Ryan Bush & Freaky Franchise win 2011 OCWA Championship

The Ontario County Wiffle Association (OCWA) had their playoffs recently and Freaky Franchise defeated the Flying Squirrels in the OCWA Championship. Freaky Franchise had a great 2011 Season, finishing with an 18-2 record and currently rest at #8 on the NWLA Top 50 Rankings. The secret to their success? Ryan Bush. He pitched 44.1 innings and only allowed 13 hits and 9 earned runs. He struck out 114 batters this season, had a 0.81 ERA and possesses a dazzling 10-1 pitching record. With this guy on the mound it was no wonder that they only allowed 98 runs (tied for least amount in league) to score against them. Bush didn't do too bad at the plate either, hitting .453, 17 HRs, & 74 RBIs. Brett Bigler also helped the Freaky Franchise at the plate, hitting .630 but only 4 HRs and 21 RBIs. While Bush did have some help on defense and at the plate he clearly was the main ingredient in the success this year during the regular season. But during the post-season it was a different story.
Upon closer examination it seems that Bush had a rough time on the mound during the post season. Freaky Franchise went 4-1 in the playoffs and the one loss was Bush's. He had 4 K's during that outing but his team lost 10-11 against the Flying Squirrels. He pitched more during the rest of the playoffs and struck out 21 more batters but all his outings were no decisions. It is at this point that Jon Suhre and Nate Saint Ours should receive some credit. Both Saint Ours and Suhre pitched 4 innings and had 2-0 pitching records. Saint Ours and Bigler really made the magic happen up at bat, with Saint Ours hitting .500 (5 HRs) and Bigler hitting .474 (6 HRs). These facts are interesting because it's not uncommon to see teams with a fantastic player choke in the playoffs. This is Bush's second consecutive championship (he did it last year with the BT Storm) and his numbers proved him worthy for the 2011 OCWA Pitcher of the Year Award.

--- The OCWA announced 3 days ago that they will be having a draft for the 2012 season but did not mention a date yet.