Ed Walsh Wiffle Ball Tournament Coming to West Roxbury This Fall

Photo Credit: edwalshfoundation.org

This October, residents of the West Roxbury area will have the chance to play some Wiffle Ball for a good cause.

The Ed Walsh Foundation has announced that the first Ed Walsh Wiffle Ball Tournament will be held Monday, Oct. 13 (Columbus Day) at Billings Field in West Roxbury. The tournament will begin with an 8 a.m. check-in for players the day of the event. A dinner will be held at the Irish Social Club of Boston on Park Street in West Roxbury following the event.

Registration for the tournament is currently open for teams of three to five players each. The cost to enter is $50 per person with a team cap of $200. Players and teams have until Sept. 26 to register. Registration forms must include contact information for a “team captain,” as well as names and tee shirt sizes for each player. Organizers have also compiled a rulebook players will need to follow for the tournament.

To register for the tournament, click here.

The Ed Walsh Foundation is a nonprofit aimed at helping families in the greater Boston area in the memory of Boston Fire Lt. Edward Walsh, a West Roxbury resident who died last March while battling a nine-alarm fire in Back Bay alongside Boston Firefighter Michael Kennedy, also an area native. In July, Boston officials named the playground in Billings Field after the fallen firefighters, dubbing it the “Lt. Edward Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy Tot Lot.”

For more information on the Ed Walsh Foundation, click here.