NEW CARLISLE - For the fifth time in franchise history, the New Carlisle Newts are champions of the Old Republic Wiffle®Ball League. The Newts defeated the Maple City Magic, 4-2, in the best of seven World Series to capture New Carlisle's second crown in three years. Noah Shail was named ORWBL World Series MVP. After the Newts fell short in The Wiffle®Ball Championship Game at Hometown Days, clinching the league title was fitting finale for Migley Field's Farewell Season.®Bal

NEW CARLISLE - The New Carlisle Newts are once again champions of ORWBL's National League. The Newts outlasted the Olive Township Mechanics in back and forth NLCS that went the five-game distance, 14-4, 2-3 (F/7), 7-0, 2-4, 1-0. New Carlisle advances to its record 11th World Series appearance in 20 league seasons. The Newts will face the Maple City Magic, who swept the Mill Pond Pandas in the ALCS.

NEW CARLISLE - Migley Field lives on for at least another week. The New Carlisle Newts swept the Granger Panthers, 15-9 and 17-16, in the National League Division Series on Sunday. New Carlisle will face the Olive Township Mechanics in a best of five National League Championship Series on Sunday, August 23.

NEW CARLISLE - It was a special day at Wiffle®Ball's Friendly Confines on Sunday afternoon. Not only did the hometown New Carlisle Newts advance to the last Hometown Cup Finals in Migley Field history, but dozens of Newts alumni gathered to bid farewell to their home ballpark. Wifflers who have played for the Newts in the Old Republic Wiffle®Ball League and The Wiffle®Ball Championship were presented with number tiles from the manually-operated scoreboard which represented th

NEW CARLISLE - It was nearly a storybook ending for the New Carlisle Newts and their home ballpark Migley Field on Sunday afternoon. The Newts won eight straight games over the weekend before falling to the Woo Crew in The Wiffle®Ball Championship Game, 15-9. It was the Newts first trip to the Hometown Cup Finals since 2022, and their 10th appearance overall, tied for most in Migley Field history. The hometown squad consisted of Sam Bull, Sam Bull, Anthony Rieff, Joey Schust

NEW CARLISLE - For the first time since 2017, the New Carlisle Newts are division champions. The Newts needed just one win on Sunday afternoon to lock up the top spot in the National League, but they got two - winning the series against the Olive Township Mechanics, 11-8, 7-12, 5-3. New Carlisle finishes the regular season with a 25-5, the best mark for the franchise since 2014. The Old Republic Wiffle®Ball League will break next weekend for The Wiffle®Ball Championship at Ho

NEW CARLISLE - The franchise-record winning streak has come to an end. The New Carlisle Newts dropped the first game of a three-game set on Sunday, before rebounding to win the series against the Hudson Lake Heat, 0-3, 8-1, 10-6. New Carlisle's victory in the finale was the franchise's 700th all-time win. The Newts are 23-4 on the season and will need to win just one game next Sunday against the Olive Township Mechanics to clinch their first division title since 2017. First p

NEW CARLISLE - The New Carlisle Newts (21-3) continued their winning ways on Sunday afternoon at Migley Field, sweeping the Granger Panthers, 6-3, 6-1, 7-1. It was the Newts sixth consecutive sweep, and their 18th straight win. Matt Soos earned two of the victories on the mound before handing the ball over to his brother, Scott, who got the win in the finale. Tyler Shupert provided most of the firepower for the Newts offense, hitting five home runs in the series despite the w

NEW CARLISLE - Don't let anybody ever tell you the New Carlisle Newts don't try in the regular season! Cy Young candidate Matt Soos gutted out another series on the mound to lead the Newts (18-3) to a three-game sweep of Union Mills on Sunday afternoon, 9-7, 11-7, 14-10. Soos has pitched nearly the entirety of the Newts franchise-record 15-game winning streak, but hobbled off the mound with two out in the fifth inning of the finale. Koby Keck recorded the four-out save - with

NEW CARLISLE - Matt Soos threw two perfect games on Sunday afternoon, and the New Carlisle Newts (15-3) rolled the Great Lakes Godfathers, 10-0, 7-0, 10-0. Soos, who has been on the mound for the entirety of the Newts' 12-game winning streak, has flirted with a perfection in recent weeks. This week, he threw back-to-back perfectos and allowed just two hits in the series finale for one of the most dominant pitching performances in Migley Field history. Despite the wind howling