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National League 1st half Summary
NEW CARLISLE- We have hit the midway point of the 2017 regular season so it is time to take a look at how things are shaping up in the National League! NL East So far the NL East has been the most entertaining division as the Newts and Mechanics both sit at 10-5, tied for the division lead. These two teams matched up just a few weeks ago in the night series and it was the Mechanics who were able to take 2 out of 3 in front of a packed house. While the Mechanics currently own
Get Out The Broom Sticks in Week 2!
Week 2 is in the books and only 1 of the 6 series' saw both teams winning at least a game in the series. The other 5 series' brought us 5 three game sweeps as some of the teams are starting to separate from the rest of the pack. The Newts traveled to Shamrock Field and continued their remarkable pitching as the Newts won all 3 games as they are off to a hot 5-1 start fresh off of their 2016 Championship season. Through 6 games, the Newts team ERA sits at a remarkable 2.05.
Panthers sweep Leps in honor of Snead
GRANGER- It was an emotional day in Granger as the Panthers made their ORWBL debut, playing for the first time since losing teammate Cam Snead in a car accident over the winter. Snead, a core part of the Panthers organization loved the game of wiffleball and was truly a remarkable person. Granger honored Snead in their ORWBL debut by sweeping the Leprechauns en route to a 3-0 start to the season. Over 50 people showed up to Panther Park for Opening Day while Cam Snead's par
Team of the Week: Lynn St. Leprechauns
Lynn Street Leprechauns Reasons they will win: All offseason Lynn Street has been telling their fans to “Trust the Process”. They started off the offseason with high hopes by picking up Levi Miller. Unfortunately for Lynn Street, Levi and Manager Dustin Curl, departed and went to Hudson Lake. The new manager Nick Brassell still believes Lynn Street can make a World Series run due to a fore five returning starters. In addition to that, Brassel made a lot of promising rookie pi
2017 ORWBL Preview: Can anyone take down the Newts?
The 2016 season is over, and the 2017 season is soon to be. This offseason has provided the league with many big moves. With divisions being set, 12 teams set to compete this season. 11 of them hope to dethrone the 2016 World Series Champions New Carlisle Newts. AL East Maple City Magic: Maple CIty will be coming into the 2017 season after a very good 2016 season that came to a disappointing end. Alex Friedman managed this team to a league best 17-7 regular season, only falli
Wild Card Results
LA PORTE- The 2016 ORWBL postseason kicked off Sunday afternoon with 4 Wild Card Games played at 4 different sites. All 4 teams that won their division played host to the respective Wild Card teams. Over in LaPorte, things got started early as the Bourissa Hills Pterodactyls took care of business with a 9-3 win over the Great Lakes Godfathers. Their Wild Card win sets up a rematch of the 2014 ALDS where the Dactyls' shocked Maple City taking the series in 3 games. Meanwhile
National League wins All Star Game, Home Field Advantage
NEW CARLISLE- After a 2 year stretch of no NL/AL All Star Game, ORWBL teams gathered at Migley Field in hopes of capturing home field advantage for their respective league. In the first All Star Game between the AL and NL since 2013, it was Koby Keck's National League All Star team that ran away with things on Thursday night. The much older National League won its 3rd consecutive All Star Game behind the bats of veterans such as Scott Soos and John Premetz. It was actually
2016 All-Star Teams Announced
NEW CARLISLE- The majority of the National League and American League All Star teams were announced on Saturday as manager voting decided the first 14 spots on each respective side. Manager voting decided who would start on the mound as well as 4 Outfielder/Utility spots. There was no voting for the catcher position. The next 8 next best vote getters on each side were named as reserves while both manager's selected their next 2 players for their All Star team's. Koby Keck
Dustin Curl purchases the Bertrand Bombers
"Shamrock Field (pictured above) is already completed, 1 day after Dustin Curl purchased the Bertrand Bombers." NEW CARLISLE- After less than 24 hours, league offices announced that they have found a replacement for the Bertrand Bombers. Dustin Curl out of New Carlisle led the push to purchase the franchise and within 1 day has put together a home field, team name, and roster. ORWBL Commissioner Alex Friedman was made aware of the interest on Curl's end and contacted him the
Bertrand Bombers fold after 9 games
NILES- 9 games into the 2016 regular season, the Bertrand Bombers have folded. Bombers manager Bryan Van Dyke informed Commissioner Alex Friedman of the news the night before their scheduled series with South Bend. Bertrand will be remembered for a lot of negative things after failing to finish out the 2015 season. There were hopes that a new ballpark would bring excitement to the franchise in need of a shot in the arm. In terms of ballparks, it is an unfortunate loss for th
