West Coast League

West Coast League
Sport Baseball
Founded 2005
President Donnie Marbut [1]
No. of teams 11
Countries  United States
Canada Canada
Most recent champion(s) Bellingham Bells
Official website West Coast League

The West Coast League (WCL) is a collegiate summer baseball league founded in 2005, comprising teams from Washington, Oregon,and British Columbia. The WCL was previously named the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League (WCCBL),[2] but in 2008 was renamed to their current name the West Coast League. The league is designed to develop college talent, and only current college eligible players are allowed to participate. Top college eligible players compete in the West Coast League, which has produced dozens of professional players and a number of major leaguers. League teams are operated just like professional minor league teams. The WCL season runs from early June to mid-August.

Team list

Current[3]

Division Team City Home field Capacity Head coach General manager 2015 Record Website Inaugural season Team owner
North Walla Walla Sweets Walla Walla, WA Borleske Stadium (M) 2,376 Frank Mutz Katie Baxter 22-31 Walla Walla Sweets 2010 Pacific Baseball Ventures LLC
Kelowna Falcons Kelowna, BC Elks Stadium 1,250 Bryan Donohue Mark Nonis 34-19 Kelowna Falcons 2005 Dan Nonis
Victoria HarbourCats Victoria, BC Sports Traders Diamond at Royal Athletic Park 4,247 Graig Merritt Jim Swanson 29-24 Victoria HarbourCats 2013 John McLean
Wenatchee Applesox Wenatchee, WA Paul Thomas Field 1,200 AJ Proszek Jim Corcoran 24-30 Wenatchee Applesox 2005 Jim Corcoran
*Bellingham Bells Bellingham, WA Joe Martin Field 1,800 Mike Gange Stephanie Morrell 33-21 Bellingham Bells 2005 Bellingham Baseball Club, LLC
South Kitsap BlueJackets Bremerton, WA Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center 1,200 Matt Cartwright Matt Acker 23-30 Kitsap BlueJackets 2005 Matt Acker
Cowlitz Black Bears Kelso / Longview, WA David Story Field 1,229 Grady Tweit Jim Appleby 21-33 Cowlitz Black Bears 2010 Tony Bonacci
Bend Elks Bend, OR Vince Genna Stadium 3,500 Trey Watt Jim Richards 35-16 Bend Elks 2005 John and Tami Marick
Corvallis Knights Corvallis, OR Goss Stadium at Coleman Field (M) 2,930 Brooke Knight Bre Miller 33-22 Corvallis Knights 2005(Aloha Knights)

2007(Corvallis Knights)

 Knights Baseball Club Inc.
Gresham GreyWolves Gresham, OR Oslund Field at Mt. Hood CC N/A Justin Barchus TBA N/A Gresham GreyWolves 2016 Jerry and Lisa Walker
Yakima Valley Pippins Yakima, WA Yakima County Stadium 3,000 Marcus McKimmy Zachary Fraser 29-25 Yakima Valley Pippins 2014 Pacific Baseball Ventures LLC

* = Denotes 2015 WCL Champion

(M=indicates the field is of MLB size(325' LF,RF, and 400' CF))

Past

Team Year(s)
Aloha Knights(now the Corvallis Knights)[4] 2005–2006
Spokane RiverHawks 2005–2009
Moses Lake Pirates[5] 2006–2010
Medford Rouges [6] 2013-2015
Klamath Falls Gems [7] 2011-2015

History

2005–2009

In 2005 the teams played 42 games. For the 2007 season, this was the first year that the WCL started to use divisions. They separated the league into 2 divisions, called the East and West based on their geographical location. The playoffs worked in an odd way. The top 2 teams in the standings at the end of the season would playoff a best 2 out of 3 in both divisions. Then, the winners of the sets would playoff in the championship series, also a best 2 out of 3. and in 2009 it expanded the schedule to 48 games, at the same time going to an unbalanced schedule.

2005 Team Table

Team City Home field Capacity 2005 Record Website Inaugural Season
Wenatchee AppleSox Wenatchee, WA Paul Thomas Field 1,200 29-7 Wenatchee Applesox 2005
Aloha Knights Portland, OR Oslund Field at Mt. Hood CC N/A 27-9 Corvallis Knights 2005
Bellingham Bells Bellingham, WA Joe Martin Field 2,100 17-19 Bellingham Bells 2005
Kelowna Falcons Kelowna, BC Elks Stadium 1,250 16-20 Kelowna Falcons 2005
Bend Elks Bend, OR Vince Genna Stadium 3,500 13-23 Bens Elks 2005
Spokane RiverHawks Spokane, WA Avista Stadium 6,803 12-24 N/A 2005
Kitsap BlueJackets Bremerton, WA Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center 1,200 12-24 Kitsap Bluejackets 2005

2006 Team Table

Team City Home field Capacity 2006 Record Website Inaugural Season
Wenatchee AppleSox Wenatchee, WA Paul Thomas Field 1,200 27-15 Wenatchee Applesox 2005
Aloha Knights Portland, OR Oslund Field at Mt. Hood CC N/A 25-17 Corvallis Knights 2005
Bellingham Bells Bellingham, WA Joe Martin Field 2,100 11-31 Bellingham Bells 2005
Kelowna Falcons Kelowna, BC Elks Stadium 1,250 13-29 Kelowna Falcons 2005
Bend Elks Bend, OR Vince Genna Stadium 3,500 24-18 Bens Elks 2005
Spokane RiverHawks Spokane, WA Avista Stadium 6,803 28-14 N/A 2005
Kitsap BlueJackets Bremerton, WA Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center 1,200 24-18 Kitsap Bluejackets 2005
Moses Lake Pirates[8] Moses Lake, WA Larson Playfield N/A 16-26 N/A 2006

2007 Team Table

Division Team City Home field Capacity 2007 Record Website Inaugural Season
East Wenatchee AppleSox Wenatchee, WA Paul Thomas Field 1,200 23-18 Wenatchee Applesox 2005
Kelowna Falcons Kelowna, BC Elks Stadium 1,250 12-30 Kelowna Falcons 2005
Spokane RiverHawks Spokane, WA Avista Stadium 6,803 13-29 N/A 2005
Moses Lake Pirates Moses Lake, WA Larson Playfield N/A 29-13 N/A 2006
West Corvallis Knights[9] Corvallis, OR Goss Stadium at Coleman Field 3,248 27-15 Corvallis Knights 2007
Bellingham Bells Bellingham, WA Joe Martin Field 2,100 16-25 Bellingham Bells 2005
Bend Elks Bend, OR Vince Genna Stadium 3,500 23-19 Bens Elks 2005
Kitsap BlueJackets Bremerton, WA Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center 1,200 24-18 Kitsap Bluejackets 2005

2008 Team Table

Division Team City Home field Capacity 2008 Record Website Inaugural Season
East Wenatchee AppleSox Wenatchee, WA Paul Thomas Field 1,200 23-19 Wenatchee Applesox 2005
Kelowna Falcons Kelowna, BC Elks Stadium 1,250 21-20 Kelowna Falcons 2005
Spokane RiverHawks Spokane, WA Avista Stadium 6,803 20-21 N/A 2005
Moses Lake Pirates Moses Lake, WA Larson Playfield N/A 13-29 N/A 2006
West Corvallis Knights Corvallis, OR Goss Stadium at Coleman Field 3,248 31-11 Corvallis Knights 2007
Bellingham Bells Bellingham, WA Joe Martin Field 2,100 17-25 Bellingham Bells 2005
Bend Elks Bend, OR Vince Genna Stadium 3,500 23-19 Bens Elks 2005
Kitsap BlueJackets Bremerton, WA Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center 1,200 19-23 Kitsap Bluejackets 2005

