Championship Winner: Choke & Poke

Fundraising Winner: General Paton's 3rd Army

The 2012 Wish for Wendy Softball Challenge, sponsors and events raised a new record $332,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. This record breaking effort brought the 13-year Wish for Wendy fundraising total to $1.6 million. Once again, General Paton’s 3rd Army was the team fundraising champion. Thank you to everyone who supported the fight against cystic fibrosis, to all the wonderful volunteers, and a special thanks to the umpires, who offered their time and talent.

Highlights of the Games

The semifinals pitted three-time champs Lego's Outlaws and second-year team Better Baseball along with three-time champs For Josh and three-time finalist Choke & Poke. Were we going to have our first four-time champion?...um...no. Better Baseball met Choke & Poke for the 2012 championship. When the game had ended, it was single-handedly the greatest championship in Wish for Wendy history. Better Baseball led by a wide margin throughout the game before Choke & Poke made a furious rally to tie it in the last inning. In extra innings, which is one-pitch softball, (a ball means a walk, a strike means an out, one courtesy foul ball - in other words, swing if it is close) Better Baseball took a 24-14 lead with ten runs in the 8th and were one out away from the title. After a few runs from Choke & Poke, Better Baseball got two outs. What transpired was a miraculous rally including a two-out, two-run single to win it for Choke and Poke 25-24! Choke & Poke is a bridesmaid no longer!