SLAUGHTERHOUSE
WILKES-BARRE, PA
TOURNAMENT ROSTER
TJ Hannon (c) – RHP/LHB – Age 39 – Pennsylvania
Anthony Caladie – RHP/RHB – Age 25 – Pennsylvania
Brett Caladie – RHB/RHP – Age 21 – Pennsylvania
Curtis Wagner – RHP/RHB – Age 30 – Pennsylvania
TEAM OVERVIEW
Since 2004, the Backyard Wiffle®Ball League (“BWBL”) in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has been a staple of the northeast Wiffle® scene. One of two teams representing BWBL at the inaugural United Wiffle®Ball National Championship, SlaughterHouse has several quality arms that could make them a tough match up for any team, especially early in the tournament.
SlaughterHouse will be led from the mound by veteran Curtis Wagner. Despite being a longtime fixture of BWBL, Wagner is not all that well-known in the Wiffle® world outside of his home league in large part because he has never played on BWBL’s NWLA Tournament team. His most prolific recent performance came at 2019’s Keystone State Games. In that tournament – which was one event as part of the larger annual amateur state games – Wagner led Bad Meets Evil to the gold medal round. Once there, he out dueled Frankie Campanile and shutdown the Shortballs to force a decisive game two of the championship series. Wagner was sharp in that game too but suffered a heartbreaking loss courtesy of a Teddy Drecher walk-off. Curtis throws a sidearm riser and sidearm drop, with the latter rating out as his best pitch. He has the ability to throw multiple games throughout the day and his arm will likely play a vital role in SlaughterHouse’s tournament.
Backing up Wagner on the mound will be the Caladie brothers, Brett and Anthony. As rookies in 2019, Brett and Anthony were all over the BWBL offensive and pitching leader boards. The pair played with Balls Deep at the MAW Winter Classic this past February. Anthony impressed right off the bat, shutting down the Hardos of Tim McElrath, Ryan McElrath, Jordan Robles, and Connor Young for four innings before tiring in the fifth. Anthony is a hard thrower whose off-speed stuff and command appeared to lag a little behind his velocity. Anthony and Brett both carry significant upside on the rubber and if they can harness their stuff for even one game in York, that will be a major boost to their team.
Last but not least is BWBL co-founder and a familiar face around the northeast Wiffle® scene, TJ Hannon. Hannon has played all over throughout his career including the NWLA Tournament, Palisades WBL, and MAW, in addition to being a staple of BWBL. He is a pure hitter at this stage in his career and his teammates will no doubt lean on his experience to help guide them through the tournament.
