Week 4 (Su10): Parking Problem

written by Commissioner Gallaway

You have wiffleball on a nice day, rather than a hurricaine, and you have trouble parking in the lot. Close calls for a couple of teams straddling the 5 minute forfeit time, but their opponents took pity on them.

One of the two unbeaten teams got beaten…NWO drops one to powerhouse Mr. Party’s Waddle. Then loses their second to the Master Batters. That drops them to sitting in as the overall #3 seed with Scared Hitless improving to overall #2.

The first team was eliminated from a Division race today. The slumping Varmints have no chance to win the Central but are still, technically, in the running for the Wild Card.

Also, we’re still not sure who in the hell Nicholas West is, or why he’s leading the league in homers and RBI. Or why he plays for Mr. Party’s Waddle. If he stays within 6 singles of the Triple Crown after next week, we might be forced to find out.

Brian Ford had a bid for the 19th perfect game in league history (and his own 4th) through 7.5 innings, but his team just couldn’t score a run to close the deal for him. It was finally busted up by Brandon Carter. Last week, three pitchers took perfect games to the 5th inning before losing them.

  • Scared Hitless beat Canvassers (4-0) [ box ]
  • Scared Hitless beat Clubber Lang (1-0) 10 innings [ box ]
  • The Gnats beat Canvassers (1-0) [ box ]
  • Mr. Party’s Waddle at NWO (2-0) [ box ]
  • Master Batters beat Clubber Lang (1-0) [ box ]
  • Master Batters beat NWO (2-1) 7 innings [ box ]
  • Mr. Party’s Waddle beat Flea Bitten Varmints (6-2) [ box ]
  • Superman’s Wheelchair beat Flea Bitten Varmints (6-0) [ box ]

Color Commentary [13] - posted 2010-08-29 13:34 in Scoreboard

Week 3 (Su10): Grassy

written by Commissioner Gallaway

The rain stayed away until half way through the 2:30 games. A quick downpour was still enough to soak us, but not keep us from finishing.

With any luck this week NPS will be able to mow before Week 4.

Three perfect games were lost in the 5th inning, two by the Master Batters.

Week 3 Games

  • Master Batters beat Scared Hitless 1-0 [ box ]
  • NWO beat Master Batters 1-0 [ box ]
  • Scared Hitless beat The Gnats 4-1 [ box ]
  • NWO beat Clubber Lang 2-1 [ box ]
  • Superman’s Wheelchair beat Mr. Party’s Waddle 3-2 [ box ]
  • Clubber Lang beat Flea Bitten Varmints 5-1 [ box ]
  • Superman’s Wheelchair beat Canvassers 3-0 [ box ]
  • Mr. Party’s Waddle beat Flea Bitten Varmints 4-0 [ box ]

Color Commentary [1] - posted 2010-08-22 16:16 in Scoreboard

Week 2 (Su10): Game On

written by Commissioner Gallaway

It started pouring about 15 minutes before the 10:30 AM game, and despite a late start while the grounds crew worked, all games started as scheduled the rest of the day. Rain played a role in the first three games, and high winds plagued everyone all day.

Wonder how Superman’s Wheelchair is off to a 4-0 start? They’re leading the league in both hitting (SLG .951/AVG .432) and pitching (ERA 0.75/OBA .158) leading to outscoring their opponents by 22 runs, an average of 5.5 per game.

Week 1 Games

  • NWO beat Master Batters 2-0 [ box ]
  • Master Batters beat Clubber Land 2-0 [ box ]
  • Canvassersers beat The Gnats 7-1 run rule [ box ]
  • Scared Hitless beat The Gnats 7-0 run rule [ box ]
  • Canvassers beat Flea Bitten Varmints 6-1 [ box ]
  • Scared Hitless beat Mr. Party’s Waddle 3-1 [ box ]
  • Superman’s Wheelchair beat Flea Bitten Varmints 7-2 [ box ]
  • Superman’s Wheelchair beat Mr. Party’s Waddle 9-1 [ box ]

Color Commentary - posted 2010-08-15 16:29 in Scoreboard

Week 1 (Su10): Wheelchair Rolls; Order Restored to the World

written by Commissioner Gallaway

We only had seven games Week 1 because of the nine team schedule (which includes a Week 8 for the first time) but the smaller number didn’t disappoint.

The most anticipated game of the week, perhaps the season, was the first of four matchups between former teammates and now divisional rivals Tony Ragano and Alex Filides. Filides won round one with a walk-off homer in the 3rd extra frame…off Ragano, of course.

