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.
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| Sport | Baseball |
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| 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 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.