COWEN PARK — The 2025 World Series brought together two of the league’s most successful franchises in the post-Rish era: the defending champion Wiffle House, chasing a fourth straight title in their…
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The Leaning Golden Man Awaits The stage is set. Two of Seattle Wiffleball’s premier franchises collide once again, with the Leaning Golden Man on the line. Don’t turn the TV off just because it’s a…
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Game 1: Reed and WH Bats Rob Dome’s Chance Early, 12-2 Wiffle House struck first in the semifinal, using a nine-run first inning to bury Swingdome early in a 12–2 win. Liam McFeely led the way with…
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The dynasty keeps rolling. Wiffle House, winners of the last three World Series, now set their sights on a fourth straight title. But standing in their way is Swingdome, a club that advanced through…
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This Wildcard showdown wasn’t just another playoff matchup — it was the latest installment of what one might call a “tie-valry”. Both teams traded blows, both had moments of dominance, and yet again…
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Another chapter in one of Seattle Wiffleball’s most competitive and enduring rivalries is about to be written. The #4-seed American Dreams face off against the #5-seed Swingdome in a rematch that’s…
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With just one week left in the regular season, two playoff seeds are locked in—Wiffle House at #1 and the Crows at #6. The rest is still up in the air and the final weekend will decide where they…
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From one coast to another, from legends to the legend, last Sunday, July 27, was a formative day for all ballplayers. On one side, a maestro at the plate — Ichiro Suzuki — received his due flowers…
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The 2nd Annual Seattle Wiffle In-Season Tournament is in less than two weeks! From 10am to 6pm on Sunday June 29th, Cowen Park will host two fields for a chaotic scramble to the $100 per player…
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We're solidly halfway through the season, so what better time to release power rankings? Things can change quickly, though, so you still gotta bring it week in and week out. And if you don’t like…
Read Full Article →10 teams...one Leaning Golden Man Picture the scene: Freshly-mown grass. A twelve-pack on the ground. Yellow bats strewn everywhere. A few picnickers beyond those classic blue fences, snickering…
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New team. Familiar faces. Unfinished business 😤 Matchup 1: Caught Cooking vs Bilabial Stops The league’s newest squad enters with intensity, urgency, and a loaded roster ready to serve. But you…
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Never forget where you came from. --> Seattle Wiffleball’s 2024 World Series was the highly anticipated showdown between two powerhouse teams: the undefeated Wiffle House and the…
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As Tim McLaughlin's Big Wiffowskis move on from the league to host Thursday night pickup at Green Lake -- tune into the league Instagram for week-by-week updates -- the remaining nine teams have…
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Never forget where you came from. Ten years ago, plain text posters began appearing on telephone poles and street lampposts around Seattle. This summer, by some miracle of the Cowen gods, we will…
Read Full Article →1. Wiffle House (9-1) Quinn Thomas took the mound. The House had just been shut out by the Stops for their first loss of the season. The Stops smelled blood in the water, top seed and crucial…
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John Trupin throws the first pitch of 2023 to Reed McFeely. The ninth is often deeply anti-climatic. Turning twenty-nine feels like nothing but a step to turning thirty. A batter weakly grounds out…
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The grizzled vets meet the juggernaut upstarts for the title this Sunday! After months of rain, heat, sweat, and tears, it has come to this. Two teams on two different paths will meet in Cowen Park,…
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Swingdome (formerly known as RBI Steaks) rolled into the playoffs in style, finishing the season 8-1 in their last 9 games while unveiling their snazzy rebrand to great fanfare. ### 11:00 AM – (6)…
