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Godfathers Shembarger and Smith shine in debut's
MICHIGAN CITY- For the first time in ORWBL history, a Michigan City based team played in an ORWBL series as the Gardena Golden Showers hosted the Great Lakes Godfathers on Opening Day. Unfortunately for Gardena, the Godfathers spoiled the party as the Godfathers poured on 60 runs combined in a 3 game sweep. The Godfathers offseason signings shined in Week 1 as Brian Shembarger led the way with 12 Home Runs which is good for tops in the league after Week 1. Will Smith also ha
The ORWBL Podcast: Cotter, Shepard to host ORWBL's first ever podcast network
NEW CARLISLE- We are thrilled to announce that there will be an ORWBL Podcast Network in 2018 which will be the league's first podcast! Brett Shepard and Aidan Cotter will be the hosts and will be airing weekly once the season starts! Shepard and Cotter will talk anything and everything related to ORWBL and will also be bringing on special guests. The ORWBL Podcast kicked off with the Commissioner and Manager of the Maple City Magic, Alex Friedman joining the show. In epis
Triple Crown folds as Manager Jeremy Ross is leaving for the Marines: Caleb Martin to the rescue, pu
NEW CARLISLE- It was a short lived run for the East Ridge Triple Crown who officially folded over the weekend as Manager Jeremy Ross is leaving for the Marines. We wish Jeremy the best of luck as he is heading off to serve our country. The NWLA All 2nd Team Rookie of the Year winner bounced around last season playing for Great Lakes while also helping Granger make a deep playoff run. Just one day later, Caleb Martin who was on the Dactyls' roster the past 3 seasons came to
ORWBL players announced to 2017 NWLA All Hitting, Pitching, and Rookie Teams
New Carlisle- The NWLA released the 2017 All Hitting, Pitching, and Rookie teams. Our league received a lot of recognition which is great to see. In total, there were 12 ORWBL players announced to NWLA All 1st, 2nd, or 3rd teams which set the previous ORWBL record of 11 from 2016. In 2015, 8 ORWBL players were named to the teams. Below are the players who were announced to the All Pitching, Hitting, and Rookie teams. Congratulations to all players who were named! NWLA All T
Jeremy Ross changes his brand to the East Ridge Triple Crown.
Shortly after Matt Smith decided that he would not be managing the Lake Michigan Landsharks and returning home to the Leprechauns, Jeremy Ross stepped up to the plate. Ross officially announced that his franchise will be called the East Ridge Triple Crown. Ross also unveiled their logo while also announcing the signing of Michael Forrester. The logo was designed by the official graphic designer of the Old Republic Wiffleball League Matthew Lipke who can be contacted on twitt
Why this Wiffle®?
Why do you play Wiffle®Ball the way you play Wiffle®Ball? You could ask that question of any league, tournament, or association across the country and hear a different answer each time. There is probably no other sport with a greater variation in rules than wiffleball. Very few leagues or tournaments use the official rules that come inside the box with a new ball. Not many of us are actually playing the game the way it was designed to be played, so who are we to say what t
Top 10 most anticipated series of 2018
With the schedule being officially released for the 2018 Old Republic Wiffleball League, it is time to start anticipating what might be. This year the league will operate with 14 teams so there will be plenty of storylines to follow on a weekly basis once the summer rolls around. With five more teams joining the fray, there will certainly be a lot of must see matchups in 2018. While it may be tough to call, we are going to try our best to predict the top ten most anticipated
Ex Father, Panther, Jeremy Ross looks to silence the doubters as he has been named the Mallards skip
NEW CARLISLE- After an impressive Rookie campaign, Jeremy Ross has officially been names as the Manager for the Lake Michigan Mallards. In his first season in the league, Ross proved that he has the potential to be a future All Star in the league. After missing out on entering Triple Crown into the league in 2016, Ross decided to sign with the Great Lakes Godfathers. Ross certainly played a role in the improvements that were made by the Godfathers in 2017. In 25 Games, Ross
2018 Dates and Schedule announced
LA PORTE- With the 2017 World Series now 3 months in the rear view mirror, it is that time to start preparing for another year of ORWBL action. Commissioner Alex Friedman announced that the league would return to operating under a 24 game Regular season schedule with all teams making the playoffs once again (Unless a team has to forfeit a series.) For the first time, ORWBL will be operating with 14 teams which sets the previous league high of 12 which has somewhat been the no
ORWBL to return to 24 game schedule in 2018
Commissioner Alex Friedman has announced that the league will operate under a 24 game regular season schedule next season. In 2017, teams played a 30 game schedule but with all of the tournaments in the area, the league office decided that it would be best to go back to the 24 game schedule in 2018. If the current teams and setup holds true, teams will play all of the 6 other teams in their respective league while also having 2 inter-league series. #Yabos #Mechanics #SourChic
