Westchester Rockland Wood Bat League

The Westchester Rocklnad Wood Bat League (WRWBL) is an 18 and over all-wood bat semi professional baseball league serving the Metropolitan Area with teams from Westchester, Rockland, the Bronx, Manhattan and Fairfield County Connecticut. The WRWBL's lists its mission as "to provide a safe, centrally organized and highly competitive environment for current collegiate baseball players, as well as recent graduates and former professional ballplayers. A fully accredited 501.c.7 tax-exempt organization offers managers and players the confidence of financial transparency and sound management."

The WRWBL was founded as an age 18 and up aluminum bat summer recreational league by Ms. Elizabeth Vinberg. She guided the league from 1995-2000 establishing its first affiliation with the Men's Adult Baseball League (MABL). The WRWBL has had several names since and was initially known as the Westchester/Putnam Men's Adult Baseball League (WPMABL). In the coming years, the league would also be known as the Hudson Valley Men's Adult Baseball League (HVMABL) and the Westchester/Rockland National Adult Baseball League (WRNABA).

The WRWBL was the first NYC area amateur organization to adopt an all wood bat format in 2000 under the leadership of its three trustees, Chris Jones, Steve Madey, and Scott Perlman. In the years since, the league has grown to 14 teams from across the Tri-State area with more than 320 players competing each season. Approximately 98 percent of its players are currently ACTIVE or competed in an NCAA Division I, II or III program. In addition, a growing population of former Minor League players including those who competed on Major League Baseball affiliated farm teams, as well as various independent league teams are now finding long-term homes on WRWBL rosters. Currently, the WRWBL is ranked as one of the top-10 leagues in the country by the National American Semi-Pro Baseball Association.

The WRWBL is regularly covered by the region's media including The New York Times, Journal News, North County News, Patent Trader and News 12 television.

League Records:

WRWBL Single Season Offensive Records (Wood Bat Years Only)

(minimum 55 at bats per season)

Batting Average -- Kevin Wissner, Cortlandt Riveters - .527 (2003)

Runs Scored -- Mike Oliva, Yonkers Indians - 42 (2005)

Hits -- Joe Grillo, North Castle Lookouts - 51 (2005)

Home runs -- Gregg Donohue, New City Outlaws - 7 (2003)

Grand Slams -- Mike Dwyer, North Castle Lookouts (2006), Lou Gigante, Yonkers Indians (2005)*, Matt Gizzi, Rockland Cavaliers (2005), Joe Farina, Rockland Cavaliers (2005), Dave De La Rosa, North Castle Lookouts (2005), Mike Bohlander, North Castle Lookouts (2005), D.J. Price, Pleasantville Red Sox (2005), Reggie Armstrong, Westchester Cubs (2003) Ray Lacen, New York Monarchs (2003), Kieran Farrell, New York City Thunderdogs (2003), Gregg Donohue, New City Outlaws (2003) Mike Ewald, Tarrytown Lookouts (2002) - *Playoff Game

RBIs -- Joe Grillo, North Castle Lookouts - 46 (2005)

Stolen Bases -- Chris Neill, Danbury Barons - 39 (2004)

Doubles -- Abraham Sosa, Brooklyn Falcons - 15 (2005)

Triples -- Bob Kraft, Chappaqua Indians - 7 (2001)

Walks -- Gregg Donohue, New City Outlaws - 43 (2004)

Hit Streaks -- Lou Osso, Pleasantville Red Sox (2001), Lou Vernagallo, Danbury Barons - 19 (2005)

Hitting For Cycle -- Tommy Thulin, Danbury Barons (2005) 4-4

WRWBL Single Season Pitching Records (Wood Bat Years Only)

(minimum 40 innings pitched in a season)

Single Season Wins -- Kevin Rettig, Danbury Barons 10 (2005)

Earned Run Average (ERA) -- Greg Palanzo, Danbury Barons 0.54 (2006)

Strikeouts -- John Robinson, Chappaqua Indians - 103 (2002)

Innings Pitched -- John Robinson, Chappaqua Indians - 92.2 (2002)

Saves -- John Magaletti, Yonkers Indians - 6 (2006)

Strikeouts in One Game -- Rich Rubel, Yonkers Yankees - 20 (2001)

Shutouts In One Season -- Chris Berretta, New City Outlaws (2002), Shawn Tarkington, Tarrytown Lookouts (2003), Brian Krost, Danbury Barons (2004) - 3

Complete Games -- Derek Kelly, New York Thunderdogs - 7 (2004)

WHIP Ratio -- Shawn Tarkington, Tarrytown Lookouts (2003), Scott Perlman, Pleasantville Red Sox (2003), Adam Josephart, New City Outlaws (2006), Greg Palanzo, Danbury Barons (2006) - 0.90

No Hitters in One Season -- Chris Lopez, Fordham Red Sox - 2 (2006)