Another Pedestrian Effort!
The Peds win their second consecutive Senior Circuit Title, Tate 'n Tots win Junior Circuit, Just Wiff It! claims Rookie crown

The 18th edition of the Indoor War has come and gone, and in its wake, three teams own the proud honor of being called champions of their respective circuits, while hundreds of folks can stake claim to witnessing another hugely successful fundraiser for the Ephrata baseball program.   The Ephrata Invitational Wiffle Ball Tournament wrapped up its two-day event at the Ephrata Middle School on Saturday evening by crowning three of its 33 members as champions in what was the culmination of three double-elimination brackets that started Friday evening and lasted for the better part of Saturday.  Once again, many records were broken; including admissions, concession sales, and skills challenge registrations, making this the largest fundraiser in the history of the event for the Ephrata Baseball Association.  "As always, we owe a great big thank you to a core of volunteers who spent a lot of time and energy over the past few weeks bringing this entire event together," remarked Mounts Head Coach Adrian Shelley.  "This was one of the most seamlessly organized events we've ever had." 

Senior Circuit Recap
Deja Vu All Over Again
Onto recapping the action, as The Pedestrians became only the third team in Senior Circuit history to win consecutive championships by again defeating the 2009 champs, The Redbirds, this time by a score of 1-0.  Similar to a year ago, The Redbirds had sent The Pedestrians into the non-winner’s bracket earlier in the day; however, The Pedestrians would take care of business in the winner-takes-all finals format by tossing a four-pitcher perfect game that included striking out every Redbird they faced.  A quick run in the top of the first inning proved to be allof the excitement the game would provide as Jordan Eberly poked a double to right field to plate the game's only run.   Eberly was also the Pedestrians’ ace, and was practically untouchable throughout the tourney, earning the circuit’s Cy Young, while teammate Chris Fassnacht earned the Senior Circuit Most Valuable Player Award.

Junior Circuit Recap
Keller's Walk-off Tater Wins it for Tate 'n Tots
In the Junior Circuit (middle school division), there was no shortage of drama as the final game came down to the final at bat.  Following a 4-4 stalemate through five innings that saw the Tate 'n Tots come from four down to tie the game, both teams had to select one player to pitch to his own team in a "hit-off" that is one of the unique features of the Indoor War.  The Above Average Joe's were able to plate three runs in the top half of the inning putting all of the pressure on the Tots.  However, after scoring an early run, it came down to Drew Keller at the plate with two Tots on.  Keller, who needed at least a double to score both runners and send the game another extra frame, chose to finish things off with one swing of the bat, as he drilled his teammate's offering into the left field bleachers for a dramatic walk-off home run and Junior Circuit Championship.  Keller's clutch performance earned him MVP honors, while teammate Kole Adams was named Cy Young.