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The Sheryl Crows' season-long grit has produced an 11-7 record and their first ever playoff berth. ### The Favorites 1. Bilabial Stops (15-1) 2. Wiffle House (13-1) 3. West Coast Washout (12-1)…
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Early outbursts, late heroics, and characteristic grittiness have the Crows off to a great start. In a world careening through chaos, it can be reassuring to have a seasonal rhythm that keeps us…
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The 2021 World Series began with pageantry (a Bobby Vandais national anthem, along with old-timey bunting hung from the outfield fence), and proved entertaining for a presumably record crowd. Game 1…
Read Full Article →Wiffle House stuns Stops to Advance to Series in Rookie Campaign They’re rookies, so Wiffle House might provide a little flash in the pan, but this team can’t really win. This narrative seems right…
Read Full Article →Knucks sweep Steaks, Washout await Starting at a crisp 9:30am, we knew that both the Mighty Knucks and the RBI Steaks could hit, so the story of this series was how the pitching would hold up. Here…
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"Never compromise. Not even in the face of Armageddon." -- Rorschach on the 2021 season, probably 1. Bilabial Stops (17-1) Behind the force of two aces and a thoroughly capable lineup, the Stops…
Read Full Article →File photo: 100% Real Juice has proven resilient, sweeping a big series to ensure a winning record and clawing their way back to the playoffs. We find ourselves at the end of a winding road, at the…
Read Full Article →Quinn MacWatters has had an outstanding rookie season for the reloaded RBI Steaks. You want playoff probabilities? We’ve got playoff probabilities. Commissioner Emeritus Dan Rish really likes…
Read Full Article →Paul Rogers was a one man gang, shutting out WCW on three hits while hitting three home runs. 101 in the shade. 104 in the sun. The hottest gameday in league history demanded constant hydration, a…
Read Full Article →Liam McFeely rounds the bases after a no-doubter. He leads the league in hitting at .846 and has 6 home runs in just 26 at bats for the surging Wiffle House. Weeks 7 and 8 featured returns, upsets,…
Read Full Article →Jim Froio has lead the surging RBI Steaks to five straight wins with gamechanging offense and resilient pitching. Cool, rainy conditions somehow favored the offense in four slugfests on Sunday. 24…
Read Full Article →WCW's Karl Koch has knuckled and buckled his way to the top of the pitching leaderboards. At long last, all teams have kicked off their 2021 season and everyone has at least a one in the win column.…
Read Full Article →The Bilabial Stops debuted their baby blues and got off on the right foot in week one, sweeping 100% Real Juice 10-9 and 9-4. After a soft opening in weeks one and two, a full slate of games kicked…
Read Full Article →File photo: The defending champion Bilabial Stops will meet two-time champs 100% Real Juice to kick off the regular season with a bang. New radar gun: Acquired. Schedule: Posted. Rules: Updated.…
Read Full Article →Game 1: 100% Real Juice 14, Bilabial Stops 6 Game One was a showdown between 2019 Cy Young winner Aaron Hunter of 100% Real Juice and rookie sensation Eddie Brown of the Bilabials Stops. The Juice…
Read Full Article →Check back this week for a full recap. by Daniel Rish, West Coast Washout Game 1: Bilabial Stops 6, West Coast Washout 3 Game 2: Bilabial Stops 8, West Coast Washout 4
Read Full Article →The 2020 season comes to its conclusion on Sunday with the Bilabial Stops meeting West Coast Washout in the World Series. The Washout looks to avenge their elimination at the hands of the Stops in…
Read Full Article →### Award Winners Cy Young: Eddie Brown, Bilabial Stops Most Valuable Player: Nick Usoff, Bilabial Stops Comeback Player of the Year: Paul Rogers, Sheryl Crows Defensive Player of the Year: Jonathan…
Read Full Article →Mighty Knucks 9, Bilabial Stops 6 Bilabial Stops 12, Mighty Knucks 2 Bilabial Stops 12, Mighty Knucks 2 ###### by Daniel Rish, West Coast Washout Game 1: Knucks Rally to Shock the Stops The Bilabial…
Read Full Article →West Coast Washout 7, 100% Real Juice 6 West Coast Washout 11, 100% Real Juice 6 ###### by Daniel Rish, West Coast Washout Game 1: A Back-and-Forth Affair The Washout prevailed in a wild,…
Read Full Article →Christian Heideger’s 5 home runs and 12 RBI paced the Mighty Knucks’ 19-11 wild card win over the RBI Steaks on Saturday. The bottom of the first saw aggressive base running from the Knucks and a…
