Wiffle Brief - June 17, 2025

SMBA Wiffle Brief

June 17, 2025: Fast, Fun & Possibly in Violation of Local Noise Ordinances. 

Night six of the 2025 SMBA Wiffle Ball Season was extra special. Big thanks to the Chamber for letting us crash your Summer Soiree—nothing like a little wiffle chaos to spice up your charcuterie and Amy Winehouse cover band.

Game 21: BARbarians v Let Freedom Swing

So much hustle, we barely noticed the low scores, five-inning run drought and TWO extra innings.

Top of the 1st: Captain Kenny Beck pitched like he was trying to close a deal—tight,  efficient, and no runs allowed.

Bottom of the 1st: Jason Johnson also brought the heat. Bases loaded for Jacob Haskins, who delivered a shot straight into the sure hands of Cole Roberts. No runs. Gritty.

Top of the 2nd: Roberts said “enough of this” and knocked in the first run of the game.

Bottom of the 2nd: Summer Associate Ella Reicherd with a double, followed by a Beck single and Haskins getting beaned. Kyle Harmon took a stroll to first—RBI walk to tie it up.

From there, it was a 1–1 deadlock that lasted longer than jury instructions.

Highlights Reel:

3rd: Scott Pierson made a highlight-worthy grab that got actual applause.

4th: Delleville hit one over the fence.  Foul but Fantastic.

5th: Roberts again made a solid hit, only to be nabbed by the lightning-fast reflexes of Beck.

Bottom of the 5th, Harmon on base. Two outs. Reicherd up. Crowd tense. CRACK!—caught by Delleville. Extra innings, here we come.

Sixth Inning:  A HBP that parted Robert’s hair but spared the scalp—a league first.

Top of the 7th: Let Freedom puts the “extra” in extra innings. Delleville with a clutch triple into the tree, scoring two.  FINALLY – broke the deadlock. LFS 3, BARbarians 1.

Bottom of the 7th: The Reicherd duo with the rally—Randy with a double, Ella with a solid hit—but Pierson’s outfield hustle shut down the hit, hopes and game. 

• Final Score: Let Freedom Swing 3, BARbarians 1
• MVPs: Kenny Beck & Jason Johnson — because pitching wins championships (and low-scoring wiffle games).

Batting Order

BARbarians

• Ella Reichard
• Kenny Beck
• Austin Fax
• Kyle Harmon
• Randy Reichard
• Jacob Haskins

Let Freedom Swing

• Scott Pierson
• Cole Roberts
• Bryan Delleville
• Jason Johnson

Game 22: McGlovens v Appealables

Judgment Day for the Appealables

Top 1st: Judge Fuhrman pitching like he's trying to uphold precedent. Taylor White = triple. Colin Elliot = double and RBI.  McGloven’s take an early lead.

Bottom 1st: Judge Taylor walks on a HBP. Judge Poppen swings with conviction—only for Reid to snag it like he briefed the case.

Top 2nd: Summer Associate Grant Walters shows why he's summering here with a double.

Bottom 2nd: Judge Palmietto gets on base with a clean single.

Top 3rd: White sends one into orbit—only for Judge Christensen to transcend gravity and catch it. Gasps and smattering of applause. 

Bottom 3^rd, Top 4th: Quiet. Everyone was still recovering from that Christensen catch.

Bottom 4th: Judge Carrier smacks one right at White. Diving catch at expense of at least one shoulder. Icepacks and commendation recommended.

5th Inning: Time to finish it. Reid delivers a triple + RBI. White adds another. McGlovens pad the lead. Appealables can’t close the gap.   Sorry to see you go, judges.  See you (and your matching t-shirts) next season.

• Final Score: McGlovens 3, Appealables 1
• MVPs: Judge Fuhrman & Joseph Reid

Special Shoutout: T.W., age 6— best ball retriever and brilliant smile.

Batting Order

McGlovens

• Joseph Reid
• Grant Walters
• Taylor White
• Collin Elliot

Appealables

• Josh Christensen
• Nathan Taylor
• Kirsten Poppen
• Kaiti Greenwade
• Margaret Palmietto
• Ron Carrier
• John Lukachick
• Jerry Harmison
• Phil Fuhrman

Game 23: Motion to Strike v Lacks Appeal

Motion to Strike gives new meaning to Points Relied On!

Top 1st: Mike Risberg pitching. Bryan Wade cracks a double, followed by a walk (Abby Craigmyle) and HBP (Jessica Johns). Dylan Dunbar drops a clean RBI single. Charity Elmer pops one up—Blake Shier catches it like he meant to.