Pre-season favorite and last season’s World Series runner up Scared Hitless dropped a game to Superman’s Wheelchair, formerly known as Fear and Loathing on the Base Path. They were short handed, their second string pitcher Brian Ford is on a road trip following Miley Cyrus around the country and their offensive surprise from last season Kyle O’Grady was attending a musical theatre performance before dusting his antique doll collection.

Lots of wiffleball to be played, including our first look at the Master Batters when they start their season next week after a bye today. Their season-ending meltdown (forfeits the last week) allowed Clubber Lang to sneak into the playoffs in the Spring.

Week 1 Boxes and Scoresheets

  • Mr. Party’s Waddle beat Flea Bitten Varmints (4-2) [ scoresheet ] [ box ]
  • NWO beat Clubber Lang (1-0) 9 innings [ scoresheet ] [ box ]
  • NWO beat Canvassers (9-3) run rule [ scoresheet ] [ box ]
  • The Gnats beat Flea Bitten Varmints (3-2) [ scoresheet ] [ box ]
  • Scared Hitless beat Canvassers (9-0) [ scoresheet] [ box ]
  • Superman’s Wheelchair beat The Gnats (4-0) [ scoresheet ] [ box ]
  • Superman’s Wheelchair beat Scared Hitless (5-0) [ scoresheet ] [ box ]

Color Commentary [3] - posted 2010-08-08 14:53 in Scoreboard

World Series (Sp10): Barnburners Not Scared; Not Hitless

written by Commissioner Gallaway

The Blandsford Barnburners needed only two games two claim their second World Series Championship.

While not consecutive World Series wins, (the Barnburners were banned from the Summer 2009 season for recruiting violations), it is the second win in two seasons for the boys from Manassas.

They “upset” the top seeded and nationally ranked #4 team, Scared Hitless.


Blandsford Barnburners at Scared Hitless
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Blandsford Barnburners 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 0
Scared Hitless 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0


Scared Hitless at Blandsford Barnburners
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Scared Hitless 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Blandsford Barnburners 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 8 1

Both games were close, and lived up to expectations after a very competitive regular season, and two Division Championship Series that both went three games.

Once again, the NVSUA covered umpiring duties and Andrew Martin scored. Joining us in the booth was Tony Ragano of Clubber Lang who was able to announce because his team wasn’t playing today.

The Champions Dinner for the formal trophy presentation and the announcement of year-end award winners will be announced soon.


The Barnburners hold up the postseason banner as they surround the Commissioner’s Trophy after their World Series victory.

Color Commentary [4] - posted 2010-06-13 14:28 in Scoreboard

Division Championship Series (Sp10)

written by Commissioner Gallaway

Both Division Championship Series went the maximum three games before Scared Hitless and the Blandsford Barnburners were able to advance.

Deputy Commissioner Brian Clapp was on photo duty. Free agent Andrew Martin assisted Commissioner Gallaway with scoring duties. Special thanks to the Northern Virginia Softball Umpires Association for providing the playoff umpires.

Scared Hitless beat Clubber Lang (2-1)


Clubber Lang at Scared Hitless
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Clubber Lang 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Scared Hitless 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1


Scared Hitless at Clubber Lang
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Scared Hitless 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0
Clubber Lang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1


Clubber Lang at Scared Hitless
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Clubber Lang 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 0
Scared Hitless 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 7 0

Blandsford Barnburners beat Brosephorous Rex (2-1)


Brosephorous Rex at Blandsford Barnburners
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Brosephorous Rex 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 6 2
Blandsford Barnburners 5 0 4 0 0 0 9 11 1


Blandsford Barnburners at Brosephorous Rex
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Blandsford Barnburners 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0
Brosephorous Rex 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 5 1


Brosephorous Rex at Blandsford Barnburners
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Brosephorous Rex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Blandsford Barnburners 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 5 1

Color Commentary - posted 2010-06-11 17:12 in Scoreboard

Week 7 (Sp10): What Lightning? Bats are Plastic

written by Commissioner Gallaway

Week 7 almost ended before the downpour and 40 mile per hour gusts. But, enough about Tony Ragano’s pitching, the weather turned bad for the late games too.

We were able to get in all the games though, and without a tiebreaker, we know who is going to the playoffs:

  • DCS: #4 Clubber Lang at #1 Scared Hitless
  • DCS: #3 Brosephorous Rex at #2 Blandsford Barnburners

The two Division Championship Series will be played SATURDAY, June 12, and the World Series will be Sunday, June 13.

It was kind of a wild, wacky end. We had another guy hit for the cycle, TWICE IN THE SAME GAME. Yeah, Cycle 2. We had another perfect game, and the 4th and 5th home runs by a female player in league history…by the same girl, in the same game. Tony Ragano blew his scoreless inning streak, and the Barnburners lost another game. (Remember when they used to be good?)