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Playoff wiffleball is finally here! The 2020 championship tournament kicks off with a rare Saturday game on September 12, with semi-finals following the next day, and the championship series on…
Read Full Article →We're still tabulating the offensive records that were broken in the Steaks/ISO Pale home run derby. With 97 degree heat and zero wind, the ball was flying. The Steaks and ISO Pale put on an…
Read Full Article →File photo (2019): Max Melendez had a loud return at the plate and filthy stuff on the mound to pace a third straight WCW sweep. Week six only featured four teams, but there were plenty of…
Read Full Article →Two languishing teams swept to reverse their fortunes and join the playoff conversation. The Mighty Knucks and RBI Steaks both emerged victorious in crucial series to make the playoff picture a lot…
Read Full Article →The Steaks, the Stops, the Knucks, and the Wiffers were all down or tied when late runs propelled them ahead for good in an exciting weekend of games. The Stops remained undefeated, the Wiffers got…
Read Full Article →The summer heat finally decided to show up on Sunday, and the bats heated up in turn. The day was notable for unusually fast moving games, a fence with a bad attitude, and two nailbiters between the…
Read Full Article →Bobby Vadnais follows through on his second game-deciding home run in as many weeks, leading the Stops to a league-best 4-0 start. Week two saw a number of standout performances and more close…
Read Full Article →Don't laugh, this could very easily be you! At long last, we have returned! Week one was a welcome reacquaintance in unfamiliar times. There were pitchers' duels, slugfests, and even a few Jose…
Read Full Article →Dearest apologies for our radio silence the last few weeks, it has been a hectic time in the personal lives of the front office. Below is the playoff preview, followed by scorelines for the last…
Read Full Article →Matthew Roberson and the Crows soared into the playoff picture with a pair of wins on Sunday. We had four fun matchups this week, with ISO Pale gritting out two doubleheaders by playing a weekday…
Read Full Article →Pouring rain, bitin' skeeters, and drunken cricket fans weren't enough to stop the wiffle as the Mighty Knucks took on Hang and Bang. If there were ever a day where baseball should've been…
Read Full Article →Nick Usoff put on yet another offensive show, much to the dismay of the Juice. The wheat and the chaff have moved to opposite ends of the standings. Some teams are jockeying for precious home field…
Read Full Article →Joey "The Big Hurt" Meucci hit several of 436' foul balls and one that went 520' fair. The Juneuary phenomenon can be subtle if one is still in school, but it is quite noticeable in the regular…
Read Full Article →Vested. One-handed. Unscoutable. The winds of Week Five calmed, the field practically set itself up, and the park was ours. While many teams took the week off to observe Father's Day, four took the…
Read Full Article →After a chaotic pre-game, Dan Rish settled in on the field and as a model for the Washout's new uniforms. It's 11:30 AM at Cowen Park, and chaos reigns. With an hour until scheduled first pitch,…
Read Full Article →Sheryl Crows 7 || Mighty Knucks 6 (F/5) It took a miraculous strand rate and a comeback for the ages, but it's done: The Sheryl Crows have finally recorded their first wins. In a doubleheader sweep…
Read Full Article →A blood-soaked message appeared in the inbox of the Seattle Wiffle Facebook Page: Our wiffle armies thirst for a Seattle conquest, and today we came upon your pathetic page. Our legions stand forty…
Read Full Article →Week two was full of great rookie performances, including that of WCW's Julian Morales, who reminded us that bunting is never allowed and instead hit two dingers. Many a mom proved to be plenty…
Read Full Article →Luke Moedritzer announced his return to the league by swatting two home runs as the Juice choked the Chickens. One could not wish for better weather than what we had on Opening Day 2019. Sun…
Read Full Article →The wind blows through a little fresher. The sun hangs around a little longer. Cowen Park dries out and leaves an actual field behind. Soft plastic connects with hard plastic. It is that time of…
Read Full Article →I don't know what I was thinking when I decided to create a new league website from scratch, but here it is. Scores, league leaders, and standings are no longer buried in a series of dropdown menus.