Bottom 1st: Shier returns fire with a double. Captain Danielle Reid attempts a heroic catch. Knees are sacrificed. Leadership.

Top 2nd: Reid and Wade with singles, this time at the expense of Judge Hamner’s knees.  Bases loaded, no outs. Jessica Johns with a pop, and caught out by Hannah Jackson. All eyes on Dunbar as he steps up to the plate and SMASHES  a triple into the chain link fence so hard it broke into song. Cleared the bases, 3 RBI. Crowd swooned.

Bottom 2nd: Hamner and Shier doubles trouble.  Lacks chalks a run.

Top 3rd: Reid, Wade, and Craigmyle string hits. Johns walks in a run. Hamner responds with two stone cold catches.

Bottom 3rd: Judge Becky West makes her season debut with a respectable single.

Fourth Inning – Scorching (sun) Scoreless (yeah)

Top 5th: Shier at the mound shows off his five-tool status with two flyout saves.

Craigmyle smashes a foul ball into the playground. No one injured.

Bottom 5th: Allison Garrett gets on base with her signature crossbody bag and signature impossible-to-catch single.  Alas, this case was styled for Motion.  Lacks Appeal- we salute you (and find you quite appealing).   Come back next year, possibly with a new name.

• Final Score: Motion to Strike 7, Lacks Appeal 1
• MVPs: Dylan Dunbar & Judge Hamner

Batting Order

Motion to Strike

• Danielle Reid
• Bryan Wade
• Abby Craigmyle
• Jessica Johns
• Lauran Haskins
• Dylan Dunbar
• Charity Elmer

Lacks Appeal

• Blake Shier
• Allison Garrett
• Hannah Jackson
• Mike Risberg
• Matt Hamner
• Becky West

Game 24: Prior and Persistents v DOJ Turkeys

Wherein the Turkeys do the slaughtering.

Top 1st: Blink and you missed it. A shutout so quick it needed a slow-mo replay.

Bottom 1st: Hannah Lucas, Christine Schlegl and Stephanie Wan (HBP) load the bases. Casey Clark sets the tone for this match with a base clearing triple. Randy Eggert follows with an RBI. Wan gets beaned AGAIN. Beaver walks in a run. Clark gets another via HBP. Run tally: 6. Momentum: Turkeys.

Top 2nd: P&P’s Huffman with a nice hit—snatched midair by Beaver. Mercy. Otherwise another super-fast half-inning,

Bottom 2nd: Lucas and Schlegl leading off again with a double and single. Beaver cleaning up this time with a triple, 2RBI.  Clark on base with hbp and Eggert brings them home with a triple 2RBI. Turkeys widen their lead 10-0

Third inning – Crazy fast, a few hits, a lot of outs and zero runs.

Top 4th: P&P taking this battle to the mat. Kristin Jones with a double then Brian Risley with a chain-link clearing TWO-RUN HOMER that made the fence feel inadequate. Stacie Bilyeu with a beauty of a hit, caught by Clark. Score: 10–2.

Bottom 4th: In which the Turkeys come home to roast.

Eggert triple. Wan gets beaned (again again). Schlegl brings them home with a triple. Beaver triple and another RBI, all building up to Clark dropping a bomb of a TWO-RUN HOMER. Back to the beginning of the batting order -  Lucas, Wan and Schlegl load the bases – Beaver and Clark bring them home.  In case you’ve lost count, that’s eight more runs.  Our math is correct. Our recap is … correct enough. Run rule invoked.

Top 5th: P&P loads the bases—Risley, Bilyeu, Huffman.  The sun was setting.  The band went home.  They persisted to the end.  The DOJs Turkeys head to the semis (think finals not processing plant)

• Final Score: DOJ Turkeys 18, Prior and Persistents 2
• MVPs: Kristin Jones & Casey Clark

Batting Order

Prior and Persistents

• Brady Musgrave
• Kristin Jones
• Brian Risley
• Stacie Bilyeu
• Stuart Huffman

DOJ Turkeys

• Hannah Lucas
• Stephanie Wan
• Christine Schlegl
• Cameron Beaver
• Casey Clark
• Randy Eggert

Let’s just say June 17 was one for the books: walk-offs, fence-clearing homers, at least three sacrificed knees, and the first ever hair-grazing HBP.  Come out June 24 for the semis and championship games —bring ice packs and maybe a helmet.

June 24 Game Times:

• 5:30 Motion to Strike v. DOJ Turkeys
• 6:15 Let Freedom Swing v McGlovens
• 7:00 Championship Game

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