Wiffle Ball Recap - May 13, 2025

SMBA Wiffleball May 13, 2025

The 2025 SMBA Wiffle Ball Season opened on a hot and sunny Tuesday May 13th with the first four games of the year.  Forty-two players plus dozens of friends, family and fans filled Mother’s Brewery Backyard for a festive and fun evening.

Shout out to our evening’s umpires Danielle Reid, Jacob Haskins and Cameron Beaver.

Game One

The season opened with a battle of the prosecuting attorneys. The Greene County Dragonslayers and DOJ Turkeys squared off with no runs scratched across in the opening frame. But the quiet didn't last long.

The Dragonslayers struck first, plating a lone run in the top of the second taking a short-lived lead. In the bottom half, the Turkeys trotted in six runs, capped by a grand slam courtesy of team captain—and newly minted husband—Cameron Beaver. Congrats all around.

The Dragonslayers fought back in the third, sparked by an animated triple from Jacqueline Ledezma-Ruelas. Moments later, Kaylee Comer slammed an RBI triple-into-the-tree, bringing the crowd (and a few squirrels) to life.

Alas, the Dragonslayers rally failed to slay, the Turkeys gobbling up hope of a comeback with five more runs in the bottom of the third.

Final Score: DOJ Turkeys11, Dragonslayers 6

MVPs: Hannah Lucas and Katelynn Frazier

Batting order

Dragonslayers

Chris Lebeck

Danielle Pitera

Kim Pulley

Jacqueline Ledezma Ruelas

Kaylee Comer

Josh Harrell

Dan Patterson

DOJ Turkeys

Hannah Lucas

Stephanie Wan

Cameron Beaver

Casey Clark

Randy Eggert

Game Two

You had to be there.  This 2-2 game was as deadlocked as a hung jury.  Two extra innings! The score belies the exciting ball play and excellent fielding of well-matched teams.  However, all good things must come to an end.  Just when the umpire was starting to talk “rock paper scissors” to wrap it up, Randy Reichard stepped to the plate and launched a hit so solid that it couldn’t be stopped even by Ty Harden’s valiant and gymnastic head-over-heels attempt.  We really should get some video footage of these games. 

Final Score: BARbarians 3, Vicarious Trauma 2

MVPs: Randy Reichard and Ty Harden

Batting Order

Vicarious Trauma

Matt Russell

Russ Dempsy

Adam Woody

Ty Harden

BARbarians

Austin Fax

Alex Hockman

McKinley Groves

Kenny Beck

Randy Reichard

Emma Reichard

Game Three

The Defenders came out swinging, putting up two quick runs in the top of the first inning. But Motion to Strike wasn't about to roll over, holding them scoreless through the next two frames. In the bottom of the fourth, Motion cracked the scoreboard, narrowing the gap and reigniting the energy on both sides.  That spark lit a fire under the Defenders, who responded with (plastic) bats blazing and a four-run rally.   The Defenders won the game but Motion to Strike won the “best dressed team” award with their matching lavender t-shirts.

Final Score: Defenders 6, Motion to Strike 1

MVPs: Darlene Villalobos and Abby Craigmyle

Batting Order

Motion to Strike

Abby Craigmyle

Danielle Reid

Bryan Wade

Jessica Johns

Lauren Haskins

Laura Vales

Defenders
Blake Burchard
Darlene Villalobos
Luke Dainty
Sara Meier
Quentin Michel

Game Four

What can we say? Sometimes the Wiffle gods just hand you a tough draw. Let Freedom came out swinging, unloading ten runs in the top of the first inning—enough to make the umpire pause the game and call for a consult with the Wiffle Ball Commissioner to decide just how many innings this drubbing should last.

Pour but Lawful, not ones to back down (especially when there’s a legal loophole to be found), overheard the deliberation and pushed to keep playing. “Let Freedom only scored five in the second,” they argued. “That’s a 50% improvement. We’re gaining on them!” Classic lawyer math.

After six more runs in the top of the third, the game was finally called—partly due to an unofficial mercy rule, partly due to fading daylight, and partly because the Commissioner had a Walmart curbside pickup waiting.

To Pour but Lawful: we salute your team spirit, your legal tenacity, and your fantastic t-shirts. You may not have taken the win, but you definitely won our hearts.

Final Score: Let Freedom Swing 21, Pour but Lawful 0

MVPs:  Jason Johnson and Jill Patterson

Batting Order

Let Freedom Swing

Scott Pierson

Bryan Delleville

Jason Johnson

Pour but Lawful

Rina Edge

Clayton Ballard

Steve Kellogg

Jill Patterson

Knial Piper

Alli Greenwade

2025 Homerun Count

Game One - 

Cameron Beaver – grand slam in 2nd Inning