Read Full Article →Kind of New and Somewhat Improved: a 2019 season preview PRESTON SAHABU , Seattle Wiffle The wind blows through a little fresher. The sun hangs around a little longer. Cowen Park dries…
Read Full Article →Juice, Washout play Series for the ages PRESTON SAHABU , Seattle Wiffle For months following the conclusion of this Series, I did not feel up to the task of recounting it. It was,…
Read Full Article →And then there were two. 100% Real Juice? More like 100% Strikeout Rate ALISON RUTH , Sons of Pitches Game 1: 100% Real Juice 10 || Sons of Pitches 0 We actually…
Read Full Article →The Postseason Starts Now Roadkill: Pitches clinch, Chickens eliminated ALISON RUTH , Sons of Pitches The tension on the field was so thick you could cut it with a knife. The…
Read Full Article →So Close, Yet So Far We should add "Wiffleball" to this sign. Fightin' in a Basement PRESTON SAHABU , Seattle Wiffle Media Purple Haze 13…
Read Full Article →Forfeits and Upsets and Heatstroke, Oh My! staying cool, so cool, Joe cool Out of Juice: Chickens scratch a win from 100% PRESTON SAHABU , Chicken 'n' Wiffles 100%…
Read Full Article →Super-Ultra MEGA Recap Update like this, but with more WIFFLEBALL Week 5 Haze, Washout split the pot PRESTON SAHABU , Seattle Wiffle Media Purple Haze 27 ||…
Read Full Article →Cannonball represents dads with pride In honor of Father's Day, the league took an informal break. However, the Dad Team (TM) of Cannonball Coming chose to assemble anyway, and Walks With…
Read Full Article →Grounds Crew Takes On Weather, Loses The weather was damp and the right-handed batters box was travesty, but the league opened June with a gusto. These recaps now have 200% more…
Read Full Article →Dad Strength: a home run derby story PRESTON SAHABU , Seattle Wiffle With the World Series over, everyone turned their attention to the rest of All-Star Sunday, which included a fabulous…
Read Full Article →Sunday Bloody Sunday The orange fence was sharp as barbed wire. The strike zone stood ominously, worn from years of assault. The bats leaned against the fence, ready for…
Read Full Article →Opening Day 2018 Dan creates the Commissioner's Office The Commissioner limps to his car, loaded with equipment. Another long day in the field has finally come to a close. The Seattle…
Read Full Article →Results as of 7/23/2017 W L PCT GB WCGB x-Cannonball Coming 14 2 .875 -- -- x-RBI Steaks 12 4 .750 1 -- x-100% Real Juice 11 5 .688 2 -- …
Read Full Article →Offensive Player of the Week: Andrew Ybarra, Get a Wiff Team captain Andrew Ybarra got off to an early lead in the home run sweepstakes, crushing two balls on his way to driving in 8 of his teams…
Read Full Article →Matt Pearson kept things close through two, surrendering only one run in that stretch despite (or perhaps because of) his arcing slowball. Unfortunately for Matt, his offense did not get going…
Read Full Article →100% Real Juice scored eleven in an excruciatingly long first inning which saw ten walks followed by a two-run double by Adam Brickett. Epo Olivarez recorded his team's first win, but it was…
Read Full Article →W L PCT GB WCGB x-100% Real Juice 15 3 .833 -- -- y-Cannonball Coming 13 5 .722 2 -- y-Dingers 13 5 .722 2 -- y-RBI Steaks 12…
