mooses, with Josh Kuhn providing all the offense necessary in a 3 run HR. The loser's bracket resulted in some very close games and Wiff My Balls got their first win over All Things Equal 5-3. The U fell to a surging PVB at the hands of a Dave Fisher Granny and a 3 run HR by Eric Young. WMB would see their streak come to end as the Legends opened the loser's bracket semis with an 8-1 win featuring HRs by Phill and Levi. In the upper bracket PVB continued their wining ways by ending the Young Guns night 5-3. The Legends then tangled with PVB in the loser's bracket final and prevailed 7-3 behind timely HRs by Levi and Phill. For PVB Eric Young and Dave Fisher both crushed HRs. The Purple Mooses elected to bow out due to fatigue which placed the Legends in the state championship game against the undefeated Dirtybirds. This game was much closer than the first with the Dirtybirds getting an early HR by Josh Kuhn and leading 1-0 heading into the top of the 4th. The Legends managed to get on the board by playing small ball, pushing across 2 runs on exactly 1 hit. The Dirtybirds needed a run to stay in the game and had 2 men on base in the bottom of the 4th with 1 out when Josh Kuhn provided the highlight of the night, crushing a 3 run walk-off HR to claim the 2011 NWBA Fast Pitch State Championship for the Dirtybirds. Slow Pitch Summary Return to top The 2011 NWBA Slow Pitch State Championship was contested between 9 teams on Friday and Saturday, September 2nd & 3rd. Early games in the Friday night pools under the lights were a precursor to the close games which followed on Saturday. In the first game of the event Wiff My Balls built a 25-19 lead on the U through 4 1/2 innings, only to fall the the U 26-25 on a 3 run walk-off HR by the U's Shondrick Locklear. Wiff My Balls followed this barn burner up with a 7-6 walk-off of their own over the PVB.
Close games were the norm in the Saturday pools as the Purple Mooses won the Saturday pool tournament with a win over Aqua 13-13 Falls who finished 2nd, via a 10-9 victory over the Dirtybirds in a wiffle back. The 6 pool B games were decided by a total of 11 runs and the biggest spread was 4 runs. The pattern did not change as the double elimination tournament started as the top seed Purple Mooses were upended in the 1st round by a rejuvenated Pleasant Valley Boys who came to life hitting 14 HRs in the wind aided affair. On the other end of the bracket the top seeded Legends played without star shortstop and leadoff man Phill King but managed to pull out a win over the Young Guns in a high scoring 22-17 game. Round 2 saw a fantastic game in the upper bracket as the Dirtybirds put up 9 runs in the top of the 1st against the short-handed Legends. The Legends returned the favor, scoring 14 runs in their half of the inning on 4 HRs each by Jerry and Levi Driggs. With the addition of Phill in the 2nd inning the game became much more defense oriented as both teams cooled and the Legends took a 19-15 lead into the bottom of the 5th. After a Josh Kuhn 2 run HR to cut the lead to 19-17 the Legends retired the last 2 batters to seal the win in the close game and advance to the championship of the winner's bracket. Aqua Falls was able to cool the red hot PVBs in the bottom bracket holding them to just 5 runs and marching behind Sean's 3 HR game claim the lower bracket championship by a score of 15-5. The winner's bracket championship was won by the Legends 17-5 as they jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st and Aqua Falls could get no closer than 6 runs. Jerry Driggs led the Legends with 4 HRs and 9 RBIs and Levi Driggs added 3 HRs. Sean again led Aqua Falls with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in the effort. After PVB beat the Dirtybirds in a thrilling extra inning loser's bracket game, Aqua Falls again polished off PVB in the loser's bracket final, winning 10-7 after a 5 run last inning rally by PVB. Sean once again led the Aqua attack pouring out 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in the game. The state championship game started in fine fashion for Aqua Falls as they put up 4 runs on some timely hitting and a 2 run HR by Sean thru the top of 2 to lead 4-0. Two HRs by Jerry Driggs and 5 RBIs got the Legends back on top 5-4 and the Legends held serve in the top of the 3rd by holding Aqua Falls scoreless. Aqua Falls then chose to walk Jerry in the 3rd, and Levi Driggs exacted a high price for the move, hitting 3 HRs in the inning, a 2 run shot, a 3 run HR, and a granny, back-to-back-to-back, all in the bottom of the 3rd. Phill King ended the game with a 2 run HR to left, his only HR of the day, to close the game by the mercy rule at 20-4. On the game Levi Driggs had 3 HRs and 10 RBIs while Jerry added 2 HRs and 7 RBIs. Sean again paced Aqua Falls with 1 HR and 3 RBIs. The Legends posted a perfect 8-0 record for the tournament and win their first WNBA Ohio State Championship.