2009 Team Table

Division Team City Home field Capacity 2009 Record Website Inaugural Season
East Wenatchee AppleSox Wenatchee, WA Paul Thomas Field 1,200 34-14 Wenatchee Applesox 2005
Kelowna Falcons Kelowna, BC Elks Stadium 1,250 24-24 Kelowna Falcons 2005
Spokane RiverHawks Spokane, WA Avista Stadium 6,803 19-29 N/A 2005
Moses Lake Pirates Moses Lake, WA Larson Playfield N/A 10-38 N/A 2006
West Corvallis Knights Corvallis, OR Goss Stadium at Coleman Field 3,248 38-10 Corvallis Knights 2007
Bellingham Bells Bellingham, WA Joe Martin Field 2,100 22-26 Bellingham Bells 2005
Bend Elks Bend, OR Vince Genna Stadium 3,500 25-23 Bens Elks 2005
Kitsap BlueJackets Bremerton, WA Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center 1,200 20-28 Kitsap Bluejackets 2005

2010

In 2010 the league added Longview/Kelso (Cowlitz),[10][11] Washington for the 2010 season, along with Walla Walla, Washington,[12][13] which in turn cause a balanced schedule. The Moses Lake Pirates ceased operations following the 2010 season. The leaders in avg., home runs, RBI, and ERA, strikeouts, and wins for 2010 are as follows:

Batting

Batting record Name Team Avg. Batting record Name Team Home runs Batting record Name Team RBI
Batting average 1. Tommy Richards Bend Elks .364 Home runs hit 1. Chase Anselment Kitsap BlueJackets 7 Runs batted in 1. Nate Roberts Moses Lake Pirates 35
2. Ben Edelstein Kelowna Falcons .347 2. Andy Hunter Bend Elks 6 2. Chase Anselment Kitsap Bluejackets 34
3. Michael Blake Corvallis Knights .344 3. Eric Peterson, Jesse Sawyer, Daniel Dillard Wenatchee Applesox, Kelowna Falcons, Corvallis Knights 5 3. Eric Peterson, Tommy Richards Wenatchee Applesox, Bend Elks 33

(Avg. – Must have a minimum of 2.7 plate appearances per team game.)

Pitching

Pitching record Name Team Wins Pitching record Name Team K's Pitching record Name Team ERA
Wins 1. Richie Mascheri Kitsap Bluejackets 6 K's 1. Marco Gonzales Wenatchee Applesox 66 ERA 1. Dayne Quist Kelowna Falcons 1.40
1. Dayne Quist Kelowna Falcons 6 2. Cody Fassold Bellingham Bells 55 2. Kyle Kraus, Cody Fassold Corvallis Knights, Bellingham Bells 1.75
1. Michael McIver Wenatchee Applesox 6 3. Nathan Johnson, Michael McIver, Dayne Quist Moses Lake Pirates, Wenatchee Applesox, Kelowna Falcons 50 3. Mark Garcia Cowlitz Black Bears 1.83

(ERA – Must have a minimum of .8 inning(s) pitched per team game.)

Team Table[14]

Division Team City Home field Capacity 2010 Record Website Inaugural Season
East Walla Walla Sweets[13] Walla Walla, WA Borleske Stadium 2,376 18-30 Walla Walla Sweets 2010
Wenatchee AppleSox Wenatchee, WA Paul Thomas Field 1,200 29-19 Wenatchee AppleSox 2005
Moses Lake Pirates Moses Lake, WA Larson Playfield N/A 21-27 N/A 2006
Kelowna Falcons Kelowna, BC Elks Stadium 1,250 22-26 Kelowna Falcons 2005
West Bend Elks Bend, OR Vince Genna Stadium 3,500 27-21 Bens Elks 2005
Corvallis Knights Corvallis, OR Goss Stadium at Coleman Field 3,248 31-17 Corvallis Knights 2007
Kitsap BlueJackets Bremerton, WA Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center 1,200 24-23 Kitsap Bluejackets 2005
Bellingham Bells Bellingham, WA Joe Martin Field 2,100 25-22 Bellingham Bells 2005
Cowlitz Black Bears[15] Kelso / Longview, WA David Story Field 1,229 18-30 Cowlitz Black Bears 2010

2011

In 2011 the league expanded to Klamath Falls,[16] which in turn caused a 54-game unbalanced schedule. Also, in the Summer of 2011 the Wenatchee Applesox won the East Division Pennant, and the Walla Walla Sweets came in second and beat the Applesox in the Division Playoffs to go on to play the Corvallis Knights where they lost 2 games to 0. In the West Division the Corvallis Knights won the Pennant and the Bend Elks were 8 games behind them but lost 2–0 in the Divisional games. The batting and pitching leaders are as follows:

Batting[17]

Batting record Name Team Avg. Batting record Name Team Home runs Batting record Name Team RBI
Batting average 1. Payden Cawley Lamb Wenatchee Applesox .350 Home runs hit 1. Adam Nelubowich Wenatchee Applesox 8 Runs batted in 1. Adam Nelubowich Moses Lake Pirates 36
2. Alex Stanford (MVP) Walla Walla Sweets .340 2. Elliot Stewart Walla Walla Sweets 5 2. Tyler Christian Bend Elks 35
3. Ryan Barnes Wenatchee Applesox .336 3. Scott Gottschling Walla Walla Sweets 4 3. Brock Gates Wenatchee Applesox 34

(Avg. – Must have a minimum of 2.7 plate appearances per team game.)

Pitching[17]

Pitching record Name Team Wins Pitching record Name Team K's Pitching record Name Team ERA
Wins 1. Owen Jones Wenatchee Applesox 7 K's 1. Owen Jones Wenatchee Applesox 78 ERA 1. Ryan Richardson Walla Walla Sweets 1.53
2. Jeff Gold Cowlitz Black Bears 6 2. Brandon Marris, Adrian Sampson Kelowna Falcons, Bellingham Bells 55 2. Andrew Pulido Bellingham Bells 1.57
3. Daniel Chavez Bend Elks 6 3. Alex Phillips Wenatchee Applesox 50 3. Brett Watson Walla Walla Sweets 1.83

(ERA – Must have a minimum of .8 inning(s) pitched per team game.)

Team Table[18]

Division Team City Home field Capacity 2011 Record Website Inaugural Season
East Walla Walla Sweets Walla Walla, WA Borleske Stadium 2,376 26-28 Walla Walla Sweets 2010
Wenatchee AppleSox Wenatchee, WA Paul Thomas Field 1,200 39-15 (Season Record) Wenatchee AppleSox 2005
Bellingham Bells Bellingham, WA Joe Martin Field 2,100 21-32 Bellingham Bells 2005
Kelowna Falcons Kelowna, BC Elks Stadium 1,250 19-34 Kelowna Falcons 2005
West Bend Elks Bend, OR Vince Genna Stadium 3,500 29-25 Bens Elks 2005
Corvallis Knights Corvallis, OR Goss Stadium at Coleman Field 3,248 37-17 Corvallis Knights 2007
Kitsap BlueJackets Bremerton, WA Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center 1,200 24-23 Kitsap Bluejackets 2005
Klamath Falls Gems[16] Klamath Falls, OR Kiger Stadium 2,878 19-35 Klamath Falls Gems 2011
Cowlitz Black Bears Kelso / Longview, WA David Story Field 1,229 28-26 Cowlitz Black Bears 2010

2012

In 2012 the Wenatchee Applesox won the East Division Pennant and battled the Bellingham Bells and went on to the finals. At the same time West Division the Corvallis Knights faced and defeated the Cowlitz Black Bears and went on to face the Wenatchee Applesox, where the Wenatchee Applesox won the championship for the 5th time.

Batting[19]

Batting record Name Team Avg. Batting record Name Team Home runs Batting record Name Team RBI
Batting average 1. Will Sparks Bend Elks .392 Home runs hit 1. Taylor Sparks Wenatchee Applesox 9 Runs batted in 1. Mitchell Gunsolus Wenatchee Applesox 48
2. Taylor Sparks Wenatchee Applesox .388 2. Austin Byler Klamath Falls Gems 8 2. Joshua Wong Klamath Falls Gems 46
3. Mitchell Gunsolus, Joshua Wong Wenatchee Applesox, Klamath Falls Gems .371 3. Jerad Casper, Joshua Wong, Kyle Pearson Kitsap Bluejackets, Klamath Falls Gems, Kelowna Falcons 7 3. Austin Byler Klamath Falls Gems 35

(Avg. – Must have a minimum of 2.7 plate appearances per team game.)

