Founded: 2008 Founder: Eric Carlson 2008 Record: 5-1-0 2008 Results 2009 Outlook All Time Record: 5-1-0 (as WB) All Time Record: 2-5-1 (as Pioneers) The Wiffle Ballers are the 2008 HD Tournament CHAMPIONS!  Except for an extra inning loss to the F'Donovans in their first game, the Wiffle Ballers dominated in the regular "season" - they humiliated the Jollys, shutdown the Pride, and crushed the On-Calls.  They reached deep and rallied to beat the Homeboys in the Playoffs, then they stopped a late run by Mullany's in dramatic fashion to take the Crown!

	Eric Carlson Rob Deutsch Charlie Koller Mike Tschida BATTING BATTING BATTING BATTING AB H BA OBP 28 11 0.524 0.643 W KO HR RBI 7 7 1 7 AB H BA OBP 30 16 0.696 0.700 W KO HR RBI 5 2 2 18 AB H BA OBP 29 13 0.542 0.586 W KO HR RBI 4 5 3 12 AB H BA OBP 26 6 0.375 0.615 W KO HR RBI 10 5 2 11 PITCHING PITCHING PITCHING PITCHING BF IP RA ERA 39 7 11 4.71 W KO H HR 8 8 12 1 BF IP RA ERA 60 12 10 2.50 W KO H HR 12 16 15 3   DID NOT PITCH   DID NOT PITCH

	2008 RESULTS Opponent Result Field vs F'Donovan L: 6 - 8 Riverfront vs Pride of the Whifflers W: 3 - 0 Veterans at Jolly Wifflers W: 12 - 0 Veterans at On-Calls W: 16 - 4 Riverfront vs Homeboys* W: 5 - 4 Riverfront vs Mullany's Disciples** W: 6 - 5 Riverfront Notes: * = Playoff Game ** = CHAMPIONSHIP Game L: 6 - 8 Veterans 2009 OUTLOOK The Wiffle Ballers recorded the first No-Hitter in league history, and it was against the defending Champion Jolly Wifflers.  They routinely robbed home runs and threw people out at first from hits down the third base line.  Offensively, they were in a league of their own - scoring 11 more runs in the "regular season" than the second place team (for runs scored).  They were able to outscore the best defensive team in Mullany's Disciples for the Championship.  And they did this without last year's batting champion - their own Joey Joe Joe Junior Knooihuzen Shabadoo. It didn't matter, because they enlisted Rob Deutsch, the first HD Tourney winner of BOTH the batting championship AND tourney MVP!!!  This team has all the makings of the first HD Tourney dynasty.  And Eric ICE-E Carlson is laughing a sinister "revenge is awesome"-type laugh all the way to the record books.  College can't come soon enough.

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