Year end voting for awards nominations, the final POTW, and the post-season survey will all hit your inboxes this week. So, watch for that. If you can’t join us next weekend at the Point for the playoffs, you can watch live updates on the site.

Week 7 Games

  • Alcoholics Anonymous beat On the Fence 2-1 [ box ]
  • The Gnats beat On the Fence 2-0 [ box ]
  • Canvassers beat Blandsford Barnburners 4-2 [ box ]
  • Brosephorous Rex beat Alcholics Anonymous 4-0 (Perfect Game) [ box ]
  • The Gnats beat Rossi Posse 14-4 [ box ]
  • Blandsford Barnburners beat Brosephorous Rex 6-0 [ box ]
  • Scared Hitless beat Canvassers 9-2 [ box ]
  • Fear and Loathing on the Base Path beat Mr. Party’s Waddle 7-1 [ box ]
  • Clubber Lang beat Rossi Posse 12-0 (run rule) [ box ]
  • Scared Hitless beat Masterbatters by forfeit
  • Clubber Lang beat Fear and Loathing on the Base Path 1-0 (8 innings) [ box ]
  • Mr. Party’s Waddle beat Masterbatters by forfeit

Color Commentary [1] - posted 2010-06-06 16:36 in Scoreboard

Week 6 (Sp10): Cloudy with a Chance of Postseason

written by Commissioner Gallaway

Week 6 snuck in between rain showers with just a little sprinkle now and then throughout the day. The batters boxes needed a little sand, courtesy of Tony Ragano, but NPS had mowed this week, so things could have been a lot worse.

Two no-hitters perfect games today mean it’s tough competition for POTW nominations, with hitters fighting over one spot.

Paul Costello of Brosephorous Rex (pictured with team and game ball) and Brian Ford of Scared Hitless tossed the 15th and 16th Perfect Games in league history.

It was a tough day at the plate with unexpected wind left over from the thunderstorms that just missed us, so that’s probably ok.

We know a little more about the playoff picture, but we don’t know everything.

Scared Hitless clinched the Eastern Division Championship and are guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. The Central and West are both tied by record, and the two runner ups are competing with each other for the Wild Card with the Central up a game on the West teams.

Any tie breakers that would prevent a team from making it to the post season are broken by playing actual tiebreaker games. Any ties that just deal with seeding are broken by head to head record, then run differential in those games.

So, we could be setting up some interesting scenarios, should things stay where they are now. If the season ended today, even though Clubber Lang would have “won the division” since they beat Masterbatters twice, because the Masterbatters wouldn’t advance to the playoffs because they’re second in the Wild Card, they’d still have to play a tiebreaker game with Clubber to see who goes to the DCS. This could all be moot with Week 7 games, but it could be interesting.

No games next week because of the Memorial Day holiday.

Week 6 Games

  • Brosephorous Rex beat Canvassers 1-0 (Perfect Game) [ box ]
  • Clubber Lang beat On the Fence 2-0 (7 innings)[ box ]
  • Masterbatters beat Canvassers 1-0 [ box ]
  • Blandsford Barnburners beat Brosephorous Rex 1-0 [ box ]
  • Fear and Loathing on the Base Path beat Mr. Party’s Waddle 1-0 [ box ]
  • Clubber Lang beat Masterbatters 1-0 (8 innings) [ box ]
  • Blandsford Barnburners beat On the Fence 3-1 [ box ]
  • Scared Hitless beat Mr. Party’s Waddle 1-0 (Perfect Game) [ box ]
  • Rossi Posse beat Alcoholics Anonymous (forfeit)
  • Fear and Loathing on the Base Path beat The Gnats 1-0 [ box ]
  • Scared Hitless beat Rossi Posse 4-0 [ box ]
  • The Gnats beat Alcoholics Anonymous (forfeit)
  • Scared Hitless beat The Gnats 5-4 [ box]

Color Commentary - posted 2010-05-23 17:02 in Scoreboard

Week 5 (Sp10): Curse of the National Rankings

written by Commissioner Gallaway

It’s official, the National Wiffleball Rankings are a curse for any PWL team breaking into the top ten. In the rankings posted Friday night, Eastern Division leaders Scared Hitless moved to the #5 position after knocking off the previous week’s #6, the Barnburners. The Barnburners went on a three game losing streak after being the first PWL team to crack the top ten last week. Not to be outdone, Scared Hitless dropped two games today after the ranking. Oddly enough, Fear and Loathing on the Base Path dealt both teams their second losses after they were upset in the early game.

