Welcome to the Fridley Factor Official Wiffleball website. For the most up to date statistics, standings, and images www.fridleyfactors.com is the place to be.

   

   Factor Field was established in 1992 by Tom Thompson and Luke Thompson. Luke (me, a sophomore at Saint John's University) now maintains the field along with the help of hundreds of neighbors, friends and family. On any given summer day dozens of kids will congregate on Factor Field for a friendly game of wiffleball. The Factors (originally the X-Factors) have stayed loyal to their field and team throughout the years. This league is a slow pitch wiffleball league and it involves baserunning.

            This website is designed to show statistics, standings, and memories from the Fridley Factors and their fans. 
     I have created a discussion board that will enable you to post your thoughts on the website, wiffleball, or something completely random. You can reach the discussion board at http://chat.fridleyfactors.com/ You may need to create a login ID.
          

Dan, Adam and Casey look on as the Opening Day festivities transpire.

News and Notes

Suite Shots: 15

Matt Duehn is the first to hit 50 homeruns this year.

Matt Duehn is ranked #1 in the Week 2 Power Rankings.

Team X defeated Factors 12-6 in the Opening Day Game. They now lead the series 4-2.

The kids defeated the adults 7-4. The adults lead the series 4-2.

M.L.P. won the 4 on 4 tournament, beating the Bongos 11-1 in the championship.

Jared Urbach was inducted as the first ballot Hall of Famer for 2008. He received 11 points in the voting. Joe Schwartz beat out the rest of the field to claim the 2nd ballot Hall of Fame spot. Schwartz received 6 points. Mike Kapala finished 3rd in the voting with 5 points. Charlie Sawyer got 3 points, and Adam Phenow and Josh Groth each got 1 point. Tyler Flakne made the ballot but did not recieve any votes.

76 rookies played in 2008.

Mike Kapala won the homerun race with 316 homers. He also finished first in the standings.

As of November 9th, the 2008 season is over.

Anne Thompson hit the 100th Suite Shot of the season. It is the first time 100 Suite Shots have been hit in a season.

Mike Kapala took over the #1 ranking in the Week 20 Power Rankings

As of August 24th, Casey Urbach is the commissioner of Fridley Factor Wiffleball. All games must be at least 3 on 3 games, and a maximum of 2 games a day per person may be played.

Adam Phenow hit 20 homeruns in a span of 6 games. That is the 4th most homeruns in a day ever.

Charlie Sawyer was voted Fridley's Favoritest Factor by 1 vote over Maggie Thompson.

The Fridley Factor's were awarded the Sportsmanship Award at the 2008 Wifflin 4 Wishes Tournament in Hopkins, MN.

Dan Duehn is still #1 in the Week 11/12 Power Rankings.

The Fridley Factors made it to the Sweet Sixteen at the 2008 Wifflin' For Wishes tournament before losing to Chotch (again) 1-0 in extra innings. Dr. Seuss pitched a perfect game against the Factors. Fridley is now 8-4 overall in the tournament, getting bounced by Chotch both years.

Special thanks to Officer Ben Works for playing 2 games with the Factors on National Night Out.

Bobby Anderson, Brandon Hodson, Brian Jones, Casey Urbach, Jared Urbach, Joe Schwartz, Luke Thompson, Matt Duehn, Mike Kapala, Sam Moore, Tommy Seaberg, Tyler Flakne, and Zach Green completed 102 innings of wiffleball on August 5th, National Night Out.

 M.L.P. beat Los Tigres 15-2 to win the 2008 Factor Frenzy. Mike Kapala hit 16 HR's in the tourney and was named MVP.

Brandon Hodson's 21 inning scoreless streak was snapped by a Sam Moore homerun.

 Old Farts, Blue Wave, and Emo Empire surprise the field to advance to Bracket Play. Wifflebrawlers and Mean Machine eliminated.

 Dan Duehn hit Factor Field's 10,000th homerun in its history on a 3-0 pitch off Luke Thompson.

 Down 8-6 in the bottom of the 8th, Mike Kapala hit 2 homeruns, and Zach Green a lefty homer, as the Factors escaped with a 9-8 victory over the Skaters.

Joe Ikier was the 100th player to play in the 2008 season.

The Flo-Rida Marlins beat Dan in the championship game of the 4 on 4 tournament 3-1. The Factor Four also consisted of the Coolio Julios and the High Flying Homies.

 The Factors knocked off Team X in the Opening Day Game 18-16 in 11 innings on a walk-off homerun by Pat Whalen. Team X leads the all-time series 3-2.

The kids beat the grown-ups in the annual game, and now lead the all-time series 4 games to 1.

  Dan Duehn broke Matt Duehn's single season homerun record in the 7th inning on an 0-2 pitch, October 11th off Casey Urbach. Matt's record of 316 was broken when Dan hit a right handed homerun over the garden in left-center field..

 Former Minnesota Twin Frank Quilici attended games on August 7th, and played in an exhibition game, tying 5-5 in extra innings. Dan Duehn struck Mr. Quilici out in his first career at bat.

  A special thanks to Mary Lynn Smith and Jim G. from the Star Tribune for their hours of time covering a day of wiffleball on May 19th.