Far West League (collegiate summer baseball league) explained

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Sport:Baseball
Founded:2010
Teams:8 (as of 2012)
Country:United States
Champion:Humboldt Crabs
Folded:2013
Ceo:Erik Wagle

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

StatusTeamCityHome fieldPrevious LeagueManager/Head Coach2011 FWL Record
Final FWL Teams Arcata, CAArcata Ball ParkWCL/TS[1] Matt Nutter / Robin Guiver25 - 7
Southern Oregon RiverDawgsMedford, ORHarry & David FieldWCL/TSChris Wolf13 - 14
Neptune Beach PearlAlameda, CACollege of AlamedaBrant Cummings19 – 12
Fontanetti's AthleticsSan Jose, CASan Jose Academy HSDan Luque / Jerry McClain19 - 12
Menlo Park LegendsMenlo Park, CACañada CollegeDavid Klein
Nor Cal LonghornsSan Mateo, CACañada CollegeSRL Stan Musial LeagueLenny Vagt / Jeffrey Bowman
Walnut Creek CrawdadsWalnut Creek, CASaint Mary's College[2] Paul Hewitt
San Francisco SealsSan Francisco, CALaney CollegeAbel Alcantar15 - 22
Former FWL (2011 season)Redding Colt 45sRedding, CATiger FieldWCL/TSRick Bosetti / Dennis Brugman13.5 – 15.5
Nevada BulletsReno, NVWestern Nevada CollegeJim Blueberg9 - 18
Nor Cal PiratesChico, CAButte CollegeCasey Dill3 - 24
Atwater AviatorsAtwater, CAFiremans Memorial BallparkPWBLRichard Ruiz / Rollo Adams21.5 – 8.5
California GloryLodi, CATony Zupo FieldPWBLRon Bindell11 - 16
Fresno CardinalsFresno, CAJohn Euless Ballpark, Fresno City CollegePWBLOrlando Gomez / Kenny Crew10 - 17
Former/Hiatus
Folsom PioneersFolsom, CAFolsom High SchoolWCL/TSMike Carter
Nevada BighornsCarson City, NVWestern Nevada College’s John L. Harvey field and Carson High SchoolWCL/TSDennis Young

* = Denotes 2011 FWL Champion

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://humboldtcrabs.com/news/crabs-will-join-wcl-tri-state-in-2009 Crabs will join WCL Tri-State in 2009
  2. Web site: Crawdads Join the Far West League . 2012-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212659/http://www.walnutcreekcrawdads.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=6 . 2016-03-03 . dead .