Fridley Factors Wiffleball
Factor Field was established in 1992 by Tom Thompson and Luke Thompson. Luke (me, a sophomore at Saint John's University) now maintains the field along with the help of hundreds of neighbors, friends and family. On any given summer day dozens of kids will congregate on Factor Field for a friendly game of wiffleball. The Factors (originally the X-Factors) have stayed loyal to their field and team throughout the years. This league is a slow pitch wiffleball league and it involves baserunning.
This website is designed to show statistics, standings, and memories from the Fridley Factors and their fans.
I have created a discussion board that will enable you to post your thoughts on the website, wiffleball, or something completely random. You can reach the discussion board at http://chat.fridleyfactors.com You may need to create a login ID.
Homeruns 2008 (8-27) |
|
Matt Duehn |
206 |
Dan Duehn |
206 |
Luke Thompson |
165 |
Mike Kapala |
165 |
Tyler Flakne |
164 |
Casey Urbach |
131 |
Adam Phenow |
92 |
Jared Urbach |
82 |
Tommy Seaberg |
76 |
Charlie Sawyer |
68 |
Josh Groth |
61 |
Maggie Thompson |
58 |
Joe Schwartz |
47 |
Zach Green |
45 |
Sam Moore |
38 |
Jack Fite |
30 |
Anne Thompson |
29 |
Bobby Anderson |
27 |
Danny Zych |
27 |
Kyle Kapala |
27 |
Jeff Lind |
25 |
Austin Warner |
24 |
Shane Trentor |
23 |
Max Fite |
20 |
Ben Nergard |
20 |
Jake Litecky |
20 |
Brian Jones |
19 |
Brandon Hodson |
18 |
Brian Dillon |
17 |
Luke Prosser |
14 |
Pat Whalen |
13 |
Scottie Black |
13 |
Olivia Fredrickson |
12 |
Tom Thompson |
11 |
Taylor Groth |
11 |
Jake Thompson |
8 |
Ethan Imdieke |
8 |
Jason Reum |
6 |
John Trentor |
6 |
Zach Nelson |
6 |
Taylor Whiteoak |
5 |
Kyle Sampson |
5 |
Leon Cherry |
5 |
Xavier Fust |
5 |
Jesse Backstrom |
5 |
Brad Clay |
5 |
A.J. Fredrickson |
5 |
Nate Uher |
5 |
Pat Lauinger |
4 |
Ben Poidinger |
4 |
Rich Duehn |
4 |
Matthew Mraz |
4 |
Mike Cepress |
3 |
Nick Gillette |
3 |
Kevin Price |
3 |
Jesse Lind |
3 |
Marcus O'Neal |
3 |
Riley Becker |
3 |
Joe Ikier |
3 |
Tyler Ritchie |
3 |
Joey Kanan |
3 |
Alex Peck |
3 |
Paul Urbach |
3 |
Pat Convey |
3 |
Alex Maciej |
3 |
Joey Johnson |
2 |
Kyle Schwerdfegger |
2 |
Joe Johnston |
2 |
Jesse Tyge |
2 |
Ryan Severson |
2 |
Mickey |
2 |
Matt Norris |
2 |
Justus Gamble |
2 |
Tyler Delwiche |
2 |
Jake Aspenson |
2 |
Tyler Draack |
2 |
Dakota Pacioreu |
2 |
Grant Whiteoak |
2 |
Josh Huna |
2 |
Regina Quandt |
2 |
Becca Quimby |
2 |
Nick Fite |
2 |
Tim Neuman |
1 |
Evan Wilberg |
1 |
Jared Sundstrom |
1 |
Dan Zych |
1 |
John Delwiche |
1 |
Johnny Murlowski |
1 |
Nick Bullerman |
1 |
Jacob Schwint |
1 |
Niel Eukle |
1 |
Gabe Mazzenga |
1 |
Luke Palkert |
1 |
Chad Zimmerman |
1 |
Brian Schlagel |
1 |
Tom Leighton |
1 |
Riley West |
1 |
Greg Weber |
1 |
Billy Heck |
1 |
Chris Cobar |
1 |
Micheal Larson |
1 |
Alex J |
1 |
Ryan Backstrom |
1 |
Matt Fautch |
1 |
Nate Holly |
1 |
Brandon McGee |
1 |
Kevin Daugherty |
1 |
Molly McCue |
1 |
Nick Carlson |
1 |
Ross Giel |
1 |
Carl Hipp |
1 |
Joe Gerber |
1 |
Joni Luxem |
1 |
Total |
2198 |
Dan Duehn Swings away at Wifflin' For Wishes 2008.
News and Notes
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As of August 24th, Casey Urbach is the commissioner of Fridley Factor Wiffleball. All games must be at least 3 on 3 games, and a maximum of 2 games a day per person may be played.
Adam Phenow hit 20 homeruns in a span of 6 games. That is the 4th most homeruns in a day ever.
Charlie Sawyer was voted Fridley's Favoritest Factor by 1 vote over Maggie Thompson.
The Fridley Factor's were awarded the Sportsmanship Award at the 2008 Wifflin 4 Wishes Tournament in Hopkins, MN.
Dan Duehn is still #1 in the Week 11/12 Power Rankings.
The Fridley Factors made it to the Sweet Sixteen at the 2008 Wifflin' For Wishes tournament before losing to Chotch (again) 1-0 in extra innings. Dr. Seuss pitched a perfect game against the Factors. Fridley is now 8-4 overall in the tournament, getting bounced by Chotch both years.
Special thanks to Officer Ben Works for playing 2 games with the Factors on National Night Out.
Bobby Anderson, Brandon Hodson, Brian Jones, Casey Urbach, Jared Urbach, Joe Schwartz, Luke Thompson, Matt Duehn, Mike Kapala, Sam Moore, Tommy Seaberg, Tyler Flakne, and Zach Green completed 102 innings of wiffleball on August 5th, National Night Out.
M.L.P. beat Los Tigres 15-2 to win the 2008 Factor Frenzy. Mike Kapala hit 16 HR's in the tourney and was named MVP.
Brandon Hodson's 21 inning scoreless streak was snapped by a Sam Moore homerun.
Old Farts, Blue Wave, and Emo Empire surprise the field to advance to Bracket Play. Wifflebrawlers and Mean Machine eliminated.
Dan Duehn hit Factor Field's 10,000th homerun in its history on a 3-0 pitch off Luke Thompson.
Down 8-6 in the bottom of the 8th, Mike Kapala hit 2 homeruns, and Zach Green a lefty homer, as the Factors escaped with a 9-8 victory over the Skaters.
Joe Ikier was the 100th player to play in the 2008 season.
The Flo-Rida Marlins beat Dan in the championship game of the 4 on 4 tournament 3-1. The Factor Four also consisted of the Coolio Julios and the High Flying Homies.
The Factors knocked off Team X in the Opening Day Game 18-16 in 11 innings on a walk-off homerun by Pat Whalen. Team X leads the all-time series 3-2.
The kids beat the grown-ups in the annual game, and now lead the all-time series 4 games to 1.
Dan Duehn broke Matt Duehn's single season homerun record in the 7th inning on an 0-2 pitch, October 11th off Casey Urbach. Matt's record of 316 was broken when Dan hit a right handed homerun over the garden in left-center field..
Former Minnesota Twin Frank Quilici attended games on August 7th, and played in an exhibition game, tying 5-5 in extra innings. Dan Duehn struck Mr. Quilici out in his first career at bat.
A special thanks to Mary Lynn Smith and Jim G. from the Star Tribune for their hours of time covering a day of wiffleball on May 19th.
