Speaking & 1st Pitch for 2-YF Wiffle World Series
Wiffle Ball 2006:
11th Annual Northern Virginia Wiffle World Series
David Welch with some inspiring words Tom Davis- flag presentation
On August 19, 2006, the Eleventh Annual Northern Virginia WiffleBall World Series was held at Waters Field in Herndon, VA – the same field at which Brian grew up playing sports.
The event was an amazing success as over $42,000 was raised to benefit the Brain Tumor Center at Duke and to aid families dealing with a brain cancer diagnosis. Our event last year featured a first ever kid's tournament and many children's attractions, including a moon bounce, an inflatable slide, mascots and games. U.S. Rep Tom Davis (R-11) and Del. Steve Shannon (D-25) even kicked off the day with a home run derby. Davis won the home run derby, and the action spilled over into the Vienna Fire Station, where a silent auction and raffle were held, Vienna Inn sponsored food and beverages, and the tourney games could be watched live on several TV screens. 56 teams started the day with dreams of taking home the NVWWS title, but it was a newcomer team from Media PA that "shocked" the wiffle world! The Philly Shockers (John Baker, Matt Bell, Rob Fatscher and Bob Jones) defeated Vienna's Team Future 1-0 (Brandon Bracher, Jim Schiekofer and Mark Vita) in the championship game at Bedell Field.
In the Final Four playoff, a team of Vienna's Madison High School coaches called the Robo-warhawks (Mark “Pudge” Gjormand, Justin Counts, Billy Emerson and Walter Lanceman), lost to Future; and Vienna's Mighty Hawks (Jonathan Heard, Andrew Heard, Matt Clark and Larry Hildner), lost to eventual champion Shockers. The 2006 Babe Ruth Award Winner (best hitter) went to Bret Forville from TP For My Pujols. The 2006 Rollie Fingers Award Winner (best pitcher) went to Jim Schiekofer from Runner-up Team Future. And, the 2006 MVP Award went to John Baker from the Defending NVWWS Champion Philly Shockers! Congrats John and the rest of the award winners!
Source: 2-YF
