National WIFFLE®

The Longballs took a step back in 2018, but with Tommy Loftus back and adding young star Teddy Drecher, Dylan Harshaw and the rest of Ridley Park are looking to make some noise in 2019.

Ronnie Szudarski and the BWACS Twisted B's are still chasing their first win at Nationals, but they were dang close last year. They are confident this is the year and Ronnie tells us why!

In the latest episode of the DROP podcast, Nick and Paul look at what they believe are the final two tools of a 5-tool wiffleball player - pitching ability and pitcher durability.

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00:00 – 03:45 – Intro; Where’s Tim?; a brief and incomplete history of Tim leaving Nick and Paul to fend for themselves.

 03:45 –  05:35 – Recap of 5-tool wiffleball player series; difference between baseball and wiffleball re: pitching

 05:35 – 25:25 – Tool #4 (pitching ability); the ability to get batters out; discussion on all the factors that may go into being a quality wiffleball pitcher (velocity, control, command, pitch variety, pitch selection, etc.)

 25:25 – 38:35 – Tool #5 (pitcher durability); discussion on the importance of being a pitcher that can throw multiple games a tournament or log a significant number of innings during the season if needed.

 38:35 – end – Odds & ends; feedback on any tools we might have overlooked; July 6th MAW tournament; NWLA Tournament

Steve Homza from the BWBL Breaker Boys was our next guest. He will be making his first trip to Morenci this year, he thinks Artim will strike out many many batters and he is confident JJ Neely is going to play.

A panel of Neumann, Carl, Prez, Mike V, Stoney and Harshaw predicted tourney winners and match-ups in Palisades, RPWL and the SLAMT1D Vermont Summer Classic. 

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The rookie teams are done, and MWNA leads off for the returning teams. Trent Steffes is Mr. MNWA, but he is one of many big name managers stepping down. He is excited to bring another competitive roster after a tough 2018.

Jacob Davey from WILL and Tyler Walk from GBL draft the All-Star teams for the 2019 tournament. Lots of shocking picks, Tyler pretends to like Michigan and even a trade? Crazy!

The last of our rookie teams is a short and straight to the point show. Zac Adams has been involved with the tournament in many different capacities, and now he gets to be a player/manager. The HWBL is our first ever local team, and Zac is bringing an exciting roster of Hillsdale wiffle legends.

Kyle Schultz and his MLW crew have a busy wiffle summer, and they are the second of three rookie teams playing this year in Morenci. Kyle is very excited to finally play against other leagues and his positive attitude is very contagious. See for yourself and listen!

Connor "Soup" Young from the MAW Mafia leads off the 18 in 18 series. The MAW roster is loaded with talent and Connor is confident that he and his fellow tournament rookies can make some noise. Tom Gannon sits in with host Carl Coffee.

We hope you enjoy the 18 in 18 series!