Ben Johnson of Newington, Rhode Island, put on such a performance during the 2009 IMG Wood Bat League that he earned the Offensive MVP Award… and a college scholarship.
Johnson recently signed his letter of intent to play baseball next year at the University of Tampa, which had coaches spot Johnson at the IMG WBL Summer [...]
On Saturday, the IMG Wood Bat League had an awards ceremony to recognize the Batting Champion, Pitching Champion, Defensive MVP, and the Offensive MVP. All of the award winners were nominated and voted on by the coaches of the league.
The Offensive Most Valuable Player Award was presented to Ben Johnson of the Hammerheads. Johnson hit [...]
If there is a blueprint for how a championship game should be played, this one sure would have followed it. The Hurricanes were able to live up to their number one seeding and took the Ospreys, 3-0 to win the IMG Wood Bat League Championship.
This Saturday’s matinee was a pitcher’s duel with both pitchers completely [...]
The Bradenton Herald recently did a story on IMGWBL player Michael Suchy, a Southeast High football/baseball player who is forgoing some of his summer football training to play and train at IMG Academies.
As part of a series regarding what local athletes are doing to stay in sport shape over the summer, the Herald also featured [...]
With a win and a little help with a win by the Conquistadors, the Hammerheads could have propelled themselves into the IMG Wood Bat League Championship game on Saturday. Luck was not in the cards, however, and both teams fell, leaving the Ospreys and the Hurricanes to duke it out for the ’ship.
The Hammerheads came [...]
Game two of the playoffs kicked off yesterday afternoon, after the college showcase wrapped up earlier in the morning. The Ospreys were trying to grab their second win of the playoffs and their first from the Conquistadors after going 0-5 against them in the regular season. The Conquistadors were trying to stay in Championship contention [...]
Today presented the first day of the IMG Wood Bat League College Showcase. Players from the IMGWBL have had the opportunity to show off their skills to some of the top programs in the state. The University of Tampa (Tampa, FL), Florida Tech (Melbourne, FL), Broward College (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), Flagler College (St. Augustine, FL), [...]
With day one of the playoffs in the bag, we will once again turn to our IMG Wood Bat League experts, Yaz Ashrawi and Brian Muldoon, as they discuss today’s action and what to expect through the rest of the playoffs.
YA: What surprised you the most during the first day of playoff games?
BM: The way [...]
In the first round of the round-robin style play, the Sea Dogs were able to overcome an early three-run deficit and get an early lead in the group standings. All of the scoring came early in this one as the pitchers were able to settle down towards the later innings.
The Lightning stuck first in the [...]
The IMG Wood Bat League playoffs officially started yesterday. The format is a bit different than the normal baseball playoffs, so to keep you in the game, here is how the playoffs will work:
The teams were separated into two pools - Pool A and Pool B. Each team plays each other one time in pool [...]