Pitching[19]

Pitching record Name Team Wins Pitching record Name Team K's Pitching record Name Team ERA
Wins 1. Cord Cockrell, Brandon Marris Kelowna Falcons 7 K's 1. Derek Callahan Wenatchee Applesox 56 ERA 1. Rob Dittrick Corvallis Knights 1.10
2. Derek Callahan, K.J. Edson Wenatchee Applesox 6 2. Nathan Bunch Klamath Falls Gems 53 2. Arturo Reyes Walla Walla Sweeets 2.05
3. Cole Irvin, Adam Gunn, Andrew Olson Cowlitz Black Bears, Bellingham Bells 5 3. Mikey Murray Cowlitz Black Bears 49 3. Lawrence Chew Wenatchee Applesox 2.25

(ERA – Must have a minimum of .8 inning(s) pitched per team game.)

Team Table[20]

Division Team City Home field Capacity 2012 Record Website Inaugural Season
East Walla Walla Sweets Walla Walla, WA Borleske Stadium 2,376 24-30 Walla Walla Sweets 2010
Wenatchee AppleSox Wenatchee, WA Paul Thomas Field 1,200 37-17 Wenatchee AppleSox 2005
Bellingham Bells Bellingham, WA Joe Martin Field 2,100 32-22 Bellingham Bells 2005
Kelowna Falcons Kelowna, BC Elks Stadium 1,250 28-26 Kelowna Falcons 2005
West Bend Elks Bend, OR Vince Genna Stadium 3,500 24-30 Bens Elks 2005
Corvallis Knights Corvallis, OR Goss Stadium at Coleman Field 3,248 32-22 Corvallis Knights 2007
Kitsap BlueJackets Bremerton, WA Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center 1,200 14-40 (Worst WCL Record) Kitsap Bluejackets 2005
Klamath Falls Gems Klamath Falls, OR Kiger Stadium 2,878 26-28 Klamath Falls Gems 2011
Cowlitz Black Bears Kelso / Longview, WA David Story Field 1,229 26-28 Cowlitz Black Bears 2010

2013

In the 2013 season the league changed from an East/West division format to a North/South division format because of further league expansion, of the Victoria HarbourCats,[5] and the Medford Rogues,[5] which brought the number of teams to 11. Also, in 2013 records were set and matched. Walla Walla Sweets pitcher Sean-Luke Brija matched the league record in saves, with 13 outstanding saves in the 2013 season. It was the first year an expansion team, in their first year, made the playoffs. The Medford Rogues made the playoffs by a tie, and winning their last 3 regular season games but, they lost their Cinderella Story season to the Corvallis Knights, beating them 2 games to nothing in the South Division playoffs. Also, the other expansion team, the Canadian Victoria HarbourCats, set a single game and All-star game attendance record of 4,210 in viewing. Finally, history was made in Kitsap after the last out of the top of the ninth when Spenser Watkins threw a spectacular perfect game, the first in West Coast League history.

The pitching and batting records are as follows:

Batting[21]

Batting record Name Team Avg. Batting record Name Team Home runs Batting record Name Team RBI
Batting average 1. Alex Calbick Bellingham Bells .384 Home runs hit 1. Cody Hough Klamath Falls Gems 8 Runs batted in 1. Derek Dixon Bend Elks 37
2. Connor Spencer Wenatchee Applesox .380 2. (4 Tied) Klamath Falls Gems, Victoria Harbourcats, Wenatchee Applesox 6 2. Cody Lenahan, Connor Spencer Corvallis Knights, Wenathcee Applesox 36
3. Kyle Knigge Cowlitz Black Bears .373 3. (7 Tied) Kitsap, Kelowna, Victoria, Medford(2), Bellingham, Bend 5 3. Kevin Kline, Andre Real Corvallis Knights, Wenatchee Applesox 34

(Avg. – Must have a minimum of 2.7 plate appearances per team game.)

Pitching[21]

Pitching record Name Team(s) Wins Pitching record Name Team(s) K's Pitching record Name Team(s) ERA
Wins 1. Nick Sabo Klamath Falls Gems 6 K's 1. Nick Sabo Klamath Falls Gems 57 ERA 1. Elliot Surrey Corvallis Knights 1.27
2. (9 Tied) Medford, Walla Walla, Victoria, Klamath Falls, Kelowna, Corvallis(2), Bend, Cowlitz 5 2. Ty Provencher Victoria Harbourcats 56 2. Nick Baker Bellingham Bells 1.63
3. (15 Tied) Bend(2), Corvallis(2), Medford(2), Wenatchee(3), Klamath Falls, Bellingham, Walla Walla, Cowlitz, Victoria, Kitsap 4 3. Spenser Watkins Kitsap Bluejackets 53 3. Brandon Horth Bellingham Bells 1.64

(ERA – Must have a minimum of .8 inning(s) pitched per team game.)

Team Table[22]

Division Team City Home field Capacity 2013 Record Website Inaugural Season
North Walla Walla Sweets Walla Walla, WA Borleske Stadium 2,376 31-22 Walla Walla Sweets 2010
Wenatchee AppleSox Wenatchee, WA Paul Thomas Field 1,200 29-24 Wenatchee AppleSox 2005
Bellingham Bells Bellingham, WA Joe Martin Field 2,100 27-27 Bellingham Bells 2005
Kelowna Falcons Kelowna, BC Elks Stadium 1,250 19-35 Kelowna Falcons 2005
Victoria HarbourCats[5] Victoria, BC Royal Athletic Park 4,247 22-32 Victoria HarbourCats 2013
South Bend Elks Bend, OR Vince Genna Stadium 3,500 30-24 Bens Elks 2005
Corvallis Knights Corvallis, OR Goss Stadium at Coleman Field 3,248 37-17 Corvallis Knights 2007
Kitsap BlueJackets Bremerton, WA Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center 1,200 18-36 Kitsap Bluejackets 2005
Klamath Falls Gems Klamath Falls, OR Kiger Stadium 2,878 25-29 Klamath Falls Gems 2011
Cowlitz Black Bears Kelso / Longview, WA David Story Field 1,229 28-26 Cowlitz Black Bears 2010
Medford Rogues[5] Medford, OR Harry & David Field 2,178 30-24 Medford Rogues 2013

2014

In 2014 the Yakima Valley Pippins came on board, giving the WCL their twelfth team. Also, in the 2014 year, because of the expansion of Yakima, the WCL restructured their league format for the 4th time in its history, moving to a 3-division format, with East, West, and South Divisions.[23][24] The playoff format adopted was similar to the MLB format, with only one wild card instead of two. The teams are shown in their respective geographical division in the Team Table below.

The play-off race came down to the last 2 days of league play with a race between Bend and Wenatchee for the first WCL Wild-card spot. Bend edged Wenatchee by just 1 game, causing Wenatchee to miss the playoffs for the first time. Yakima, Bellingham, and Corvallis won their divisions and set the field for the first three-division WCL playoff. The first round playoff pairings were Bellingham vs. Yakima and Corvallis vs. Bend. Both Corvallis and Bellingham won their won their first 2 games and advanced to the WCL Championship series. Bellingham won both games 2 and 3 of the series, making them the 4th team to ever win the WCL Championship.

