FANWAY MOUNTAIN VIBE
MASSACHUSETTS
TOURNAMENT ROSTER
Cody Snow (c) – Age 27 – Massachusetts
Steve Colella – Age 27 – Massachusetts
Nick Dunn – Age 33 – Massachusetts
Chris Proal – Age 32 – Massachusetts
Korey Wilson – Age 26 – Massachusetts
TEAM OVERVIEW
Located 45 miles northwest of Boston, Fitchburg, Massachusetts is home to Fanway Wiffleball. As the league’s name heavily implies, Fanway’s central feature is a beautifully constructed backyard replica of Fenway Park. Both the stadium and the league have been around for about a decade, but each have flown somewhat below the radar as far as other parts of the competitive Wiffle® world are concerned. That started to change in 2020, thanks to the introduction of the league’s well-produced YouTube live streams. Now this October, Fanway will send two representatives to the United Wiffle®Ball National Championship in Pennsylvania.
The Fanway Mountain Vibe is the slightly older and more experienced of the two Fanway teams competing in United Wiffle®Ball. Four of the team’s players are members of the Giants, who are currently knotted in a 1-1 series tie versus the Expos in the leagues Best of 7 World Series. The Giants have relied on Steve Colella to pitch their fast pitch games throughout the postseason (Fanway utilizes a double header, one medium/one fast pitch game model throughout both the regular and post season) and it stands to reason that the Mountain Vibe will do the same in October. Colella’s bread-and-butter is a big sweeping slider that is effective both down and up in the zone. His quality stuff, good command, and solid velocity have led to two straight post-season shutouts for the Giants.
Also working in the Mountain Vibe’s favor is that they are largely familiar with the rules and style of game that will be played at PeoplesBank Park. In addition to having plenty of fast pitch reps, Fanway Park hitters have swung Moonshot bats for years and they do not run the bases. That stylistic familiarity should work in their favor. Additionally, the blended medium/fast pitch nature of the league might pay off at the end of a long summer of wiffs. The Mountain Vibe players will have plenty of reps and recent game experience to rely on, but with only half of it coming in fast pitch they may not be as fatigued as some of their competitors.
