HARVARD – The grand-daddy of Michigan wiffle tournaments is on haitus.
Word has reached the MWA offices of the cancellation of the 2010 Fat Bastard Wiffle Ball Tournament, located near Grand Rapids. The event was typically held in early August and attracted competitors from up to fourteen states along with national media coverage.
Organizers cited several factors in the decision. Their announcement can be accessed HERE.
ANN ARBOR – The GSWL is coming to Michigan in the Ann Arbor area!
Golden Stick is the game’s most elite league and one of the only leagues in the nation that pays its players. A $350 team fee, but the league sets you up with a sponsorship package that could get you paid. Plus, sign a contract to become a team in either the Pro OR Yard league, and the front office will provide you with custom two color jerseys with your name and number on the back, socks, shorts, and hats with custom logos on them. Each region holds a postseason championship after the 6 week regular season. Win
Ann Arbor and they will pay for your hotel and flight ticket to Vegas to play in the national championship against the other regional champs across the country.
Contact GSWL@goldenstickwiffle.com if you are interested in playing, or
visit www.goldenstickwiffle.com for more information.
Only serious Wifflers should contact the front office, this is a professional league. Entry is a first come, first serve basis.
There’s an updated rumor of a new tournament near Hillsdale, MI later this month as “Lantis Field” in Hillsdale will be hosting an inaugural tournament on August 22nd September 26 for four person teams. All ages are welcome and awards will be presented to outstanding players and champion teams.
Contact Blake Jenkins for more details at 517-320-0685 or 313-384- 4411.
There are a handful of tournaments coming up quickly in Michigan, including the tenth Fat Bastard Wiffle Ball Tournament, near Rockford, on August 7-8 and the sixth Curves for the Cure, in Frankenmuth on August 1. The new Downriver Wiffle Tournament will also be August 15th along with Manchester, who will be holding their Michigan Wiffle Classic from August 14-16.
Best of luck to all the teams and the hundreds of wiffle ball players throughout the state!
Check out their websites for full details.
Just letting you know the 2009 Wiffleball World Series at Farm Field is scheduled for August 1st and 2nd. This tournament is held every summer in Saline, MI. Hope you can get some teams recruited and I hope some of you can come out and see the great event we run. We were featured on the front page of the Ann Arbor News last summer so we look forward to having a bigger and better tournament. Please write me back if you have any questions or requests. Thanks
Matt Guenther
matthew.l.guenther@wmich.edu
The Downriver Wiffleball League has scheduled their first tournament of the season for April 4th in Woodhaven, Michigan.
This is a fast pitch tourney, open to 16 teams of all ages. Cost is $20 per team.
Contact Carl Coffee at 734-818-7910 or visit their SITE for more information.
The Machester Wiffle League has plans to challenge the best teams in Michigan to a playoff tournament.
Commissioner Evan Bortmas writes, “(We) will be challenging each of the 8 best teams in Michigan to face each other in an 8-team, best of 3-5-5, 5 on 5 wiffleball tournament. How it will work is each league will have a qualifying tournament, which at least 6 teams must enter. The winner will then be selected to go to the Michigan Wiffleball Classic. That will leave 8 of the top teams in Michigan to face each other in a battle for a cash prize, a trophy, and serious bragging rights.”
They’re planning a weekend July event in Manchester, located between Jackson and Ann Arbor. Their players are high school age, but the tournament is open to all ages. Their rules are fastpitch and baserunning, using only the official wiffle bats & balls. For more information, contact Evan at “manchesterwiffle (at) yahoo.com”
GREENVILLE – The west Michigan based Fatties are once again hosting their “Winter Fiasco” indoor wiffle Tournament in Greenville. Play is open to anyone aged 21 and over and is open to the first 48 players to sign up. Teams are drawn at random. Cost is $25 per person.
For more information, or to sign up, hit up their website at www.thefatty.com
There will be a wiffle ball tournament held September 13th at Flat Rock Community Fields, 22500 Gibraltar Rd, Flat Rock, MI 48134. Teams can be coed and up to four players. Cost is $50 per team.
For more information, contact Mike Dembicki at 586-202-8376 or mike-usssa-ump1@wowway.com.
KALAMAZOO – The KWL will be hosting their first tournament on September 13th. Teams are welcome to check out their information page. LINK.
