In 2026, West Coast League alumni (33 players) appeared in at least one game for nine of the 12 MLB postseason clubs. The Wenatchee AppleSox, 2026 WCL champions, had a player each summer from 2014-17who’s now in the MLB postseason. For the second straight year, former Corvallis Knight Matthew Boyd takes the mound in Game …
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The West Coast League’s 21st season delivered its most-attended year yet, an inaugural trip to the postseason for one of its newer members, and a see-saw championship game that went down to the wire. Overall attendance rose by nearly 26,000 fans from 2025 to 2026, a notable jump considering the Cowlitz Black Bears sat out …
PORTLAND, Ore. – Wednesday, Commissioner Rob Neyer announced Bryce Hill and Ethan Porter as the West Coast League’s 2026 Top Prospects; the first co-winners in the eight-year history of the award. Hill and Porter, both of the Corvallis Knights, anchor the final WCL Spotlight list of the year. It’s the fifth time in eight years …
PORTLAND, Ore. – Monday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the WCL’s 2026 MVP and Pitcher of the Year, as selected by the League’s head coaches. Outfielder Ethan Reynolds (Western Kentucky) garners MVP laurels after setting WCL records for doubles (29) and extra-base hits (36) and leading the Nanaimo NightOwls to the first …
PORTLAND, Ore. – Thursday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the 2026 All-WCL teams, as selected by the WCL’s 16 head coaches. The 2026 WCL champion Wenatchee AppleSox lead the way with seven selections, including a pair of first-team honorees in third baseman James Castagnola (UC Irvine) and reliever Clint Beck (Gonzaga commit). …
PORTLAND, Ore. – Wednesday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the summer loop’s Coach of the Year, Umpire of the Year, and Jim Dietz Team Sportsmanship Award. Mitch Darlington is this season’s Coach of the Year. He skippered the Wenatchee AppleSox to a WCL-best 39-13 record in the regular season, capturing the North …
PORTLAND, Ore. – Monday, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the League’s Executive of the Year, Broadcaster of the Year, and Scorekeeper of the Year. The WCL Board of Directors voted Cody Miller, general manager and director of the Walla Walla Sweets, as Executive of the Year. Miller took over as Sweets director following …
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WENATCHEE, Wash. – Reese Vassar (Arizona Christian) delivered a clutch three-run triple in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Wenatchee AppleSox to a come-from-behind 8-7 victory over the Corvallis Knights in the West Coast League Championship Game, Thursday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Field. It was the sixth WCL title for Wenatchee, …
PORTLAND, Ore. – The West Coast League Championship Game is set, and it’s a matchup steeped in two decades of history: Tonight, the Corvallis Knights visit the Wenatchee AppleSox, with a WCL title at stake between the two most decorated organizations in league history. Since the league’s founding in 2005, Corvallis and Wenatchee have combined …
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PORTLAND, Ore. – The West Coast League’s Division Championship round is set, with two win-and-advance games Tuesday night sending one North team and one South team to Thursday’s WCL Championship Game. NORTH DIVISION Defending WCL champion Bellingham visits Wenatchee in a rematch with real history behind it. The Bells eliminated the AppleSox in a hard-fought …
In a postseason featuring perennial title contenders and fresh faces, the West Coast League Divisional Semifinals provided plenty of drama and entertainment. Three of the four series went to a deciding game Sunday after Friday and Saturday each featured a last at bat win by a home team. NORTH DIVISION Wenatchee defeated Kelowna 2-0 Bellingham …
The West Coast League has announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week award winners for August 3-9. Pitcher of the Week: Mitch Haythorn, Wenatchee AppleSox Haythorn, a right-hander from Northern Colorado, was brilliant in Game 1 of a North Division Semifinal Series at Kelowna. He blanked the Falcons on four hits over …
The West Coast League has announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week award winners for August 3-9. Pitcher of the Week: Mitch Haythorn, Wenatchee AppleSox Haythorn, a right-hander from Northern Colorado, was brilliant in Game 1 of a North Division Semifinal Series at Kelowna. He blanked the Falcons on four hits over …
The West Coast League has announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week award winners for August 3-9. Pitcher of the Week: Mitch Haythorn, Wenatchee AppleSox Haythorn, a right-hander from Northern Colorado, was brilliant in Game 1 of a North Division Semifinal Series at Kelowna. He blanked the Falcons on four hits over …
PORTLAND, Ore. – Tonight the 2026 West Coast League playoffs open, with Bellingham pursuing back-to-back titles, Corvallis seeking an 11th WCL championship, and Wenatchee chasing its first since 2012. NORTH DIVISION Top-seeded Wenatchee, with a league-best 39-13 record, visits Kelowna to open the North Division semifinal, with the AppleSox looking for their sixth league championship. …
