League History
What we now know as Major League Wiffleball began in June 2000 under the name
Summerball. The name was officially changed to Major League Wiffleball in March 2001 by league
commissioner, Shaun Breen.
 Summerball
was founded to replace the popular sport, SpeedBall, which began in
May 1995 and played its final game in April 1999. Many of the SpeedBall
athletes made the switch and joined the wiffleball league.
All wiffleball games take place in a cul-de-sac, cleverly named, The Sac, in Cohoes, NY. Cohoes
is located about 10 miles north of Albany, NY.
 The league's
first season was spectacular to say the least. The 2000 season opened with
five pitchers combining to throw a no-hitter, and ended with a 14
K perfect game from Quentin Jensen to win the Wiffleball World Series, with all
sorts of action packed moments in between.
In 2001, the league continued to impress. Mike Breen hit a single-season-record 18 home
runs, smashing his previous record of 12, we saw a rematch of the 2001 Wiffleball World
Series, with Team Two winning their second championship in two years, and MLW played
their first interleague game against a trio from Long Island, NY and won by a score of 8-2.
Despite the amazing season, the biggest news of 2001 came when MLW was recognized
by ESPN the Magazine and the Albany Times Union.
In 2002, the players plan to pick up right where they left off in
hopes of making the league even more fun and exciting.
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