Batting[25]

Batting record Name Team Avg. Batting record Name Team Home runs Batting record Name Team RBI
Batting average 1.Steven Packard Klamath Falls Gems .394 Home runs hit 1.Vince Fernandez Yakima Valley Pippins 10 Runs batted in 1.Vince Fernandez Yakima Valley Pippins 51
2.Hunter Mercado-Hood Victoria Harbourcats .385 2.Kevin Kline, Andrew Mendenhall, Gabe Clark Corvallis Knights, Walla Walla Sweets, Victoria Harbourcats 8 2. Hunter Mercado-Hood Victoria Harbourcats 46
3.Tyler Frost Wenatchee Applesox .373 3.Dalton Kelly, Thomas Walker, Victor Garcia Corvallis Knights, Klamath Falls Gems, Medford Rouges 7 3.Kevin Kline Corvallis Knights 45

Pitching[25]

Pitching record Name Team(s) Wins Pitching record Name Team(s) K's Pitching record Name Team(s) ERA
Wins 1.Eli Morgan, Jackson Lockwood Yakima Valley Pippins, Corvallis Knights 8 K's 1.Jay Flaa, Andrew Woods Walla Walla Sweets, Yakima Valley Pippins 58 ERA 1.Seth Martinez Bellingham Bells 2.07
2.Josh Moss Kitsap Bluejackets 7 2.Eli Morgan Yakima Valley Pippins 56 2.Aaron Sandefur Bellingham Bells 2.16
3.Seth Martinez, Jackson Bertsch Bellingham Bells, Medford Rouges 6 3.Aaron Sandefur Bellingham Bells 55 3.Brandon Williams Yakima Valley Pippins 2.33

Team Table[26]

Division Team City Home field Capacity 2014 Record Website Inaugural Season
East Walla Walla Sweets Walla Walla, WA Borleske Stadium 2,376 28-26 Walla Walla Sweets 2010
Wenatchee AppleSox Wenatchee, WA Paul Thomas Field 1,200 30-24 Wenatchee Applesox 2005
Kelowna Falcons Kelowna, BC Elks Stadium 1,250 14-39 Kelowna Falcons 2005
Yakima Valley Pippins Yakima, WA Yakima County Stadium 3,000 35-19 Yakima Pippins 2014
West Bellingham Bells Bellingham, WA Joe Martin Field 2,100 37-17 Bellingham Bells 2005
Victoria HarbourCats Victoria, BC Royal Athletic Park 4,247 25-29 Victoria HarbourCats 2013
Kitsap BlueJackets Bremerton, WA Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center 1,200 23-30 Kitsap BlueJackets 2005
Cowlitz Black Bears Kelso / Longview, WA David Story Field 1,229 24-30 Cowlitz Black Bears 2010
South Bend Elks Bend, OR Vince Genna Stadium 3,500 31-23 Bend Elks 2005
Corvallis Knights Corvallis, OR Goss Stadium at Coleman Field 3,248 35-19 Corvallis Knights 2007
Medford Rogues Medford, OR Harry & David Field 2,178 23-28 Medford Rogues 2013
Klamath Falls Gems Klamath Falls, OR Kiger Stadium 2,878 15-39 Klamath Falls Gems 2011

2015

In the off-season of the 2014-2015 seasons the WCL saw the most coaching changes in any of its previous years. In total 7 of the 12 Head Coaches were retired of the position or went on another career path. The new coaches are as followed:[27]

Team New Head Coach
Klamath Falls Gems Justin Barchus
Kitsap Bluejackets Matt Cartwright
Victoria Harbourcats Graig Merritt
Walla Walla Sweets Frunk Mutz
Wenatchee Applesox AJ Proszek
Cowlitz Black Bears Grady Tweit
Bend Elks Trey Watt

The news of the changes between the old and new coaches happened throughout the off-season. Many went to high schools and colleges around the pacific northwest. As were some went to pursue other career paths.

Also, during the off-season the WCL announced that the previous 3-man umpire rule has been removed. The reason why this occurred is because of difficult regulations.

In 2015 the West Coast League saw its fifth league champion, the Bend Elks. The year was full of upsets as the standing nearly flipped of years past expectations and rhythm of Corvallis and Wenatchee leading their respective divisions. The teams that went on to playoffs were Kelowna, Bellingham, and Bend with Corvallis making it in on the league's wild card spot. In the playoffs Bend did not lose a game to anyone beating Corvallis in the divisional series and Kelowna in the Championship game to win their first ever WCL Championship. The end of season stats leaders are as follows:

Batting[28]

Batting record Name Team Avg. Batting record Name Team Home runs Batting record Name Team RBI
Batting average 1. Hunter Villanueva Kelowna Falcons .378 Home runs hit 1. Dan Mayer Medford Rouges 11 Runs batted in 1.Tyler Davis Bend Elks 50
2.Justin Flores Kelowna Falcons .385 2.Justin Flores, Walker Olis Kelowna Falcons, Bellingham Bells 8 2. Keston Hiura Wenatchee Applesox 42
3.Keston Hiura, West Tunnell Wenatchee Applesox, Bend Elks .356 3.(5 Tied) Victoria Harbourcats, Bellingham Bells, Bend Elks, Wenatchee Applesox, Kelowna Falcons 7 3.West Tunnell, Justin Flores Bend Elks, Kelowna Falcons 39

Pitching

Pitching record Name Team(s) Wins Pitching record Name Team(s) K's Pitching record Name Team(s) ERA
Wins 1.Patrick McGuff, Hunter Wells Wenatchee Applesox, Bend Elks 7 K's 1.Patrick McGuff Bend Elks 64 ERA 1.John Oltman Kitsap Bluejackets 1.13
2.(4 Tied) Kelowna Falcons, Victoria Harbourcats, Yakima Valley Pippins, Wenatchee Applesox 6 2.Darrion Simons Yakima Valley Pippins 58 2.Andrew Kemmerer Bellingham Bells 1.45
3.(5 Tied) Walla Walla Sweets, Kitsap Bluejackets, Cowlitz Black Bears, Corvallis Knights, Kelowna Falcons 5 3.Hunter Wells Wenatchee Applesox 56 3.Joe Balfour Cowlitz Black Bears 2.03

Team Table[29]

Division Team City Home field Capacity 2014 Record Website Inaugural Season
East Walla Walla Sweets Walla Walla, WA Borleske Stadium 2,376 22-31 Walla Walla Sweets 2010
Wenatchee AppleSox Wenatchee, WA Paul Thomas Field 1,200 24-30 Wenatchee Applesox 2005
Kelowna Falcons Kelowna, BC Elks Stadium 1,250 34-19 Kelowna Falcons 2005
Yakima Valley Pippins Yakima, WA Yakima County Stadium 3,000 29-25 Yakima Pippins 2014
West Bellingham Bells Bellingham, WA Joe Martin Field 2,100 33-21 Bellingham Bells 2005
Victoria HarbourCats Victoria, BC Royal Athletic Park 4,247 29-24 Victoria HarbourCats 2013
Kitsap BlueJackets Bremerton, WA Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center 1,200 23-30 Kitsap BlueJackets 2005
Cowlitz Black Bears Kelso / Longview, WA David Story Field 1,229 21-33 Cowlitz Black Bears 2010
South Bend Elks Bend, OR Vince Genna Stadium 3,500 35-16 Bend Elks 2005
Corvallis Knights Corvallis, OR Goss Stadium at Coleman Field 3,248 32-22 Corvallis Knights 2007
Medford Rogues Medford, OR Harry & David Field 2,178 25-27 Medford Rogues 2013
Klamath Falls Gems Klamath Falls, OR Kiger Stadium 2,878 12-41 Klamath Falls Gems 2011

2016

In the off season of the 2015-2016 seasons the Medford Rouges decided to leave the WCL for the Great West League. This will shrink the south division down to three teams, and the league down to eleven teams and a balanced schedule.

Later in October 2015 the WCL announced that they are dropping Klamath Falls and picking up Gresham as a market. This will officially bring the League to 11 teams.[7]

On December 4, 2015 the Gresham Baseball Club announced that the team shall be named the Gresham GreyWolves. This was announced to an overflow crowd at Gresham’s City Council Chambers.[30]

On December 15, 2015, WCL President, Dennis Koho, stepped down in order to pursue his law profession. He was replaced by Interim President, Holly Jones. Jones was the league's Vice President and former General Manager of the Victoria HarbourCats.[31]

All-Star Game history

2006[32]

For the first time in 2006, the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League held their inaugural All-Star game. The game was held at Paul Thomas Stadium in Wenatchee, Washington, with players assigned to either the East or West squad, depending on the location of their team, geographically, in the league, this was before the league had actual divisions. The East and the West tied in 9 innings at 6 points a piece after each team ran out of pitchers. There were 1,083 fans watching the game.