PORTLAND, Ore. – The West Coast League’s regular season wraps up Wednesday night, and while most of the playoff picture is set, the final two spots in the North Division are still up for grabs among the Nanaimo NightOwls, Kelowna Falcons, and Edmonton Riverhawks. Tuesday night, the Corvallis Knights – who’d already clinched their 19th …
Three Games Left, Plenty Still to Decide The West Coast League’s regular season winds down Monday through Wednesday, and while the South has mostly sorted itself out, the North is doing its best to make things interesting right to the end. South: Set Field, Open Question Ridgefield has already claimed the first-half title and the …
The West Coast League has announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week award winners for July 27-August 2. Pitcher of the Week: Evan Dugdale, Kamloops NorthPaws Dugdale, a right-hander, threw the WCL’s only complete game of the season last Thursday in a shutout of the playoff-contending Edmonton Riverhawks. He allowed just four …
The West Coast League has announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week award winners for July 27-August 2. Pitcher of the Week: Evan Dugdale, Kamloops NorthPaws Dugdale, a right-hander, threw the WCL’s only complete game of the season last Thursday in a shutout of the playoff-contending Edmonton Riverhawks. He allowed just four …
The West Coast League has announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week award winners for July 27-August 2. Pitcher of the Week: Evan Dugdale, Kamloops NorthPaws Dugdale, a right-hander, threw the WCL’s only complete game of the season last Thursday in a shutout of the playoff-contending Edmonton Riverhawks. He allowed just four …
PORTLAND, Ore. — With only six regular-season dates left on the schedule, much of the West Coast League’s playoff picture is still wide open heading into this final weekend. Things are especially exciting in the North Division, where the WCL Game of the Week features two direct rivals on the same field. The Kelowna Falcons …
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The West Coast League has announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week award winners for July 20-26. Player of the Week: Josh Proctor, Ridgefield Raptors This week, Ridgefield’s Proctor went 9 for 22 (.409) with 10 RBI and four home runs. Seven walks pushed his total time on base to 16 in …
The West Coast League has announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week award winners for July 20-26. Player of the Week: Josh Proctor, Ridgefield Raptors This week, Ridgefield’s Proctor went 9 for 22 (.409) with 10 RBI and four home runs. Seven walks pushed his total time on base to 16 in …
The West Coast League has announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week award winners for July 20-26. Player of the Week: Josh Proctor, Ridgefield Raptors This week, Ridgefield’s Proctor went 9 for 22 (.409) with 10 RBI and four home runs. Seven walks pushed his total time on base to 16 in …
PORTLAND, Ore. — Tonight’s West Coast League Game of the Week features the Walla Walla Sweets visiting the Portland Pickles at Walker Stadium in Lents Park, with first pitch set for 7:15 Pacific. Walla Walla (27-18) enters with the best record in the WCL South and a chance to further cement its hold on first …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for July 13-19. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ethan Wood, Port Angeles Lefties After being named a WCL All-Star, Wood (Saddleback College) continued a terrific season batting .588 (10-for-17) with two doubles, two home runs, eight RBI and seven …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for July 13-19. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ethan Wood, Port Angeles Lefties After being named a WCL All-Star, Wood (Saddleback College) continued a terrific season batting .588 (10-for-17) with two doubles, two home runs, eight RBI and seven …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for July 13-19. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ethan Wood, Port Angeles Lefties After being named a WCL All-Star, Wood (Saddleback College) continued a terrific season batting .588 (10-for-17) with two doubles, two home runs, eight RBI and seven …
PORTLAND, Ore. — Tonight’s West Coast League Game of the Week features the Ridgefield Raptors visiting the Bend Elks at historic Vince Genna Stadium, with first pitch set for 6:35 Pacific. Ridgefield enters having claimed the South Division’s first-half title. The setting carries its own storylines. Vince Genna Stadium opened in 1964 as Municipal Ball …
Box Score VICTORIA, British Columbia – Ethan Porter delivered a two-out RBI double in the top of the ninth inning Wednesday night in Victoria, lifting the South to a 5-4 victory over the North in the 2026 West Coast League All-Star Game. Porter, an outfielder from Oregon State and current Corvallis Knight, captured the game’s …
Wednesday caps an exciting five days for the West Coast League, as some of the circuit’s brightest stars take the field tonight for the 2026 WCL All-Star Game in Victoria, British Columbia. Last weekend in Philadelphia, 48 players with WCL experience were selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft, including fourth overall pick Jackson Flora, …
Last weekend, 48 former and current West Coast League players were selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. Another seven have signed free-agent contracts with MLB franchises, with more expected in the near future. UC Santa Barbara right-handed pitcher Jackson Flora, a WCL All-Star in 2024 with the Corvallis Knights, was selected fourth overall by …
