Big League WIFFLE Ball News

Wiffle Madness Comes to Amherst, MA on April 30th

The UMass Sport Management department is proud to present the 1st Annual Wiffle Madness: Swing for Will Power! We would love for you to join us for the tournament on Saturday April 30th from 11am to 4pm at Fort River elementary school in Amherst, MA.

To sign up a team go to www.WiffleMadness.org. The deadline to register is April 27th, Registration is only $10 per player, 3-5 players on a team and all proceeds go to the WillPower Foundation, an organization that provides financial assistance to families who have children with disabilities.

The winning team receives a grand prize of $500! We also have a $150 Forever 21 gift certificate for the top female team (Majority of team members are female).

Every participant will:
-Play in at least 3 games,
-Receive FREE food from Bueno Y Sano, award winning Mexican Restaurant in the area, voted #1 Burritos in 2010 by NECN.
-FREE Red Bull at the event
-FREE tickets to see the Holyoke Blue Sox this summer.
-FREE tickets to ALL of our raffle prizes

There is also a Home Run Derby, where a Moonshot SCX Revolution bat will be available for use by all participants and the winner will take home the state-of-the-art bat ($179.95 value)

All participants also get a raffle ticket for some of our awesome PRIZES including:
- Red Sox Tickets
- Bruins, Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots NY Jets and NY Giants, and Indians memorabilia
- VIP Mets experience (4 tickets, on field batting practice, scoreboard welcome, free parking)
- Signed baseballs and autographed pictures from MLB players and managers around the league
- All day passes to the Basketball Hall of Fame

There also will be bounce boxing, a bungee run and basketball courts to enjoy while waiting in between games. Pizza and concessions will also be made available.

Our goal is to have around 50-75 teams, and we want a nice balance of UMass students alongside experienced players. Come out for the sheer Madness that will ensue on April 30th and sign up TODAY to reserve your team’s chance at the $500 grand prize.

REGISTER YOUR TEAM TODAY!!! www.WiffleMadness.org
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Any questions? Feel free to email us at WiffleMadness@gmail.com

Ouch!

Source: The Beaumont Enterprise

By KYLE PEVETO

BEAUMONT, Texas

A woman shot in the chest during a party Saturday night was in critical condition Sunday, according to the Beaumont Police Department.

During a party at 2350 Monroe St., a fight broke out, and one partygoer tried to hit another with a plastic wiffle ball bat, but missed and struck a child, according to an incident report filed by police.

A larger fight ensued, and a party guest got a pistol, shot once in the air and shot a woman in the upper right chest, according to the report. She was taken to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.

We had a great time this past Sunday in NYC at Mickey Mantle’s Restaurant, talking to Kerel Cooper of www.ontheblack.com.

Check out his Met’s blog if you have a chance.

He took some time to interview us over some wings and brews. Make sure you turn up the volume… it was really loud at the restaurant, so it’s a little hard to hear. Fun interview though, and a great restaurant, in spite of the fact that I’m a huge Red Sox fan.

Good time…

We’re creating the next generation of wifflers at our BLWB camps  in Guilford, CT.   Definitely have some talent in the 5th and 6th grade level.  Some good arms and quick bats.  We still have some work to do in mastering the essentials of pitching, but the kids are making some good progress.  Monday night we finished up session 1, and we start session 2 in about a week and a half.

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