The 6th annual VT Wiffle Ball Tournament to Benefit the Travis Roy Foundation was held on August 10-12, 2007 and featured 24 teams from across New England and New York. An astounding $150,000 was raised during the three day event! The 2008 event will be held August 8-10.

Special guests at last year's event included Boston Red Sox & Montreal Expos great Bill Lee, Boston Red Sox Ace Bill Monbouquette, Red Sox scout Galen Carr, ESPN anchor John Buccigross, CHAMP 101.3 FM voice Steve "Corm" Cormier, as well as Jet Blue President/CEO David Barger. Lee made making his fourth appearance at the event. Lee, one of the Red Sox top pitchers during the 1970s, is the author of three books, including his latest, a continuation of his memoirs, Have Glove, Will Travel: The Adventures of a Baseball Vagabond. The 2007 event featured more teams than ever with the opening of Little Wrigley behind Little Fenway.

The Curse Lifted took home the trophy, defeating the Comets Express 7-3 in the final game. Despite an impressive showing off the field as well, with more than $20,000 raised  in pledges, the Comets Express were finally topped in pledges raised with the top team bringing in $30,000. The Express had set bar high, capturing all three previous years of the Fan Club Pledge Program. The $146,521 raised this year nearly doubles the event's six year total, bringing the tally to $298,534 raised for spinal cord injury survivors and research.

For information on  the 2008 event or to become an event participant, sponsor or volunteer, please contact Pat O'Connor.

2007 photos