Vallejo Seaweed | |
Founded: | 2021 |
City: | Vallejo, California |
Ballpark: | Wilson Park |
League: | Pecos League |
Division: | Pacific Division |
Former Names: | Santa Cruz Seaweed (2021–2022) |
Nicknames: | The Weed |
Colors: | Green, lime and black |
Former Ballparks: | Harvey West Park |
Owner: | Andrew Dunn |
Manager: | Christian Carmouche |
The Vallejo Seaweed are a professional baseball team based in Vallejo, California. The Seaweed compete in the Pecos League (PL) as a member of the Pacific Division. The league has no affiliation with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball.[1] They play their home games at Wilson Park.
In 2021, the Pecos League announced the joining of the Santa Cruz Seaweed in the Pacific Division. The club played its home games at Harvey West Park.[2] Michael Green was announced as the team's first manager.[3] After finishing the season 16–25 and finishing fourth in the Pacific Division, the team played in the Bay Series playoffs where it was eliminated by San Rafael. In 2022, Nic Ray was announced as the club's new manager.[4] After failing to make the playoffs with a 17–33 record, the club announced in October that it would be relocating to Vallejo due to a number of problems, including scheduling conflicts.
In November of 2023, commissioner Andrew Dunn announced Christian Carmouche as the clubs manager. The Seaweed were the first team professional baseball team since the Vallejo Admirals of the Pacific Association. After relocating, the Seaweed played their home games at Wilson Park in Vallejo, California.[5] After struggling to a 12–37 finish in 2023, the Seaweed failed to make the post-season for the second consecutive season.[6] In 2024, the Seaweed finished with a record of 25-29. However, this record was still good enough for a postseason birth, where they lost in the divisional round, 1-2 to the Bakersfield Train Robbers.
Vallejo Seaweed | |||||||
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Season | League | Division | Record | Win % | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
2021 | Pecos | Pacific | 16–25 | .390 | 4th | Michael Green | Lost Pacific Division Semifinals (San Rafael) 0-2 |
Pecos | Pacific | 17–33 | .340 | 7th | Nick Ray | Did not qualify | |
Pecos | Pacific | 12–37 | .245 | 7th | Christian Carmouche | Did not qualify | |
Pecos | Pacific | 25–29 | .463 | 4th | Christian Carmouche | Lost Pacific Division Semifinals (Bakersfield) 1-2 | |
Totals | 70–124 | .361 | — | — | 1-4 (.200) | ||