Seattle Wiffle

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Seattle Wiffleball Hall of Fame

Daniel Rish

Class of 2024 • West Coast Washout

Hall of Fame('24)Silver Slugger('18)All Star×7('15–'21)Iron Giant×4('17–'20)Commish×5('15–'19)

The founding father of Seattle Wiffleball. Rish didn't just play in this league, he built it from the ground up, serving as the original commissioner for the first five seasons. On the field, he was the heart of the West Coast Washout, a gutty ace who pitched 20 innings in eight days during the 2018 World Series because his team needed him. Wild at times, tenacious always. A seven-time All-Star and Silver Slugger, Rish could rake at the plate too, but it was his willingness to grind through impossible workloads on the mound that made him legendary. He created the stage, then performed on it.

Matt Pearson

Class of 2024 • Chicken 'n' Wiffles

All Star×7('15, '17, '19, '22–'25)Captain of the Year('24)Baserunner of the Year×2('18, '23)Sportsman of the Year('16)Iron Giant×4('15, '18, '19, '21)

The Denim Cowboy. While everyone else suited up in shorts, Pearson strapped on his jeans and went to work for Chicken 'n' Wiffles as their long-time captain. A front mound pitcher whose loopy eephus left hitters flailing at air, his devilish curveball put batters in hell and made him one of the league's most unconventional arms. But Pearson was far more than a pitching gimmick. A seven-time All-Star and two-time Baserunner of the Year, he could beat you in every phase of the game. His 2016 Sportsman of the Year award speaks to the kind of competitor he was: fierce between the lines, respected by everyone outside them.

Preston Sahabu

Class of 2024 • Chicken 'n' Wiffles

Hall of Fame('24)Iron Giant('21)Commish×5('20–'24)

One of the nicest guys you'll ever meet in Seattle Wiffleball, and one of its most important. Sahabu served as league commissioner for half a decade, shepherding the league through its growth years with a steady hand and a genuine love for the game. As a player, he suited up for Chicken 'n' Wiffles and earned two League Honors awards. But his greatest contribution might be as the league's unofficial historian. His World Series recaps, All-Star Game coverage, and season previews are the written record of Seattle Wiffleball, the stories that turn summer doubleheaders into something worth remembering. He chronicled what he called 'the finest wiffle' he'd ever witnessed, and the league is richer for having someone who cared enough to write it all down.

Aaron Hunter

Class of 2024 • 100% Real Juice

MVP('17)Cy Young×2('18, '25)All Star×4('16–'18, '25)Comeback Player('25)Golden Palm×3('16, '17, '25)Iron Giant('17)

One of the original dominant pitchers in league history. Hunter's delivery was a thing of terrifying efficiency: loading and firing, loading and firing. His slider made grown men look helpless. In Game 1 of the 2018 World Series, he struck out 18 batters. In Game 3, he relieved Olivares and struck out four of the first five he faced without breaking a sweat. An MVP, Cy Young winner, and two-time Golden Palm recipient, Hunter was the ace of the 100% Real Juice dynasty that claimed back-to-back titles. When he took the mound, the complexion of the game changed before he threw a pitch.

Epo Olivares

Class of 2024 • 100% Real Juice

All Star×7('16–'18, '20, '22, '23, '25)Defensive Play of Year('16)Iron Giant×3('17, '20, '21)

The all-time strikeout king, and it's not close. Olivares terrorized hitters for 100% Real Juice with a super nasty sinker and a fastball that always seemed to be flirting with the speed limit. A seven-time All-Star, he racked up punchouts at a pace that may never be matched. In the 2018 World Series, he teamed with Aaron Hunter to form arguably the most dominant pitching tandem in league history, closing out the decisive Game 3 with strikeouts to clinch the title. His strikeout record is the kind of number that just sits there on the leaderboard, daring anyone to come for it. Nobody has yet.

