PALISADES WBL
LEAGUE HISTORY
Clearing the bases since 2007.
2007
08/26/07- First game ever played on the now retired Oak Tree Field.
2008
04/20/08- First official PALISADES WBL game. Bevelacqua, first win, Colluzzi first HR (a grand slam) & Schneider first unassisted DP in League history.
05/04/08- Bobby Destefano first shutout in League history.
06/01/08- Bobby Destefano robs Jay Paraskevas of three HRs in one game. Jay wins the game with a 6th inning HR. First game at Fred's.
06/22/08- Jay Paraskevas hits the League's first walk off HR.
08/24/08- Two days shy of our 1st year anniversary Ralph Filosa pitches a 9 inning 1 hit shutout. He was presented with the League's first gold ball in honor of his achievement.
08/10/08- Pete Montanez throws a shutout in his first game.
09/30/08- John Colluzzi wins the 2008 Batting Title, hitting an incredible .629
10/26/08- The Blue Jays win the first Palisades WBL Championship. Jay Paraskevas' infamous HR that never happened. Paraskevas won MVP, Bevelacqua won Cy Young & Montanez won Rookie of the Year.
2009
04/20/09- The first ever Palisades WBL draft.
04/26/09- Opening Day 2009, in the first game of the season Indians ace Bobby Destefano and Yankee rookie Joe Gallo each strikeout 13 batters, a League record. Gallo starts the very next game and strikes out 13 again.
05/17/09- Yankee Ralph Filosa scores and drives in 10 runs against the Mets, both are League records.
05/31/09- Yankee Joe Gallo throws a 1-hitter vs. The Blue Jays.
06/07/09- John Colluzzi hits for the cycle against the Mets, the first in League history.
06/14/09- Jeff Turitz hits for the cycle against the Yankees.
08/23/09- The Mets Bobby Daly ends Pete Montanez's consecutive scoreless inning streak at 19, a League record.
08/30/09- Yankee Chris Schneider is the first player to hit 3 HRs in one game.
09/09/09- The Palisades WBL online store opened for business.
09/10/09- Yard Work a documentary that features the Palisades WBL premieres on NESN, the home of the Red Sox.
09/11/09- Commissioner Brett Bevelacqua is interviewed live on on the Red Sox pre game show at Fenway Park about the film and League. Yard Work gets a 2.92 Nielsen.
09/12/09- Dodger John Colluzzi wins the Triple Crown with an incredible 15 HRs, 82 RBI and a .484 batting average.
10/04/09- Pete Montanez hits a walk off HR to win game one of the finals over the Indians. His Blue Jays sweep the Indians 2-0 and take their second championship. Montanez is named the MVP of the finals.
10/25/09- Yard Work a documentary that features the Palisades WBL premieres on SNY, the home of the Mets.
11/28/09- Triple Crown winner John Colluzzi is selected as the 2009 MVP. With a 0.70 ERA and a 10 and 0 record Pete Montanez is selected as 2009 Cy Young. Blue Jay Frank Maresca is voted Rookie of the Year, he had 6 wins and 11 HRs.
12/16/09- Palisades WBL becomes certified by WIFFLE BALL INC. to hold sanctioned events.
2010
02/04/10- First ever Winter Meetings.
03/09/10- Royals added as 6th Franchise.
04/25/10- Opening Day 2010
05/11/10- Sign major sponsorship deal with Liberty’s American Grill & Sports Bar. Press release here.
05/23/10- Former Cy Young winners Pete Montanez and Brett Bevelacqua meet up to throw the League’s first 0-0 game, the Reds won on total bases after 6 innings.
06/11/10- Excursions Journey To Health is named the Official Equipment Supplier of the Palisades WBL.
06/18/10- The Palisades WBL & Fred S. Keller School come to terms on a year to year lease of historic FSK Park, the nation’s premiere fast pitch park.
06/27/10- Blue Jays Pete Montanez sets the single game strike out record at 14 against the Tigers.
07/25/10- Blue Jays Pete Montanez breaks the single season strike out record of 92.
08/08/10- Pirates Dakota Kenny breaks Pete Montanez’s consecutive scoreless inning streak of 18.2 innings.
08/23/09- The Blue Jays Matt Holbook ends Dakota Kenny’s consecutive scoreless inning streak at 25, a League record.
08/29/10- The Tigers Keith Wallenstein sets the single season HR record at 17 with two grand slams against the Royals. The Royals with a sweep of the Tigers become the first Rookie team in League history to advance to the post season.
09/04/10- The Blue Jays Pete Montanez sets the single season strike out (122), shut out (5) and wins (11) record in a make up game against the Pirates.
09/11/10- The Blue Jays Anthony Lando drives in 11 runs against the Padres Ralph Filosa. Oddly enough Lando broke Filosa’s previous record of 10.
09/18/10- The Pirates sweep the Reds in the playoffs & become the first #4 seed to advance to the Finals.
09/25/10- The Blue Jays sweep the Pirates to win their third straight Palisades WBL Championship.
11/27/10- The 2010 Awards Ceremony