Far West League (collegiate summer baseball league)
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| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Ceased | 2013 |
| CEO | Erik Wagle |
| No. of teams | 8 (as of 2012) |
| Country | United States |
| Last champion(s) | Humboldt Crabs |
| Official website | web |
The Far West League (FWL) was a collegiate summer baseball league based on the west coast of the United States that served primarily California and Oregon. It was formed as part of a merger between the West Coast League/Tri-State and Pacific West Baseball League, even though the PWBL is still in operation.
The FWL began play in 2011 with each team facing each of the other teams three times for 27 regular-season league games. Post-season play saw the top five teams in a nine-game double-elimination tournament with the Humboldt Crabs winning the 2011 championship.
Teams in the FWL
| Status | Team | City | Home field | Previous League | Manager/Head Coach | 2011 FWL Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final FWL Teams | *Humboldt Crabs | Arcata, CA | Arcata Ball Park | WCL/TS[1] | Matt Nutter / Robin Guiver | 25 - 7 |
| Southern Oregon RiverDawgs | Medford, OR | Harry & David Field | WCL/TS | Chris Wolf | 13 - 14 | |
| Neptune Beach Pearl | Alameda, CA | College of Alameda | Brant Cummings | 19 – 12 | ||
| Fontanetti's Athletics | San Jose, CA | San Jose Academy HS | Dan Luque / Jerry McClain | 19 - 12 | ||
| Menlo Park Legends | Menlo Park, CA | Cañada College | David Klein | |||
| Nor Cal Longhorns | San Mateo, CA | Cañada College | SRL Stan Musial League | Lenny Vagt / Jeffrey Bowman | ||
| Walnut Creek Crawdads | Walnut Creek, CA | Saint Mary's College | [2] | Paul Hewitt | ||
| San Francisco Seals | San Francisco, CA | Laney College | Abel Alcantar | 15 - 22 | ||
| Former FWL (2011 season) | Redding Colt 45s | Redding, CA | Tiger Field | WCL/TS | Rick Bosetti / Dennis Brugman | 13.5 – 15.5 |
| Nevada Bullets | Reno, NV | Western Nevada College | Jim Blueberg | 9 - 18 | ||
| Nor Cal Pirates | Chico, CA | Butte College | Casey Dill | 3 - 24 | ||
| Atwater Aviators | Atwater, CA | Firemans Memorial Ballpark | PWBL | Richard Ruiz / Rollo Adams | 21.5 – 8.5 | |
| California Glory | Lodi, CA | Tony Zupo Field | PWBL | Ron Bindell | 11 - 16 | |
| Fresno Cardinals | Fresno, CA | John Euless Ballpark, Fresno City College | PWBL | Orlando Gomez / Kenny Crew | 10 - 17 | |
| Former/Hiatus | ||||||
| Folsom Pioneers | Folsom, CA | Folsom High School | WCL/TS | Mike Carter | ||
| Nevada Bighorns | Carson City, NV | Western Nevada College’s John L. Harvey field and Carson High School | WCL/TS | Dennis Young |
* = Denotes 2011 FWL Champion
References
- ^ Crabs will join WCL Tri-State in 2009
- ^ "Crawdads Join the Far West League". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-04.