Fast Pitch Final Records Return to top Dirtybirds (8-0) - State Champs Legends (6-2) - Runners-Up Purple Mooses (5-1) - 3rd Place Pleasant Valley Boys (4-3) - 4th Place The U (3-3) Wiff My Balls (2-4) Young Guns (2-4) All Things Equal (0-4)
Slow Pitch Final Records Return to top Legends (8-0) - State Champs Aqua Falls (6-2) - Runners-Up Pleasant Valley Boys (5-2) - 3rd Place Dirtybirds (4-3) - 4th Place The U (3-3) Purple Mooses (3-2) Wiff My Balls (1-4) Wiffen Puffs s (1-4) Young Guns (0-4) Fast Pitch Player Stats Return to top Player Stats (only for those teams that elected to keep them)
Slow Pitch Player Stats Return to top Player Stats (only for those teams that elected to keep them)
Modified Fast Pitch Underhand Slow Pitch Hosted by Legends Field & Wide Open Wiffleball Sponsored by Herbie Strange State Farm
Dates : Date : Friday, September 2, 2011 (pool play under the lights) Saturday, September 3 (pool play & tournament) Formats : Modified Fast Pitch Pool tournament with Wiffle Backs* All teams entered in tourney Double elimination for pool winners, Single elimination for all other teams Sudden death Championship for last 2 teams Underhand Slow Pitch All teams entered in tourney type dependent upon team count .
Prizes : State Championship trophy for winning teams Championship T-Shirts for Winning teams NWFBF National Tourney September 24 at Joe Nuxhall Park in Hamilton, OH < 3 - 90 degree stadium lighted fields Carpeted batters boxes & pitchers mounds Clearly marked foul lines - 25' tall foul poles Solid, no question strike zones Competent officials who know the rules
Entry : $40 for one tourney (either one) $60 for both What's a Wiffle Back ? Return to top Pool tournament example, #1 team plays #2, #3 versus #4 #1 and #3 win, and play in final #2 and #4 play in consolation If #1 wins in final and #2 wins in consolation, then #2 will play #3 for 2nd and 3rd place If #3 wins and #4 wins, then #4 will play #2 for 2nd and 3rd place
General Rules : Modified Fast Pitch Return to top 1. 3+ players per team - bat as many players as you like 2. 3 defenders in the field, plus optional catcher who must stay in foul territory 3. Pitcher's mound is 40' from strike zone 4. Strike zone is 30" tall x 22" wide mounted 12" above ground 5. Pitches must be modified fast speed < 50 mph - pitches will be medium fast - but not blazing fast 6. Any pitch which hits the strike zone in the air is a strike - no matter where it comes across the plate at 7. 6 balls = a single, 3 strikes = an out - if team only has 3 batters, walk to 3rd batter with other 2 players on base = double 8. Tipped 3rd strikes which hit the strike zone result in strike 3 9. Only 1 5/8" diameter bats permitted - Goldstick modifieds & Moonshots permitted - rule will be enforced with a bat ring which will be slid over bat barrel 10. Pitcher's hand - both feet on pitching box, only retires runners to 1st base 11. Pegging of runners with ball permitted on all bases 12. Tagging on fly balls permitted 13. No infield fly rule in effect - runners should run everything out 14. Fouled 3rd strikes caught by catcher = strike out, otherwise fouls must clear batter's head to be out 15. No sliding permitted 16. Unlimited Home Runs allowed 17. Body parts in front of strike zone contacting pitch result in automatic strike 18. Catching of pitches by batter results in automatic strike - let ALL pitches go 19. Purposely moving body parts into pitch results in automatic strike 20. Ghost runners permitted, but they cannot score (best to have at least 4 batters) General Rules : Underhand Slow Pitch Return to top 1. 3+ players per team - bat as many players as you like 2. 4 defenders in the field, plus optional catcher who must stay in foul territory 3. Pitching noodle will be used to enforce minimum arch on pitches 4. Pitcher's mound is 22' from home plate 5. 6 balls = a double, 10 balls = home run, 3 strikes = an out - batter must state choice on 6th ball, choice to walk or hit is unalterable 5. Only official unaltered Wiffle bats permitted 6. Pitcher's hand - both feet on pitching box, only retires runners to 1st base 7. Pegging of runners with ball permitted on all bases 8. Tagging on fly balls permitted 9. No infield fly rule in effect - runners should run everything out 10. Fouled 3rd strikes caught by catcher = strike out, otherwise fouls must clear batter's head to be out 11. No sliding permitted 12. Unlimited Home Runs allowed 13. Teams will use their own bats - bats will be checked before each game For additional information concerning the pitching noodles, see our rules page |
