Wiffle Ball in January in Okoboji
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2022 WIFFLE BALL TOURNAMENT!
It's back!
2nd Annual Wiffle Ball Tournament OUTDOORS @
Wildcat Stadium in Arnolds Park, Iowa U.S.A.
Saturday, January 29
2:00pm-5:00pm
Grade Divisions of 4th-5th; 6th-7th; 8th-9th; and 10th-12th
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY!!!
- 5 players to a team. 5 players on the field at the same time. You can have a 6th player on your team, and all players will hit in the lineup. Boys and girls alike can play and mixed teams are accepted and encourage - Bring your best STARS!!!
- Bats and balls will be provided.
- No baseball gloves.
- No spikes.
- 20 minute games - 5 minute break in between games - Minimum 5 games
- Individual Player Awards will be given
- Champions in each grade divisions will get hardware!
- Each player receives a 2022 Wiffle Ball Tournament t-shirt to mark your awesome participation and that will be ordered Monday January 31, and deliverd in early February
- 4th-5th
- 6th-7th
- 8th-9th
- 10th, 11th, and 12th
- *Players may 'Play Up' in age divisions
- ADULTS! And YES, the OPEN division of any ballers out of high school (Division Scheve)
Total Baseball Development's
THREE AWESOME WINTER EVENTS IN OKOBOJI
January 29 and January 30, 2021
Sponsored by the Pearson Lakes Art Center
and The Hutt Bar & Grill
Total Baseball Development will be hosting three awesome events in Okoboji in January of 2021 that are being sponsored by the Pearson Lakes Art Center and by The Hutt Bar & Grill. Here is the schedule of events for Friday, January 29 and Saturday, January 30. Come! Dress warm! Have Fun!
- Bill Krejci - Chicago native and retired Head Baseball Coach and Athletic Director at Southwestern Community College has been traveling the world with Team USA of all ages in international competitions since 1996, and has coached the likes of Major League baseball players Joe Mauer, JJ Hardy, Freddie Freeman, Manny Machado, and Bryce Harper.
- Zach Graesfer - St. Louis native has a Bachelors and a Masters degrees in Sport Management from Missouri Baptist University and has been traveling the world for Major League Baseball for over a decade all throughout Europe doing with international initiatives doing coaching clinics, showcases, and also bringing World All-Star teams of young professional prospects on barnstorming tours of America in showcase opportunities for MLB clubs.
- Brandon Edmonds - Owner of Spencer Sports Cards & Comics has been a collector for life. The Spencer, Iowa native's store is located right in the center of town at 313 Grand Avenue and has on display for sale baseball, basketball, and football cards as well as game day programs and sports figurines. The store also has comic books and collector cards and souvenir items from Star Wars. He has traveled the United States with his collection and his store is a big city store on Grand Avenue in Spencer.
- Meghan Flynn - Hartley, Iowa native holds a 2011 Degree in Fine Arts from Iowa State University and a 2013 Masters in Find Art from Washington State University. Flynn has an extensive collection of personally created pieces of fine art, highlighted by "My Life and Baseball". As a lifelong collector of baseball cards, this portfolio was created in 2013 and is a collection of actual baseball card sized pieces hand painted art that includes a 1963 Sandy Koufax, a 1964 Roger Maris, and a 1965 Harmon Killebrew.
- Bob Protexter - Sioux City, Iowa native will introduce the speakers. He is the Executive Director of Total Baseball Development. Protexter has been involved with Russian baseball for over 30 years and has lived in Moscow for eight of those years. He first traveled to Russia in 1990 to coach baseball for the Moscow Red Devils. Protexter went on to work for both the Los Angeles Angles and Seattle Mariners. As well he has been involved in Major League Baseball International initiatives and has operated programs for USA Baseball in Iowa and Nebraska. Outside of baseball he has worked at two Winter Olympic Games for the Russian Olympic Committee. Locally, he coached at Morningside College for eight years and founded Total Baseball Development in 2004. Now here in 2021 he will be the General Manager of the newly created American Legion baseball team at the Iowa Great Lakes to be known as the 'Okobojis'.