Game Information

2007

The 2007 game was played in Bellingham, Washington at Joe Martin Field on July 18, 2007. The first pitch was thrown out by Commissioner Jim Dietz. The East/West format was still used during this year. The East was managed by Gabe Boruff of the Moses Lake Pirates. While the West was skippered by Matt Acker of Kitsap. The East beats the West with 4 men across the plate compared to just 1 point from the West squad.

Game Information

2008[33]

The 2008 game was played in Moses Lake, Washington at Larson Playfield. The Home-Run derby was won by Nick Freitas of Kelowna with 4 HR's in the Final's, shuting out Aona of Kitsap by 4 HR's. The West started scoring in the first with 2 runs in the first. The East came back to tie it up in the bottom of the 2nd with a 2-run Home-Run by Stephen Hagen of Oregon State. The All-star Game ended in a 2-2 tie after 9 innings and ended in the same fashion on the 2006 WCCBL All-Star Game. The All-Star Game was eliminated after the 2008 season.

Game Information

Boxscore

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Runs Hits Errors
West 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
East 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0

2011[34]

In 2011, the league announced it would revive the All-Star Game and assigned the 2011 game to Goss Stadium on the campus of Oregon State University, home of the league's Corvallis Knights. This year the 2 All-Star teams were made up of teams from their respenctive divisions. The West team had the bottom of the inning while the East had the top. The East started scoring ing the top of the 3rd with 2 runs with Aaron DeGuire scorring off of Alex Stanford's triple, then Alex Stanford off of a sacrifice fly to center field to score the 2nd run. The West responded by scoring a run of their own in the bottom of the same inning by a solo Home-Run by Spencer O'Neil. The game would go scoreless until the 7th inning with the East squad scoring 2 more runs by Bo Folkinga, and Pat Valaika scoring off of a double by Elliot Stewart who would be stranded on base. The East tried to rally in the bottom of the 9th. There was 1 out by a ground out by Sean Myrom, then Royce Bollinger gotting on 1st base. Next, Spencer O Neil hit a long ball for a double to center field scoring Bollinger. After Jimmy Allen hit a single the East infield finished the game with a groundball thrown from the pitcher to the shortstop to get Jimmy Allen out at 2nd base, then the ball was thrown to the 1st baseman to get Mitchel Walding out at 1st base(1-6-3) double play hit by Mitchel Walding. There were 2517 fans viewing the game.

Batting Stats

East
Batter Position At Bats Runs Hits Runs Batted In Walks Strike outs Batting Average
Almadova, B Center Field 3 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Mendenhall, A Right Field 4 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
Nelubowich, A 3rd Baseman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lane, E 3rd Baseman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gates, B 1st Baseman 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cawley Lamb, P Left Field 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Filia-Snyder, E Left Field 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Folkinga, B Designated Hitter 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.333
Gelalich, J Pinch Hitter for Designated Hitter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Valaika, P Shortstop 4 1 1 0 0 0 0.250
DeGuire, A Catcher 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.000
Stewart, E Catcher 1 0 1 2 0 0 1.000
Stanford, A 2nd Baseman 3 1 1 1 0 0 0.333
Total Team Totals 31 4 5 4 1 2 0.161
West
Batter Position At Bats Runs Hits Runs Batted In Walks Strike outs Batting Average
Oleszczuk, T Shortstop 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walding, M Pinch Hitter for Oleszczuk, T then took over Shortstop position 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Benjamin Jr. , M 2nd Baseman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Moore, C 2nd Baseman 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Miller, B Catcher 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brann, S Catcher 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Gill, T 1st Baseman, and switched with Myrom, S to Designated Hitter 4 0 1 0 0 1 0.250
Garlick, K Left Field 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Flamion, B Left Field 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Myrom, S Designated Hitter, and switched with Gill, T to 1st Baseman 4 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
Bollinger, R Center Field 4 1 3 0 0 0 0.750
O'Neil, S Right Field 4 1 3 2 0 0 0.750
Allen, J 3rd Baseman 4 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Total Team Totals 34 2 9 2 2 7 0.264

Pitching Stats

East
Pitcher Innings Pitched Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strike outs Earned Run Average
Sampson, A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Phillips, A (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Jones, O 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 9.00
Culligan, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Richardson, R 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0.00
Bowen, C 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0.00
Brynteson, K 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
Watson, B (S) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 4.50
Total 9 9 2 2 2 7 2.00

(W)=Winning Pitcher

(S)=Saving Pitcher

West
Pitcher Innings Pitched Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strike outs Earned Run Average
Stuart, D 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Ostapeck, S (L) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 18.00
Wetzler, B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Beatty, M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Clayton, P 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Johnson, C 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 18.00
Mascheri, R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Trentacosta, M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Total Team Totals 9 5 4 4 1 4.00

(L)=Losing Pitcher

Game Information

Boxscore

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Runs Hits Errors
East 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 5 1
West 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0

2012[35]

The 2012 WCL All-Star Game was played in Walla Walla, Washington at the historic Borleske Stadium home of the Walla Walla Sweets. The Home-Run derby was won by Taylor Sparks of UC Irvine with 11 Home-Runs in the entire derby. The format of the teams remained the same through the 2012 season with the East having ownership of the bottom of all 9 innings with the West having the top half of the innings. The ASG went scoreless through the first 3 and 1 half innings in until the East division received their only 2 runs of the game. The first run was scored unearned by Mitchell Gunsolus, in the 4th inning, off of a double play involving Greg Friesen, and Kyle Pearson who hit the ground in double play. The second run was scored by the next batter, Nate Causey, who hit a single and scoring Jarel Lewis who got to 3rd base in the last double play. The West replied with 2 runs of their own in the top of the 5th inning by Tanner Nielsen who scored off a single by Connor Hofman and an error by the center fielder. Then, Connor Hofman scored by Austin Diemer who was putout on an ground ball thrown from the 3rd baseman to the 1st baseman. The next 2.5 innings went score less until the West scored in the top of the 7th inning. The last run of the game was scored by Austin Diemer who got to 2nd on a double. and then advanced to 3rd base on a stolen base then, Caleb Whalen hit a double of his own to score Austin Diemer. The west won the game 3-2 in the 2012 ASG at Borleske Stadium.

Batting Stats

East
Batter Position At Bats Runs Hits Runs Batted In Walks Strike outs Batting Average
Ely, A 3rd Baseman, Designated Hitter 3 0 0 0 2 2 0.000
Gunsolus, M Shortstop 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.500
Johnson, P Shortstop 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Lewis, J Right Field 5 1 0 0 0 2 0.000
Friesen, G 1st Baseman 4 0 1 0 0 3 0.250
Pearson, K Left Field 3 0 0 0 1 2 0.000
Causey, N Catcher 2 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
McClanahan, J Catcher 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.000
Zeile, S Designated Hitter, 3rd Baseman 4 0 1 0 0 3 0.250
Conrad, J 2nd Baseman 3 0 1 0 0 1 0.333
Moore, T Center Field 4 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Total Team Totals 33 2 6 1 5 14 0.181
West
Batter Position At Bats Runs Hits Runs Batted In Walks Strike outs Batting Average
Diemer, A Right Field 5 1 1 1 0 1 0.200
Blackham, N Left Field 5 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Whalen, C Shortstop 3 0 1 1 1 2 0.333
Barr, A Catcher 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wong, J 1st Baseman 4 0 3 0 0 1 0.750
Walter, B 3rd Baseman, Designated Hitter 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Byler, A Designated Hitter, 3rd Baseman 3 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Nielsen, T 2nd Baseman 4 1 1 0 0 1 0.250
Hofman, C Center Field 4 1 3 0 0 1 0.750
Total Team Totals 35 3 10 2 3 8 0.285

