603 ALL-STARS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
2008 FAST PLASTIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
2009 FAST PLASTIC NATIONAL RUNNER UP
2010 GOLDENSTICK WIFFLE®BALL LEAGUE NATIONAL RUNNERS UP
2012 GSWL NATIONAL RUNNERS UP
2013 GSWL MA REGION CHAMPIONS
2015 GSWL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS [DRAFT TOURNAMENT]
TOURNAMENT ROSTER
Gary Lavoie (c) – RHP/RHB – Age 38 – New Hampshire
Paul Coutoumas – RHP/RHB – Age 38 – Massachusetts
Rob Donahue – RHP/RHB – Age 35 – New Hampshire
Patrick Leahy– RHP/RHB – Age 36 – Massachusetts
John Hickey– RHP/RHB – Age 33 – Massachusetts
TEAM OVERVIEW
For a 5-year period a decade ago, the fast pitch national championship ran through the 603 All-Stars.
The New Hampshire-based team first arrived on the national scene in 2004 at the Fast Plastic NCT and slowly worked their way up through the ranks, culminating with a national championship in 2008. That victory was the start of a remarkable five year run where 603 finished first or second at the fast pitch national championship four times. With a GSWL Massachusetts regional championship in 2013 and a second national title won at the draft style 2015 GSWL national tournament also to their name, the 603 All-Stars are arguably the most accomplished fast pitch Wiffle®Ball franchise of all time.
603’s roster remains relatively intact from their heyday. Four of the five players of their 2020 United Wiffle®Ball tournament roster were on the 2008 national championship team. A key to their past successes has been the ability and luxury to spread tournament innings out amongst three or four different pitchers, which will likely be the case this October as well. The 603 All-Stars’ lineup runs similarly deep, with Lavoie in particular constituting a very tough out. None of the 603 All-Star players have been very active recently, as only Coutoumas played regularly in 2019 and only Donahue – with a few games in GSWL Pro in 2019 – has seen any recent fast pitch action. Whether that time off results in the team being well-rested or rusty will likely go a long way in determining their fate this October.
If the 603 All-Stars do leave Pennsylvania as the United Wiffle®Ball national champions – and in the process, become the only franchise with national fast pitch titles in three different decades – there will be little doubt as to their standing amongst the all-time greats.