- 5 players to a team. 5 players on the field at the same time. You can have a 6th player on your team, and all players will hit in the lineup.
- Bats and balls will be provided.
- No baseball gloves.
- No spikes.
- 20 minute games - 5 minute break in between games - Minimum 5 games
- Champions in each grade divisions will get hardware!
- Each player receives a team t-shirt when signed up by the deadline.
- 2nd-3rd
- 4th-5th
- 6th-7th
- 8th-9th
- 10th, 11th, and 12th
- *Players may 'Play Up' in age divisions
- ADULTS! And YES, the OPEN division of any ballers out of high school (Division Scheve)
WIFFLE BALL TEAMS AND ROSTERS!
Here are the Wiffle Ball Grade Divisions - Team Name - Rosters - *Captains
Your bring the FUN!
KEEP SIGNING UP - WILL TAKE TEAMS UNTIL WE ARE FULL - 6 TEAMS PER DIVISION
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4th-5th Graders |
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Team 1 |
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The Fast & the Flurries |
4th-5th Graders |
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CAPTAIN Dexter |
Peters |
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Lincoln |
Wolf |
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Adam |
Berglund |
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Colton |
Johnson |
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Rhyker |
Wright |
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Team 2 |
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Whiffle Sniffers |
4th-5th Graders |
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CAPTAIN Grayson |
Groeneweg |
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Kaeden |
Schillinger |
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Jake |
Neuharth |
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Blake |
Knutson |
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Cooper |
Boone |
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Team 3 |
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Team 4 |
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Team 5 |
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Team 6 |
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6th-7th Graders |
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Team 1 |
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Blizzard Dingers |
6th-7th Graders |
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CAPTAIN Calan |
Peters |
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Avery |
Simington |
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Mitch |
Mulhern |
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Walt |
Blankers |
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Eli |
Graves |
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Team 2 |
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Spencer Snowballers |
6th-7th Graders |
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CAPTAIN Joey |
Kennedy |
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Easton |
Beehler |
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Tate |
Von Ehwegen |
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Keegan |
Musser |
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Haden |
Stell |
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Team 3 |
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Bat Attitudes |
6th-7th Graders |
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CAPTAIN George |
Lawson |
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Dylan |
Timmer |
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Drew |
Piercy |
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Brayden |
Roos |
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Foster |
Roos |
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Team 4 |
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Spencer Snowplows |
6th-7th Graders |
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CAPTAIN Jace |
McCormick |
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Bode |
Finkbiner |
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Cameron |
Tenkley |
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Cole |
Ferrell |
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Harrison |
Daniels |
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Team 5 |
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Team 6 |
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8th-9th Graders |
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Team 1 |
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Up To Snow Good |
8th-9th Graders |
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CAPTAIN Caleb |
Simington |
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Landon |
Duvall |
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Griffin |
Kasperbauer |
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James |
Allen |
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Sawyer |
Leman |
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Tate |
Groeneweg |
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Team 2 |
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The Rat Pack |
8th-9th Graders |
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CAPTAIN Michael |
Gonnerman |
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Tyce |
Hanson |
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Talon |
Leiss |
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Tyler |
Netsch |
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Brennan |
Baschke |
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Team 3 |
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The Wifflehouse |
8th-9th Graders |
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CAPTAIN Roy |
Blankers |
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Jase |
Jostand |
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Caden |
Chapman |
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Hayden |
Kershner |
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Brendan |
Wintz |
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Team 4 |
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Team 5 |
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Team 6 |
With any questions on any of the above three awesome events in Okoboji from Total Baseball Development please contact:
Bob Protexter at protexter.tbd@gmail.com or 712-490-7199
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS & INFORMATION
2021 events will be following all guidelines and proclamations put forth by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and the CDC. Face masks or coverings will be strongly encouraged at all events and social distancing guidelines will be put in place. The number of attendees will be limited at various events. If you have any questions on a specific event, please contact the host location for further details on their COVID-19 guidelines.
"In our sun-down perambulations, of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball ... Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms ... the game of ball is glorious."