Read Full Article →Get A Wiff 19 , West Coast Washout 17 The defending champs started the season off in a deep hole, going down 12-2 before beginning to rally in what would become the most unexpectedly close game of…
Read Full Article →INSIDE LOOKING OUT Magic Number Remaining Games Dingers 5 Chicken'n'Wiffles (2), West Coast Washout, 100% Real Juice Cannonball Coming 6 100%…
Read Full Article →Dingers 10, Wiffle Junction 0 After reaching base on a fielder's choice in the third, Doug Connelly capitalized on the chance to play spoiler to Aidan Welch's no-hit bid. One…
Read Full Article →The regular season is more than half in the books, meaning that the time for playoffs will be coming soon. So, who makes the playoffs? Division winners automatically make the…
Read Full Article →Bungalow Boys 3, RBI Steaks 2 RBI Steaks 14, Bungalow Boys 0 Pitcher of the Week: Nick Winn Nick pitched out of several jams to secure a shutout against…
Read Full Article →Blue Sox 12, West Coast Washout 7 The West Coast Washout (known for Week 1 as the Texas Instruments) dug themselves a hole early, as starter Andrew Winter struggled with control from the…
Read Full Article →West Coast Washout 5, Bungalow Boys 3 In a game featuring 31 total strikeouts, the Washout took fleeting control of the Seeyas Division, on the strength of two runs by Matt Kane, and a 3-5…
Read Full Article →Bungalow Boys 10, Blue Sox 0 With Matt Soucy on the mound, the Bungalow Boys 1-0 lead after two innings began to look insurmountable, and it was. Soucy wound up three outs away from a…
Read Full Article →The Bungalow Boys 7, The Dinger Squad 0 The Bungalow Boys 21, The Dinger Squad 20 Check back later in the week for players of the week. Pitcher of the Week: Matt Soucy Soucy's…
Read Full Article →Bungalow Boys 11, Wiff Waff 1 In his debut appearance, Wiff Waff's Felix Reyes impressed. He limited the damage from a fine Bungalow Boys offense, recording zeros in 3 frames , but the any…
Read Full Article →Chicken'n'Wiffles 15, West Coast Washout 8 Liam Munro batted in 8 runs on 5 hits, including a triple, to help his own cause and bring Chicken'n'Wiffles to an early lead in the standings.…
Read Full Article →Winning their eighth consecutive game, the Dinger Squad relied on the blazing slowball of Aidan Welch, along with an 8-run third inning. With two down and no runs in, the Dinger Squad reeled…
Read Full Article →Missing two of their top threats in Cody Thomson and Aidan Welch, Max Berner-Hays picked up the slack, going the distance on the mound while going 6-8 with 6 RBI. Liam Munro came in in relief…
Read Full Article →Dinger Squad 2, Bungalow Boys 1 Dinger Squad 6, Bungalow Boys 5 (7 innings)
Read Full Article →Dinger Squad 15, Blue Sox 14 The Blue Sox pushed the Dinger Squad to the limit, as Sean Novak and Hunter Van Horne each had two 6th inning hits to lead a 7 run rally. The two…
Read Full Article →Dinger Squad 7, RBI Steaks 4 Dinger Squad 7, RBI Steaks 6
Read Full Article →West Coast Washout 5, Dinger Squad 3 Dinger Squad 3, West Coast Washout 0
Read Full Article →The opening day schedule has been announced, with the following match-ups scheduled: 12:30 PM Chicken 'n' Wiffles [Pearson] vs [Saul] 3:00 PM [Pope] vs The Dinger Squad [Berner-Hayes] 5:30 PM…
Read Full Article →Game 1: RBI Steaks 10, Wiff Waff 0 Reilly Brindle threw a three-hit complete game, using the stout RBI Steaks defense to his advantage to record 11 outs in the field, the most in any semifinal…