As we get ready to head to the playoffs, which are all best of three game series, the mental factor has to be a worry in the Hitless and Barnburner clubhouses. Both teams melted down after losing and anything can happen in a three game series.

Central Division leaders Brosephorous Rex also lost a game, getting shocked by the Waddle with a walk-off two run shot. The Masterbatters, leaders in the West barely survived the Alcoholics and needed three runs in the top of the 6th to stay on pace for the guaranteed playoff spot.

After ten games we also have a Batting Triple Crown Race. Christopher Keeven of Fear and Loathing on the Base Path has been on fire and is now leading or tied for the lead in batting average, home runs, and RBI. There are four games left for folks to knock him out of one or more of those categories.

Our first two teams were eliminated from postseason this week, Rossi Posse and On the Fence. Both teams were eliminated from their Division races and the Wild Card.

  • Alcholics Anonymous beat Blandsford Barnburners 2-1 [ box ]
  • Rossi Posse beat On the Fence 1-0 [ box ]
  • Masterbatters beat Alcoholics Anonymous 3-2 [ box ]
  • Blandsford Barnburners beat Mr. Party’s Waddle 5-0 [ box ]
  • Mr. Party’s Waddle beat Brosephorous Rex 5-4 [ box ]
  • Canvassers beat On the Fence 1-0 [ box ]
  • Masterbatters beat Rossi Posse 2-0 [ box ]
  • Brosephorous Rex beat Fear and Loathing on the Base Path 3-2 [ box ]
  • Clubber Lang beat Scared Hitless 1-0 (8 innings) [ box ]
  • Canvassers beat The Gnats 1-0 (7 innings) [ box ]
  • Clubber Lang beat The Gnats 3-0 [ box ]
  • Fear and Loathing on the Base Path beat Scared Hitless 3-0 [ box ]

Just two weeks left, and not much room for making a move if you’re not sitting on top of a division or the wildcard. But, if the upsets continue, anything is possible.

Color Commentary - posted 2010-05-16 18:11 in Scoreboard

Week 4 (Sp10): Wind Goes from Blow to Sucks

written by Commissioner Gallaway

To call the playing conditions atrocious would be an understatement. The wind gusts were unbearable and the grass was four times as long as Kyle O’Grady’s…well, let’s just say it was long.

Scared Hitless won the battle of the unbeatens, dealing the Barnburners (just Friday ranked the #6 team in the country) not only their first loss of the season, but their first non-forfeit loss in franchise history. Hitless it now six games away from being only the second team in history to have a perfect record during the regular season, and the first since 2005.

Brosephorous Rex got past the Masterbatters in the other potential post-season preview, and took advantage of the Barnburners loss to Hitless, and subsequent meltdown against Fear and Loathing, to take sole possession of Central Division.

Alcoholics Anonymous and Clubber Lang, in a tough battle for second place in the West and second place in the Wild Card (neither of which get you to post-season) set a new league record for longest game at 41 innings. The two teams had also held the record once before, from Summer 2009 until it was broken by the Canvassers and The Gnats during Week 2 this year at 38 innings. The scoring software only goes to 39 innings, so we had to break it into two games. And, fortunately, because of an on-field scoring problem, the game was scored from video by the Commissioner Sunday night. It was either watch that, or Iron Man 2. UPDATE: We didn’t mention who actually won the game here because it’s league policy to only mention things that at least one person might care about on the website.

We’re over half way done now and the best trophy in wiffleball, perhaps all of sports, is on the line.

Week 4 Games

  • Canvassers beat Rossi Posse 1-0 (10 innings) [ box ]
  • Masterbatters beat Alcoholics Anonymous 3-2 [ box ]
  • Clubber Lang beat Canvassers 2-1 (8 innings) [ box ]
  • Mr. Party’s Waddle beat Rossi Posse 4-1 [ box ]
  • Brosephorous Rex beat Masterbatters 1-0 (8 innings) [ box ]
  • Mr. Party’s Waddle beat On the Fence 3-2 [ box ]
  • Alcoholics Anonymous beat Clubber Lang 1-0 (41 innings) [ box ]
  • Brosephorous Rex beat The Gnats 2-1 [ box ]
  • On the Fence beat Fear and Loathing on the Base Path 1-0 [ box ]
  • Scared Hitless beat Blandsford Barnburners 5-1 [ box ]
  • Fear and Loathing on the Base Path beat Blandsford Barnburners 2-1 [ box ]
  • Scared Hitless beat The Gnats 1-0 (9 innings) [ box ]

Color Commentary [5] - posted 2010-05-09 17:19 in Scoreboard

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