Great West League
Manager And Director of Player Recruitment Named
Date:08/25/2015 Source:Great West League
Chico Heat Appoints New Field Manager & Director of Player Recruitme New skipper Fred Ludwig with GM Hunter Hampton Chico Heat Appoints New Field Manager & Director of Player Recruitment Watch The Action News Now Story Chico, CA August 25, 2015- The Chico Heat of the Great West League announced today that Fred Ludwig has joined the organiza...
Marysville Gold Sox Join GWL
Date:08/24/2015 Source:Great West League
MARYSVILLE GOLD SOX JOIN GREAT WEST LEAGUE FOURTH TEAM TO OFFICIALLY JOIN THE GWL PORTLAND, OREGON, AUGUST 24, 2015 - The Great West League is proud to announce the addition of the Marysville Gold Sox to the league. For the last eleven seasons the Gold Sox hosted the Horizon Air Summer Series, primaril...
Lodi Crushers It Is!
Date:08/18/2015 Source:Great West League
Press Release LODI CRUSHERS ARE THE CHOICE Wine Country Baseball in Lodi, California is happy to announce today the people have spoken and the Lodi Crushers will be the name of their entry for the 2016 season and beyond. The Crushers will be participating as a collegiate wooden bat baseball club and will play at Tony Zupo Field. The team has joined the Great West ...
Portland Pickles Name First Manager
Date:08/17/2015 Source:Great West League
PICKLES NAME J.J. ALTOBELLI THE TEAM'S FIRST MANAGER ...
LODI OPENS NAME THE TEAM CONTEST
Date:07/28/2015 Source:Great West League
Press Release WINE COUNTRY BASEBALL LOOKING TO NAME THE TEAM Wine Country Baseball in Lodi, California announced today they have begun the search for a team nickname for the 2016 season. The team will be participating as a collegiate wooden bat baseball club in Lodi and will play at Tony Zupo Field. The team has joined the Great West League and will begin play next June. ...
Great West League Names Supervisor of Umpires
Date:07/27/2015 Source:Great West League
The Great West League is proud to name Bill Speck as the league's Supervisor of Umpires. "Bill has a wealth of umpiring experience, both on the field and as an administrator," said GWL President Ken Wilson in announcing the appointment. "He's well-respected in the umpiring community and will provide our league with only the best umpiring." Bill currently um...
Doug Leary Takes Helm At Lodi
Date:07/16/2015 Source:Great West League
WINE COUNTRY BASEBALL APPOINTS GENERAL MANAGER Wine Country Baseball in Lodi, California announced today that Doug Leary has joined the organization as General Manager to bring collegiate wooden bat baseball back to Lodi and Tony Zupo Field. The team has joined the Great West League and will begin play next June. Leary brings over 35-years of experience in sports and entertainment to Lodi....
Hunter Hampton Is Chico Heat General Manager
Date:06/11/2015 Source:Great West League
CHICO HEAT APPOINTS GENERAL MANAGER THe Chico Heat announced today that Hunter Hampton has joined the organization as General Manager to bring baseball back to Chico. The Heat have joined the Great West League and will begin play next June. Hampton, a 1996 Chico State graduate, comes with a wealth of experience in sales and marketing and has been a Chico resident for over 20 years. "...
FANS SELECT "PICKLES" AS THE NICKNAME FOR PORTLAND'S TEAM
Date:04/21/2015 Source:Great West League
Portland, Oregon; April 21, 2015 - "We want to stand out from the crowd and keep Portland weird," said Rose City Baseball President and CEO Ken Wilson, in revealing that Portland's baseball team will be known as the Pickles. "We're all about fun and we're all going to have lots of fun with the name Pickles." The name was revealed today in front of nea...
Rare Opportunity And Great Situation In Chico
Date:03/18/2015 Source:Great West League
Not all baseball jobs are created equally. A rare opportunity has developed in Chico. Baseball has been successful in this terrific Northern California city and the return of the Chico Heat in the Great West League has everyone excited. The team needs an experienced sales person to guide the franchise. This is a top-notch General Manager position. That’s right, ...
BASEBALL RETURNS TO PORTLAND
Date:03/10/2015 Source:Great West League
THIRD TEAM TO OFFICIALLY JOIN THE GWL PORTLAND, OREGON, MARCH 10, 2015 - The Great West League is proud to announce the addition of Portland, Oregon to the league. The announcement was made today in front of over 100 guests at the Rotary Club of Portland Rose City Baseball, LLC, Portland Parks & Recreation, and the Portland Development Commission are partnering to bring the team...
Portland Paper Speculates On Team In Portland
Date:03/06/2015 Source:Great West League
From the March 5, 2015 edition of the Portland Tribune The fledgling Great West League, featuring wood-bat baseball for college players, is considering awarding a franchise to Portland. The league plans to begin play in early June 2016. Chico and Lodi in California already have secured teams, and the GWL is looking to add more in the Portland area, Oregon and California. The league plans to beg...
The Great West League announces Director of Media and Digital Communications
Date:12/17/2014 Source:Great West League
The Great West League is pleased to announce the appointment of Marco Aspaas as the league’s Director of Media and Digital Communications. League president Ken Wilson made the announcement. “Marco is not only experienced and enthusiastic, but he loves the game of baseball,” noted Wilson. “We’re pleased to have him as part of our GWL team”. Over his 25-year car...
New Wooden Bat League Adding More Teams
Date:12/09/2014 Source:Great West League
Portland, OR, December 2, 2014 - This article was originally posted on www.heraldandnews.com and written by Steve Matthies. College wood bat baseball is expanding. Former West Coast League president Ken Wilson is working in Northern California to bring more organization to a league that already has awarded franchises to Chico and Lodi. “The Great West League is joining the...
Newest Summer league already galvanizing West Coast baseball
Date:12/09/2014 Source:Great West League
November 30, 2014, Portland, OR - This article was originally posted on www.bestcoastbaseball.com and written by Jacob F. Garcia, Senior Staff Writer, Special Assignment. With baseball on the West Coast alive and well, it only seems fitting for more new blood to give it a shot out here. However, Ken Wilson has something on those wishing to establish baseball out here: he's done...
BASEBALL RETURNS TO CHICO WITH GWL FRANCHISE
Date:11/25/2014 Source:Great West League
TEAM BRINGS BACK THE EXCITEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL CHICO HEAT CHICO, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 - The Chico Heat is back! The Great West League is proud to welcome the Heat to the new summer collegiate league. The popular ball club last played in 2002, ending a six-season run in the independent Western League. The announcement was made at the regular meeti...
LODI, CALIFORNIA AWARDED FIRST GWL FRANCHISE
Date:11/24/2014 Source:Great West League
TEAM PROMISES AFFORDABLE FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT AND LOTS OF FUN LODI, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 - It's been 30-years since Lodi, California had a professional baseball team. Now, top quality baseball is back, as Lodi has been awarded the first Great West League franchise. The Great West League is a premier summer collegiate wood bat league, beginning play in 2016 with...
GREAT WEST LEAGUE HEADS FOR TOP SPOT AMONG SUMMER COLLEGE WOOD BAT LEAGUES
Date:11/19/2014 Source:Great West League
PORTLAND, OREGON, NOVEMBER 19, 2014 - The Great West League (GWL) is joining the ranks of the top summer collegiate wood bat baseball leagues. The league, featuring teams in California and Oregon, will begin play in 2016. The league has named Ken Wilson as president. Wilson has owned and operated minor league franchises, while focusing on building and renovating ball parks. &...
