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Green Bears: Julie Meadows, Daryl
Pullin, Josh Smith, Mike Saxton,
Greg Sowards, & Mike McCoy |
The Green Bears were originally a franchise from the Garrett Drive Wiffleball League in Hurricane, WV that lasted for nearly 10 years but ended in 2011. Now the franchise is back with the original roster of team captain Greg Sowards and Josh Smith. But the team is filled out by the remaining rosters of the Terrorhawks and Beaver Fever and the acquisition of new player Mike McCoy. The team is a fairly talented all-around team with good hitting, experienced pitching, and decent defense. Greg Sowards has a 3-0 record on the mound with a great drop pitch and subtle curveball. Mike McCoy has had some time on the mound but has not performed well yet but shows great promise with practice. Josh Smith has the nastiest slider and curve ball in the league and puts some velocity behind them. If needed, Mike Saxton has proven to be a capable relieving pitcher from the 2013 regular season. Defensively the team's best is Smith, Meadows, & McCoy. The ball rarely makes it past them but still with fierce defenses like that of the Wiffle Ballers - the Green Bears could use some improvement. Mike McCoy has proven himself to be a fantastic offensive player by hitting 2 home runs and 10 RBIs (most on the team) and has struck out only once (least on the team). Josh Smith has hit 3 home runs (most on the team) and brought in 9 RBIs. Although Daryl Pullin has not hit particularly well this season, he hits the ball when it really counts and is responsible for one of their victories with his game winning hit in the bottom of the 5th. For the most part the team has relied on few home runs that bring in a lot of runs or playing small ball to bring in the runs the old fashioned way (which also happens to be the hardest). If the Green Bears find a way to get the runs to come in more effortlessly then they could recapture the 3-0 success they had at the beginning of the fall ball season. But so far they have not found their sweet spot and are now 3-3. Regardless, they look to be strong contenders in the 2014 regular season even if they do spend some time in the middle of the pack.
They've been a team that's been hard to get a read on. The Master Batters are a team that has found their way to the middle of the pack in the Fall Ball standings and made a lot of noise on the field. Team captain, Jeff Kim, has turned heads throughout the league with his superb curve ball and quick wit on the mound. The team plays astounding defense and had the lowest team ERA in the league of 2.74. Offense is where the team needs to improve if they want to rise in the standings. They had the second lowest batting average in the league (.437) and struck out 35 times (2nd most in league). Russell Odono leads the team offensively with a .550 average but Jamie Reagan leads the team in home runs with 6. Matt Wingate has proven himself to be an aspiring hitter (.433, 3 HR, 8 RBIs) and promising pitcher. Teammates such as Russell Odono and Caughran must play more games in the 2014 season with their team if the Master Batters hope to improve but considering 2 of their players missed half of the games - they've done quite well...imagine what they could accomplish at full strength.