Jimmy Froio

Class of 2024 • RBI Steaks, Swingdome

Hall of Fame('24)Silver Slugger('20)All Star×7('16, '18, '20–'22, '24, '25)Captain of the Year('15)Golden Palm('20)Iron Giant×2('20, '25)

Nobody has more at-bats in Seattle Wiffleball history than Jimmy Froio, and he made the most of just about all of them. A seven-time All-Star, Silver Slugger, and Golden Palm winner, Froio built a résumé full of hitting records simply by showing up every single season and mashing. He captained the RBI Steaks from day one, earning Captain of the Year in the league's inaugural season, then later led Swingdome into a new era. The 2020 Offensive Player of the Year award capped a peak that was a long time coming, but longevity was always the point. Froio's name is all over the record book because he never stopped swinging.

Paul Rogers

Class of 2024 • Cannonball Coming, Sheryl Crows, Bilabial Stops

Hall of Fame('24)MVP×2('22, '23)All Star×8('17, '18, '20–'25)Rookie of the Year('17)Comeback Player('20)Iron Giant×4('17, '18, '23, '25)

Old-Man Rogers treats the wiffle field like his precious lawn, because it literally is. The league's unofficial groundskeeper, Rogers has spent countless hours working on the mound and maintaining the field at Cowen Park, usually with a Bodhizafa in hand. On the field, he's even better: a two-time MVP, Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player, and eight-time All-Star who can beat you from the mound or the plate. His submarine 'rise and fade' pitch won the first-ever Filthiest Pitch Competition, and in the 2024 World Series he struck out 10 while driving in three runs on a clutch bases-loaded single. From Cannonball Coming to the Sheryl Crows to the Bilabial Stops, Rogers has been the most complete player in the league for nearly a decade.

Karl Koch

Class of 2024 • Cannonball Coming, West Coast Washout

Silver Slugger('16)All Star×4('16, '20–'22)Sportsman of the Year('21)Golden Palm('22)

The Notorious K.O.C.H. Widely regarded as the best front mound pitcher of all time, and the owner of an insane knuckleball that left hitters muttering to themselves on the walk back to the bench. Koch won the Home Run Derby in 2018, crushing mammoth shots that had the crowd buzzing, and he brought that same power to regular season play as a Silver Slugger and four-time All-Star. He anchored the mound for West Coast Washout in their 2021 World Series run, going head-to-head with staff aces in the biggest moments. A Sportsman of the Year and Golden Palm winner, Koch played the game the right way and made it look easy with that dancing knuckler.

Scott Lewis

Class of 2024 • Cannonball Coming

MVP×2('16, '18)Cy Young('17)All Star×3('16–'18)

Some say he once threw a perfect game on a Sunday afternoon and the umpire just nodded, like he expected it. Others claim he went 7-for-7 at the plate while simultaneously closing out a game on the mound. The legend of Scott Lewis is the kind of thing you hear about in hushed tones from Cannonball Coming veterans. A two-time MVP and Cy Young winner who dominated from 2016 to 2018, then vanished like a myth that had proved its point. He threw the league's first-ever perfect game. He hit .667 in a season. He was the top pick in the All-Star draft. And then, as quickly as he arrived, the offensive powerhouse and closer retired from the league. If you never saw him play, you just have to take everyone's word for it. They all say the same thing.

Jeremy Salvo

Class of 2025 • West Coast Washout, American Dreams

Hall of Fame('25)All Star×3('18, '19, '21)Captain of the Year×2('18, '21)Iron Giant×6('18–'21, '24, '25)

Heavy metal drummer by night, wiffle legend by day. Salvo has been one of the biggest contributors to Seattle Wiffleball on and off the field. He built most of his career on the West Coast Washout, where he earned both of his Captain of the Year awards and established himself as the kind of leader who makes everyone around him better. A three-time All-Star with a patient eye at the plate, Salvo racked up walks like nobody else, grinding out tough at-bats and making pitchers work for every out. His collection of Iron Giant awards proves he never missed a season, and his League Honors nod speaks to everything he's done for the league beyond the stat sheet. From the Washout to the American Dreams, Salvo set the tone wherever he went.

Coming Soon

Class of 2026 Inductee

The next member of the Seattle Wiffleball Hall of Fame will be revealed soon. Check back next week for the unveiling.

Hall of Famers selected by the Seattle Wiffleball selection committee