Pitching Stats

East
Pitcher Innings Pitched Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strike outs Earned Run Average
Marris, B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Callahan, D 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00
Carma, C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Reyes, A 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00
Cockrell, C 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 18.00
Hartnett, S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
Maton, P (L) 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 13.49
Virant, H 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
Olson, A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Kane, T 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
Total 9 10 3 3 3 8 3.00
West
Pitcher Innings Pitched Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strike outs Earned Run Average
Perez, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Dittirck, R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Gillies, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Irvin, C 1.0 4 2 0 0 0 0.00
Bunda, J 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Radke, T 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Murray, M (W) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0.00
Williams, T 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Barker, D 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0.00
Feldtman, C (S) 1.1 2 0 0 1 4 0.00
Total 9 6 2 0 5 14 0.00

Game Information

Boxscore

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Runs Hits Errors
West 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 10 2
East 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1

2013

In 2013 Victoria, British Columbia, hosted the All-Star game at Royal Athletic Park home of the 2013 expansion team, Victoria HarbourCats. The All-Star game set 2 records, the most attendance at an All-Star game, and a record of most fans in viewing of any WCL game, the record was set at 4210 fans watching the 2013 WCL All-Star game. The layout for the game was in a North/South format due to the West Coast League changing their divisions from an East/West format to the North/South format. The top of the 9 innings went to the South All-Stars making the North take the bottom of the innings. The South team wasted not one pitch on starting the game. Chase Fields started the game with a single on the first pitch of the game, he was then putout by a fielder's-choice hit by Dane Lund. The next batter hit Dane Lund home on a wild pitch and a well hit single. The North did not let the South squad enjoy their lead for long, the North All-Stars took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 1st off the bats' of Kramer Lindell and Renae Martinez, hitting home Darren Kolk and Alex Real (pronounced 're-al'). The next man across the plate came across in the top of the 3rd by the South team scoring 2 runs to tie the game at 3 points a piece. the runs came off the bats of Kyle Knigge (The 'K' is pronounced) and Derek Dixon, who scored Chase Fields and Kyle Knigge. The North division did not like this at all so in the bottom of the same inning Kramer Lindell hit a solo Home-run to take the North All-stars to a 4-3 lead in the 4th inning. The South division struk again to take the lead for the 1st time since the 1st inning. The runs came during a wild pitch by Sean Silva while Blake Drake scoring Cody Lenahan to tie the game back up. The next batter hit a ground out to let Seth Spivey score the leading run from 3rd base. But, the Sout team was not done for the game they scored 2 more runs in the top of the 7th inning. Both 2 runs were scored during the same at bat of Seth Spivey. Seth Spivey had a count of 1 ball and 1 strike on him when, the pitcher, Trevor Lubking, throw a wild pitch pickoff attempt scoring Kevin Davidson then, Seth Spivey hit a well hit single scoring Derek Dixon. This would be the last score in the top of any of the remaining innings. The North division was not going to just give up, in the bottom of the 9th inning the North squad had a rally but, fell short. They scored to runs by Alex Calbick scoring Alex DeGoti, and Brett Stephens scoring Ryan Yamane, with a man on 3rd base and runner on 2nd Matt Mendenhall hit a fly out to the Shortstop to end the 2013 West Coast League All-Star Game.

Batting Stats

South
Batter Position At Bats Runs Hits Runs Batted In Walks Strike outs Batting Average
Fields, C Center Field 2 1 2 0 1 0 1.000
Drake, B Center Field 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lund, D Catcher 3 1 0 0 1 0 0.000
McKeon, A Catcher 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Knigge, K Right Field 3 1 2 2 0 1 0.667
Gill, T Right Field 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Davidson, K 1st Baseman 5 1 1 0 0 3 0.200
Dixon, D Designated Hitter 3 1 2 1 2 1 0.667
Hough, C Left Field 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Fisher, N Left Field 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Sheehan, D Shortstop 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
McIntire, R Shortstop 2 0 1 0 0 1 0.500
Lenahan, C 3rd Baseman 5 1 1 0 0 2 0.200
Spivey, S 2nd Baseman 4 1 2 1 0 1 0.500
Total Team Totals 37 7 11 5 5 12 0.297
North
Batter Position At Bats Runs Hits Runs Batted In Walks Strike outs Batting Average
Kolk, D Center Field 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.333
Stephens, B Center Field 2 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Lindell, K Left Field 3 1 1 2 0 1 0.333
Mendenhall, M Left Field 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Real, A Designated Hitter 2 1 1 0 1 0 0.500
Spencer, C 1st Baseman, Designated Hitter 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Angerer, E 1st Baseman 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Martinez, R Catcher 2 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Johnson, N Catcher 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
DeGoti, A Shortstop 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.000
Russell, A Right Field 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Porter, G Right Field 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Yamane, R 2nd Baseman 4 1 1 0 0 1 0.250
Calbick, A 3rd Baseman 3 0 2 1 1 0 0.667
Total Team Totals 35 5 8 5 2 8 0.228

Pitching Stats

South
Pitcher Innings Pitched Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strike outs Earned Run Average
Horth, B 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 18.00
Gartner, C 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
Sabo, N 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 9.00
Watkins, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
DeRooy, B (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Raley, H 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
Wilkins, Z 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Barker, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Choate, B 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 18.00
Total 9 8 5 5 2 8 5.00
North
Pitcher Innings Pitched Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strike outs Earned Run Average
Helton, B 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 9.00
Poteet, C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Huberman, M 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 18.00
Hall, M 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
Kuzminsky, S 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
Silva, S (L) 1.0 2 2 1 1 1 9.00
Lubking, T 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 18.00
Cole, N 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Lovejoy, C 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Brija, S 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
Total 9 11 7 6 5 12 6.00

Game Information

Boxscore

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Runs Hits Errors
South 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 11 0
North 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 0

2014[36]

The 2014 West Coast League All-Star game was Scheduled to be played at Kiger Stadium at Klamath Falls, OR. The game was canceled due to the field being unplayable due to rain. This is the first rain out of any West Coast League All-Star Game, and the First rainout of the Klamath Falls Gems history.

2015[37]

The 2015 WCL All-Star game was held at Joe Martin Field in Bellingham, WA on July 20, 2015. First pitch was at 7:10 PM PST from Andrew Kemmerer throwing a called ball. The south scored a run in the top of the 3rd off of West Tunnell, from Bellingham, who got out at first scoring Lorin Archibald, from Cowlitz. The game would then go scoreless until the top of the 7th were the south stuck again with another run scored by Cadyn Grenier, from Bend, off of a wild pitch from Easton Lucas of Walla Walla. The south scored again in the 8th from West Tunnell off of a double from Louis Wolf of Bend. The North team would not score a single run during the game, only mustering 5 hits in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th all were singles. This was the first shut-out All-Star game in the history of the league, and the game had the lowest attendance of any of the WCL All-Star games.

