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Offseason Recap & Team Previews
We are less than two weeks away from the start of the 2020 ORWBL regular season which means it's time to take a closer look into all 14 ORWBL teams. After a longer offseason than usual due to the Covid-19 outbreak, it looks as though we should finally be ready to go on May 31st barring any setbacks. Now lets take a look at what each team has done in the offseason as well as what lies ahead starting with the 3-time defending World Series Champions. Maple City Magic Maple Cit
Newts Complete the Sweep Over the Mechanics to Win the NL Pennant!
OLIVE TOWNSHIP - Despite falling short in The Wiffle®Ball Championship Game at Hometown Days, the New Carlisle Newts season is still not over. The Newts won the National League pennant by completing a three-game sweep of the Olive Township Mechanics with a 22-20 victory in 7 innings on Sunday. New Carlisle took the first two games of the series, 7-2 and 10-3, at Migley Field on July 14. After a long break for the major tournament season, the series resumed with the Mechanics
Caleb Jonkman, Kody Webb Take Home Gold Glove Honors
Throughout the week, we have been announcing the 2019 ORWBL regular season awards leading up to the World Series. Today we will announce the 2019 Gold Glove winners for both the American and National League. Stay tuned throughout the week for more awards as tomorrow we will be announcing the 2019 Cy Young winners! NEW CARLISLE- Caleb Jonkman and Kody Webb are notoriously two of the top fielders in the league but have yet to win a Gold Glove. It was only a matter of time be
Friedman, Cotter Take Home Manager of the Year honors
Throughout the week, we have been announcing the 2019 ORWBL regular season awards leading up to the World Series. Today, we recognize the 2019 Manager of the Year Awards for both the American and National League. Stay tuned throughout the week for more awards as tomorrow we will be announcing the 2019 Gold Glove winners! NEW CARLISLE- Despite stumbling down the stretch of the regular season, Maple City Manager Alex Friedman won an extremely close vote between 3 Managers to
Richards, Boren take home AL and NL Most Improved Player Awards
Throughout the week, we will be announcing the 2019 ORWBL regular season awards leading up to the World Series. We will start with the 1st ever ORWBL Most Improved Player Award for both the American and National League. Stay tuned throughout the week for more awards as tomorrow we will be announcing the 2019 Rookies of the Year! NEW CARLISLE- As the season concluded, ORWBL Managers had a vote for the 2019 regular season awards. All 16 Managers got their ballots in and the
Newts Take 2-0 NLCS Lead
NEW CARLISLE - It was finally a good day for the home team at Migley Field, as the New Carlisle Newts continued their hot start in the 2019 Old Republic Wiffle®Ball League Playoffs on Sunday afternoon. The Newts grabbed Games 1 and 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Mechanics, 7-2 and 10-3. It was a total team effort for the New Carlisle club. Ace Jay Ryans set the tone on the mound, stifling a Mechanics offense that averaged 18.5 runs per game in their
Mechanics Advance to NLCS
OLIVE TOWNSHIP - The two-seeded Olive Township Mechanics (16-8) advanced to the National League Championship Series after defeating the three-seeded Elkhart BFAM (19-5) in two games. With the win, the Mechanics will advance to their first league championship series with and are just three wins away from their first World Series appearance. Prior to Olive Township's victory, two sets of Wild Card games were decided, with the Lynn Street Leprechauns (6-18) taking on the Scottsd
2019 Home Run Derby Participants Announced
NEW CARLISLE- Prior to the All Star Game, the 13th ORWBL Home Run Derby will take place starting at 6:00pm ET on Saturday, June 15th. Maple City's Jared Jonkman will look to defend his title. Jonkman and New Carlisle's Koby Keck are the only participants in the field who have won an ORWBL Home Run Derby before. The winner of this year's Home Run Derby will earn a cash prize of $50. Like last year, the Derby will stay with the bracket style format with 1 minute timed rounds.
2019 All-Star Voting Results
(Pictured Above: The 2018 National League team after winning the All Star Series) NEW CARLISLE - The 2019 All-Star teams have been officially finalized following the conclusion of the Last Man In Voting on twitter. As is tradition, the reigning league champion's managers will manage their respective leagues. The American League will be managed by Alex Friedman and the National League will be managed by Brett Shepard. This year's event will feature a 3-game series hosted by th
Mechanics Sweep Kings in Soggy Series
ROLLING PRAIRIE - After dropping five of their previous six games, the Olive Township Mechanics (11-7) bounced back to sweep the County Line Kings (8-10) at Rick Bloode Ballpark with scores of: 7-4, 7-6, and 12-5. In the opener, it was the Nate Arndt show on the mound for the Mechanics. Arndt allowed just one run in his 5 innings of work, successfully shutting down a short-handed Kings squad. Despite a 6th inning rally from the Kings, Colton Boren eventually closed it down fo