Read Full Article →RBI Steaks 13, Chicken'n'Wiffles 8 In their league debut, the RBI Steaks had a back-and-forth tussle with Chicken'n'Wiffles, but put the game away with 5 big runs in the fourth. Two walks and…
Read Full Article →RBI Steaks 18, Chicken'n'Wiffles 9 RBI Steaks 17, Chicken'n'Wiffles 0
Read Full Article →Anthracite Division W L PCT GB WCGB x-RBI Steaks 15 5 .750 -- -- z-Wiff Waff 10 10 .500 5 2 Smurfs 7 13 .350 8 5 …
Read Full Article →Smurfs 12, Blue Sox 9 Jacob Pope blasted a pair of two-runs home runs off of Week 2 Pitcher of the Week Jed Laprade to lead the Smurfs to the 12-9 victory. The normally deep Blue Sox squad was…
Read Full Article →Smurfs 15, The Dinger Squad 12 The Dinger Squad took full advantage of Smurf starter Sam Heikell's second-inning wildness to score 9 runs, but it was not enough to keep the Smurfs at bay.…
Read Full Article →RBI Steaks 17, Smurfs 7 Smurfs 7, RBI Steaks 4
Read Full Article →Dinger Squad 17, Smurfs 13 Dinger Squad 6, Smurfs 3
Read Full Article →Pitcher of the Week: Matt Pearson Defensive Player of the Week: Elijah Ybarra Offensive Player of the Week: Matt Soucy Winter is Coming: Grab…
Read Full Article →West Coast Washout 1, Bungalow Boys 0 West Coast Washout 9, Bungalow Boys 8 Check back later in the week for players of the week. Pitcher of the Week: Daniel Rish…
Read Full Article →West Coast Washout 12, The Dinger Squad 9 The West Coast Washout used nine first inning singles to build a 7-run lead which they would never relinquish. Pitching on his birthday, Washout…
Read Full Article →West Coast Washout 9, RBI Steaks 4 RBI Steaks 9, West Coast Washout 4 Check Back Wednesday for Players of the Week! Pitcher of the Week: Matt Leonard Leonard…
Read Full Article →West Coast Washout 11, Smurfs 5 Pitcher of the Week: Aidan Welch Defensive Player of the Week: Jacob Pope Offensive Player of the Week: Daniel Carson…
Read Full Article →West Coast Washout 4 , Wiff Waff 0 Wiff Waff 14, West Coast Washout 9
Read Full Article →Dinger Squad 11, Wiff Waff 4 Dinger Squad 15, Wiff Waff 5
Read Full Article →RBI Steaks 15, Wiff Waff 1 For the fourth consecutive week, Wiff Waff found themselves involved in a sweep. Twice they have been on the losing end. In the opener, the RBI Steaks quickly…
Read Full Article →Wiff Waff 10, Blue Sox 0 Wiff Waff 10, Blue Sox 6
Read Full Article →Wiff Waff 15, Chicken'n'Wiffles 12 Wiff Waff 30, Chicken'n'Wiffles 14
Read Full Article →Wiff Waff 29, Blue Sox 5 As an amalgamation of many individuals, Wiff Waff relied on a game-time pickup and a brother of regular Kevin Saul to keep from forfeiting. They responded…
Read Full Article →Wiff Waff 11, Chicken'n'Wiffles 2 Did Chicken'n'Wiffles stand a chance? This is Wiff Waff's 5th consecutive week with a sweep (W-L-W-L-W). It will be tougher for Wiff Waff to lose next…
Read Full Article →RBI Steaks 13, Smurfs 3 With some old faces re-joining their roster, the Smurfs seemed like they would get back to their winning ways, as they jumped out to a 3-1 lead after one inning.…
Read Full Article →Game 1: West Coast Washout 1, RBI Steaks 0 The starters for this game came in boasting spotless postseason ERAs, and the stats did not lie in predicting a duel. An across the diamond…
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