Batting Stats

North
Batter Position At Bats Runs Hits Runs Batted In Walks Strike outs Batting Average
Bronson Larsen Catcher 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brandon Oliver Catcher 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Andrew Reichenbach 3rd Baseman 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Max Carter 1st Baseman 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Parker Coss 2nd Baseman 2 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Dustin Breshears Shortstop 3 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Hunter Villanueva 3rd Baseman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aaron Stoosma Center Field, Designated Hitter 2 0 0 0 1 1 0.000
Justin Flores Designated Hitter, Left Field 4 0 2 0 0 1 0.500
Sheldon Liikala Right Field 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jace Van De Brake Center Field, Left Field 3 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
Kyle Nixon Right Field 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Total Team Totals 30 0 5 0 2 6 0.167
South
Batter Position At Bats Runs Hits Runs Batted In Walks Strike outs Batting Average
Derron Davis Center Field 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
West Tunnell 2nd Basemen 4 1 1 1 0 0 0.250
Tyler Davis 3rd Basemen 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Cooper Hummel Right Field 3 0 0 0 1 2 0.000
Gunner Pollman Catcher 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Louis Wolf Catcher, Pinch Hitter 2 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Cadyn Grenier Shortstop 4 1 0 0 0 1 0.000
Ryan Aguilar Left Field 4 0 0 0 0 3 0.000
Lorin Archibald 1st Basemen, Designated Hitter 4 1 1 0 0 1 0.250
Jake Scudder 1st Basemen, Designated Hitter 3 0 2 0 1 1 0.667
Total Team Totals 33 3 5 2 3 10 0.152

Pitching Stats

South
Pitcher Innings Pitched Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strike outs Earned Run Average
Slater Lee 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Patrick McGuff* 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Adam Cline 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Mickey Walker 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Nate Simmons 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
Jordan Wilcox 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
Callahan Neely 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00
Lars Rider 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00
Ryan Walker** 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Total 9 5 0 0 2 6 0.00

(*)=Winning Pitcher

(**)=Saving Pitcher

North
Pitcher Innings Pitched Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strike outs Earned Run Average
Andrew Kemmerer 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Dominic Topoozian 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Micah Gorman* 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 9.00
Justin Calomeni 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Hunter Wells 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00
Darrion Simons 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
Easton Lucas 1.0 1 1 0 0 2 0.00
Grant Schneider 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 9.00
Jayse Bannister 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Total 9 5 3 2 3 10 2.00

(*)=Losing Pitcher

Game Information

Boxscore

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Runs Hits Errors
South 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 5 0
South 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2

All-Star venues and results

Year Venue City Result
2006 Paul Thomas Stadium Wenatchee, WA 6–6 (Tie)*
2007 Joe Martin Field Bellingham, WA 4–1 (East)
2008 Larson Field Moses Lake, WA 2–2 (Tie)*
2011 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, OR 4–2 (East)
2012 Borleske Stadium Walla Walla, WA 3–2 (West)
2013 Royal Athletic Park Victoria, BC 7–5 (North)
2014 Kiger Stadium Klamath Falls, OR Rained out
2015 Joe Martin Field Bellingham, WA 3-0 (South)
2016 David Story Field [38] Longview, WA TBP

(*)=Both teams ran out of pitchers

WCL champions

Year Champion Runner-Up Record
2015 Bend Elks Kelowna Falcons 2-0
2014 Bellingham Bells Corvallis Knights 2-1
2013 Corvallis Knights Wenatchee Applesox 2–0
2012 Wenatchee AppleSox Corvallis Knights 2–1
2011 Corvallis Knights Walla Walla Sweets 2–0
2010 Wenatchee AppleSox Bend Elks 2–1
2009 Wenatchee AppleSox Corvallis Knights 2–0
2008 Corvallis Knights Wenatchee AppleSox 2–0
2007 Moses Lake Pirates Corvallis Knights 2–0
2006 Wenatchee AppleSox Spokane RiverHawks 2–0
2005 Wenatchee AppleSox Bellingham Bells 2–0

List of WCL MVPs

Year Name Team
2014 Vince Fernandez Yakima Valley Pippins
2013 Alex Calbick Bellingham Bells
2012 Mitchell Gunsolus Wenatchee Applesox
2011 Alex Stanford Walla Walla Sweets
2010 Tommy Richards Bend Elks
2009 Richie Jimenez Corvallis Knights
2008 Drew Heid Bend Elks
2007 Zach Kim; Brandon Kuykendall Moses Lake Pirates; Kitsap BlueJackets
2006 Darin Holcomb Spokane RiverHawks
2005 Steve Marquardt Wenatchee Applesox

Records by season

Individual batting records

Record Number Person(s), team, year
Games 54 Cole Norton, Kitsap BlueJackets, 2011

Mitchell Gunsolus, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2012

Grant Melker, Corvallis Knights, 2014

Michael Lucarelli, Corvallis Knights, 2014

Mitch Skaggs, Yakima Valley Pippins, 2015

Batting avg.

(min 2.7 Plate Appearances

per team game)

 0.403 Drew Heid, Bend Elks, 2008
At bats 213 Mitchell Gunsolus, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2012
Hits 79 Mitchell Gunsolus, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2012
Runs 47 Mitchell Gunsolus, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2012
Total bases 119 Keston Hiura, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2015
Extra base hits 33 Keston Hiura, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2015
Doubles 25 Tyler Davis, Bend Elks, 2015
Triples 6 Keston Hiura, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2015
Home runs 11 Dan Mayer, Medford Rogues, 2015
RBIs 51 Vince Fernandez, Yakima Valley Pippins, 2014
Sacrifice bunts 19 Yuto Kata, Medford Rogues, 2014
Sacrifice flies 6 Scott Quinlan, Corvallis Knights, 2014

Marc Gallegos, Corvallis Knights, 2014

Kyle Nobach, Kitsap BlueJackets, 2015

Hit by pitch 18 Spencer Smith, Medford Rogues, 2014
Base on balls 45 Parker Miles, Klamath Falls Gems, 2012
Strikeouts 59 Chris Casazza, Moses Lake Pirates, 2009
Stolen bases 40 Nick Madrigal, Corvallis Knights, 2015
Caught stealing 14 Zach Kim, Moses Lake Pirates, 2007
Slugging percentage 0.709 Taylor Sparks, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2012
On-base percentage 0.496 Colin Walsh, Kelowna Falcons, 2008
Hitting streak (games) 26 Steven Packard, Klamath Falls Gems, 2014

Team batting records

Record Number Team, year
Highest batting average 0.306 Bend Elks, 2015
Lowest batting average 0.214 Bend Elks, 2005
At bats 1937 Victoria Harbourcats, 2014
Hits 578 Bend Elks, 2015
Runs 360 Bend Elks, 2015
Total Bases 811 Bend Elks, 2015
Doubles 117 Bend Elks, 2015
Triples 16 Walla Walla Sweets, 2012 and 2014

Medford Rogues, 2015

Corvallis Knights, 2015

Home runs 44 Walla Walla Sweets, 2014
RBIs 310 Bend Elks, 2015
Sacrifice hits 77 Aloha Knights, 2006
Sacrifice flies 39 Corvallis Knights, 2014
Hit by pitch 72 Bend Elks, 2014
Base on balls 281 Yakima Valley Pippins, 2014
Strikeouts 496 Walla Walla Sweets, 2014
Stolen bases 146 Corvallis Knights, 2015
Caught stealing 50 Kitsap BlueJackets, 2011

Corvallis Knights, 2015

Slugging percentage 0.429 Bend Elks, 2015
On-base percentage 0.390 Kelowna Falcons, 2015
GIDP 66 Wenatchee AppleSox, 2014

Individual pitching records

Record Number Person(s), team, year
Wins 8 Eli Morgan, Yakima Valley Pippins, 2014

Jackson Lockwood, Corvallis Knights, 2014

Losses 8 Jordan Kron, Klamath Falls Gems, 2014
ERA (min. .8IP/game) 0.60 Paul Applebee, Bellingham Bells, 2007
Winning percentage 1.000 8 – 0, Eli Morgan, Yakima Valley Pippins, 2014

6 – 0, Seth Martinez, Bellingham Bells, 2014

5 – 0, Marc Rzepczynski, Aloha Knights, 2006

5 – 0, Ross Humes, Kitsap BlueJackets, 2006

5 – 0, Matt Andriese, Corvallis Knights 2009

Games 29 David Bigelow, Bellingham Bells, 2014
Games started 11 Chad Wagner, Kitsap BlueJackets, 2008

Trey Witt, Kitsap BlueJackets, 2009

David Otterman, Kelowna Falcons, 2011

Blake Golding, Kitsap BlueJackets, 2011

Richie Mascheri, Kitsap BlueJackets, 2011

Derek Callahan, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2012

Cord Cockrell, Kelowna Falcons, 2012

Andrew Woods, Yakima Valley Pippins, 2014

Completed games 4 Jeff Gold, Cowlitz Black Bears, 2011
Saves 13 Tyler Kane, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2012

