Recognizing  & Advancing
37 years of Sportsmanship, Teamwork, Leadership, & Pride!

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William "Woody" Farrick

Inductee: William "Woody" Farrick

Member: 1989
Inducted: 2011

Woody took a chance to become a pitcher because his team was in need of one, and over the next two decades developed into one of the most consistent pitchers in the BSL. When he changed teams later in his career, moving into Division 3, he brought with him that same level of commitment to the game that he had always had. It rejuvenated him and not only allowed him to continue to improve his own game, but also to bring his enthusiasm to another whole group of players who were new to the League.

Player (23 yrs), Coaches Assistant (various years), Executive Committee (3 years), Clinic Day Volunteer (5 years), Pitching Instructor/Mentor (numerous years), Minuteman Classic Tournament Registration & Special Events Committees (2 years), BSL Fundraising Volunteer (many years), BSL "In Season Clinic" Pitching Instructor (2 years), Pitching Coach, new "Clinic Day Team" (2011).

Teams: Ploughboys -(1st team - 1 yr), Sporters (1 yr), Chaps (2 yrs), GBBC Bucks (3 yrs), 5 Star Generals (11 yrs), JJ Bodner (3 yrs), Whiplash (2 yrs)

Awards: MVP Award Division 3 '07; MVP Nominee Division 2 '06; Sportsmanship Award Nominee Division 3 '08; All Star- BSL Division 3 '09
Team MVP Awards: JJ Bodner '07; 5 Star Generals '06 & 2 other years; GBBC Bucks (1 year); Tournament Team MVP (numerous)

Team Best League Finishes: Division 2 Champs: 5 Star Generals - '96, '97, '02, '03

2 World Series appearances: '97, '03

20 Tournament appearances:
Best finishes: 1st place: '04 - Montreal, '99 - Toronto, '97 - DC, '97 – Chicago, '95 – Philadelphia; 2nd place: '98 - DC, '96 – Chicago; 3rd place: '98 – Minnesota; Of Note: '09 – Montreal, pitched a no-hitter and only 1 batter beyond the minimum

BSL Team Participation Beyond the BSL:
RSMSL Fall League (4 seasons): player / coach / mentor/ Champion - 2yrs

Woody epitomizes what it is to be a member of the BSL. He has embraced the BSL and in turn has found a home among the gay and gay friendly members of our league.

Like many of us, Woody admits that he was not born with the innate talents of an "A" rated ballplayer. Despite that fact, he was determined to develop those skills back in his childhood playing on the Little League team his father coached. At a young age Woody learned the many lessons that playing sports teaches, and it only made him more determined to try harder to improve his game. He brought this determination when he joined the BSL in 1989. In his second year of playing, his Sporters team was in need of a pitcher and Woody stepped up to do it. He came from out of the shadows as an outfielder to the spotlight of the pitchers mound. He worked hard to learn the pitching skill, often pitching to his father in his backyard on weekends in western Mass with his mother even standing in as the batter on an occasion or two. The rest is history! Woody has gone on to be a championship pitcher for 4 BSL divisional championships and 5 tournament championships, not to mention a division MVP Award, and many team MVP Awards. He has led his team to two World Series, including Washington, where he pitched the 5 Star Generals to a 5th place finish in 2003.

Woody took that chance to become a pitcher and over the next two decades developed into one of the most consistent pitchers in the BSL. He has been a force in Division 2 and again in Division 3. Every weekend he mentally and physically prepares himself, transforming into a "zone" as he takes to the mound. He never loses his sense of humor though, even when a line drive is rocketing at him, he'll usually make a spectacular catch all the while "screeching". His unique laugh and his back rubs are legendary in our league.

Over his career, Woody has earned just about every team honor there is - in some cases numerous times. He assists new teams and quietly (well for him quietly) helps out in any way that he can, particularly working with the pitchers. Before or after his own games, he's been known to volunteer in coaching the bases for another team so that their coach can focus on other coaching duties. And he's always one of the first to volunteer for "pitching clinics" that the league schedules.

When he changed teams later in his career, moving into Division 3, he brought with him that same level of commitment to the game that he always had. In fact, the change rejuvenated Woody and not only allowed him to continue to improve his own game but to bring his enthusiasm to another whole group of players who were new to the League. In many ways Woody has been an unofficial ambassador of the BSL. He is not one to shy away from talking to new players to the league to help them, or most importantly, make them feel as though they are part of something special. One of the greatest gifts a player in the BSL can give to their league is to give of themselves, wholeheartedly. That is what William Farrick has done. Woody is fortunate to have found the BSL over 2 decades ago and the BSL is fortunate to have had Woody find it.