Sean Luke-Brija, Walla Walla Sweets, 2013

David Bigelow, Bellingham Bells, 2014

Lars Rider, Cowlitz Black Bears, 2015

Innings pitched 81 Brandon Marris, Kelowna Falcons, 2011
At bats against 258 Trey Witt, Kitsap BlueJackets, 2009
Fewest runs allowed (min. 35 IP) 4 Adam Gunn, Bellingham Bells, 2012
Fewest earned runs allowed (min. 35 IP) 3 Adam Gunn, Bellingham Bells, 2012
Opposition batting average 0.153 Jeremy Hefner, Spokane RiverHawks, 2006
Home runs allowed 11 Michael Hirko, Klamath Falls Gems, 2014
Hit batsman 15 Kevin Waldron, Bend Elks, 2006

Steven Singer, Kitsap BlueJackets, 2009

Walks allowed 56 Michael Silva, Klamath Falls Gems, 2014
Strikeouts 86 D.J. Lidyard, Wenatchee AppleSox, 2006
Wild pitches 16 Kris Carlson, Moses Lake Pirates, 2010
Balks 4 Paul Jenkins, Bellingham Bells, 2007

Todd Poggemeyer, Bellingham Bells, 2008

Team pitching records

Record Number Team, year
Wins 38 Corvallis Knights, 2009
Losses 41 Klamath Falls Gems, 2015
Win-loss percentage 0.806 Wenatchee AppleSox, 2005
Lowest ERA 2.22 Corvallis Knights, 2009
Highest ERA 7.08 Klamath Falls Gems, 2014
Complete games 8 Spokane RiverHawks, 2006

Cowlitz Black Bears, 2011

Shutouts 9 Corvallis Knights, 2009
Saves 20 Bellingham Bells, 2014
Innings pitched 495.2 Wenatchee AppleSox, 2014
Most hits allowed 598 Klamath Falls Gems, 2014
Fewest Hits Allowed 276 Corvallis Knights, 2008
At bats against 1,876 Klamath Falls Gems, 2011
Most runs allowed 457 Klamath Falls Gems, 2014
Fewest earned runs allowed 78 Aloha Knights, 2005
Most earned runs allowed 381 Klamath Falls Gems, 2014
Opposition batting average 0.202 Aloha Knights, 2005

Bellingham Bells, 2014

Most home runs allowed 47 Klamath Falls Gems, 2014
Fewest home runs allowed 4 Corvallis Knights, 2008
Sacrifice hits allowed 60 Kitsap BlueJackets, 2012
Sacrifice flies allowed 22 Klamath Falls Gems, 2011

Kitsap BlueJackets, 2012

Most hit batsmen 77 Kitsap Bluejackets, 2014
Fewest Hit Batsmen 21 Corvallis Knights, 2007
Most bases on balls 311 Klamath Falls Gems, 2014
Fewest bases on balls 110 Kitsap BlueJackets, 2005
Strikeouts 468 Wenatchee AppleSox, 2014
Wild pitches 95 Klamath Falls Gems, 2014
Balks 15 Walla Walla Sweets, 2012

Team fielding records

Record Number Team, year
Percentage 0.977 Bellingham Bells, 2012
Total chances 2238 Bend Elks, 2011
Putouts 1465 Corvallis Knights, 2011
Assists 676 Kitsap BlueJackets, 2012
Most errors 116 Cowlitz Black Bears, 2015
Fewest errors 43 Corvallis Knights, 2007 and 2008
Double plays 66 Bend Elks, 2011
Passed balls 27 Kitsap BlueJackets, 2012

Team attendance records

Record Number Team, year
Single-game record 4,210 Victoria HarbourCats, July 24, 2013
Season home 50,513 Bend Elks, 2011
Home average 1,910 Victoria HarbourCats, 2015

Pitchers of the Year

Year Pitcher Team
2014 Seth Martinez Bellingham Bells
2013 Nick Sabo Klamath Falls Gems
2012 Cord Cockrell Kelowna Falcons
2011 Owen Jones Wenatchee Applesox
2010 Dayne Quist Kelowna Falcons
2009 Matt Andriese Corvallis Knights
2008 Jared Eskew Corvallis Knights
2007 Paul Applebee Bellingham Bells
2006 Ross Humes Kitsap Bluejackets
2005 Tommy Hanson Aloha Knights

Coaches of the Year

Year Coach Team
2014 Seth Martinez Bellingham Bells
2013 Nick Sabo Klamath Falls Gems
2012 Cord Cockrell Kelowna Falcons
2011 Owen Jones Wenatchee Applesox
2010 Dayne Quist Kelowna Falcons
2009 Matt Andriese Corvallis Knights
2008 Jared Eskew Corvallis Knights
2007 Paul Applebee Bellingham Bells
2006 Ross Humes Kitsap Bluejackets
2005 Tommy Hanson Aloha Knights

Executives of the Year

Year Coach Team
2014 Nick Caples Bellingham Bells
2013 Holly Jones Victoria Harbourcats
2012 Nick Caples Bellingham Bells
2011 Eddie Poplawski Bellingham Bells
2010 Zachary Fraser Walla Walla Sweets
2009 Dan Segel Corvallis Knights
2008 Dan Segel Corvallis Knights
2007 Dan Segel Corvallis Knights
2006 Brent & Amy Kirwan Moses Lake Pirates
2005 Rick Smith & partners Kitsap Bluejackets

Jim Dietz Sportsmanship Award

Year Team
2014 Bellingham Bells
2013 Bellingham Bells
2012 Cowlitz Black Bears
2011 Cowlitz Black Bears
2010 Moses Lake Pirates
2009 Moses Lake Pirates
2008 Corvallis Knights

Pennant winners

Year Team Record
2005 Wenatchee AppleSox 29–7
2006 Spokane RiverHawks 28–14
Year East Record West Record
2007 Moses Lake Pirates 29–13 Corvallis Knights 27-15
2008 Wenatchee Applesox 23-19 Corvallis Knights 31-11
2009 Wenatchee Applesox 34-14 Corvallis Knights 38-10
2010 Wenatchee Applesox 29-19 Corvallis Knights 31–17
2011 Wenatchee Applesox 39-15 Corvallis Knights 37–17
2012 Wenatchee Applesox 37-17 Corvallis Knights 32–22
Year North Record South Record
2013 Walla Walla Sweets 31-22 Corvallis Knights 37–17
Year East Record West Record South Record
2014 Yakima Valley Pippins 35-19 Bellingham Bells 37-17 Corvallis Knights 35-19
2015 Kelowna Falcons 34-19 Bellingham Bells 33-21 Bend Elks 35-16

(Before 2007 there was only 1 division, and in 2013 the league moved from an East/West format to a North/South Division format. Then in 2014 the League moved to a 3-division format.)

League officials

Position Name Affiliation
Interim President Donnie Marbut WCL
Vice President TBA TBA
Treasurer Kelsie Marick Bend Elks
Secretary Jerry Walker Gresham GreyWolves
Board of directors Eddie Poplawski Bellingham Bells
Board of directors Kelsie Marick Bend Elks
Board of directors Dan Segel Corvallis Knights
Board of directors Tony Bonacci Cowlitz Black Bears
Board of directors Dan Nonis Kelowna Falcons
Board of directors Matt Arcker Kitsap BlueJackets
Board of directors Jerry Walker Gresham GreyWolves
Board of directors Zachary Fraser Walla Walla Sweets

Yakima Valley Pippins

Board of directors Jim Corcoran Wenatchee AppleSox
Board of directors Jim Swanson Victoria HarbourCats
Umpires supervisor Dave Perez WCL
Director of Online Communications Chris King WCL
Wikipedia Director Aaron Page WCL
Conference Stats Administration Pointstreak WCL

Former Presidents

Name Years Affiliation
Ken Wilson 2005-2012 West Coast League
Dennis Koho 2012–2015 West Coast League

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External links

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