The West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for July 6–12. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Jeremiah Arnett, Victoria HarbourCats Arnett needed just one start to make his case. Wednesday, the Rice rising senior struck out 11 over six shutout innings, allowed just two hits and two walks in …
The West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for July 6–12. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Jeremiah Arnett, Victoria HarbourCats Arnett needed just one start to make his case. Wednesday, the Rice rising senior struck out 11 over six shutout innings, allowed just two hits and two walks in …
The West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for July 6–12. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Jeremiah Arnett, Victoria HarbourCats Arnett needed just one start to make his case. Wednesday, the Rice rising senior struck out 11 over six shutout innings, allowed just two hits and two walks in …
PORTLAND, Ore. — The West Coast League’s Game of the Week heads north of the border tonight, as the Marion Berries visit the Edmonton Riverhawks at RE/MAX Field, with first pitch set for 7:05 Mountain (6:05 Pacific). The game will stream live and free on WCL Live and the WCL Live apps. Both clubs made …
PORTLAND, Ore. — Tuesday, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the rosters for the 2026 WCL All-Star Game, set for Wednesday, July 15 in Victoria, British Columbia. Victoria’s HarbourCats will host two days of festivities, kicking off with the Home Run Derby at Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park on July 14 at 6:35 …
Monday, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for June 29-July 5. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Max Biddle, Kelowna Falcons Max Biddle (Riverside City College) was practically untouchable in both of his starts last week, as Kelowna swept a three-game series in Victoria to open the second …
Monday, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for June 29-July 5. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Max Biddle, Kelowna Falcons Max Biddle (Riverside City College) was practically untouchable in both of his starts last week, as Kelowna swept a three-game series in Victoria to open the second …
Monday, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for June 29-July 5. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Max Biddle, Kelowna Falcons Max Biddle (Riverside City College) was practically untouchable in both of his starts last week, as Kelowna swept a three-game series in Victoria to open the second …
PORTLAND, Ore. — The West Coast League’s Game of the Week travels tonight to Goss Stadium as the Corvallis Knights host the Springfield Drifters, with first pitch set for 7:15 Pacific Time. The game will stream live and free on WCL Live (available at https://wcleague.watch.pixellot.tv/home/) and the WCL Live apps, or via the Knights’ YouTube page. Both …
Monday, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for June 22–28. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Landon White, Wenatchee AppleSox White (Gonzaga) was the engine who powered the clinching of Wenatchee’s first-half North Division title, batting .545 (12 for 22) as the AppleSox went 4-2 on the week, …
Monday, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for June 22–28. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Landon White, Wenatchee AppleSox White (Gonzaga) was the engine who powered the clinching of Wenatchee’s first-half North Division title, batting .545 (12 for 22) as the AppleSox went 4-2 on the week, …
Monday, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for June 22–28. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Landon White, Wenatchee AppleSox White (Gonzaga) was the engine who powered the clinching of Wenatchee’s first-half North Division title, batting .545 (12 for 22) as the AppleSox went 4-2 on the week, …
PORTLAND, Ore. — The West Coast League’s Game of the Week continues Friday night as the Bellingham Bells visit the Victoria HarbourCats, live from Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park, with first pitch set for 6:35 Pacific Time. Fans can watch live on the HarbourCats’ YouTube channel, or stream free through WCL Live, the …
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Thirteen West Coast League alumni are among the 335 prospects invited to the 2026 MLB Draft Combine, opening today at Chase Field in Phoenix and running through Friday, June 26. The group includes right-hander Jackson Flora (UC Santa Barbara), who pitched for the Corvallis Knights in 2024 and is widely projected as …
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Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for June 15-21. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: David Sheppard, Edmonton Riverhawks Sheppard was brilliant in his start at Wenatchee, Thursday. Against the North Division co-leader, the southpaw spun seven shutout innings while striking out six. He retired 11 …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for June 15-21. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: David Sheppard, Edmonton Riverhawks Sheppard was brilliant in his start at Wenatchee, Thursday. Against the North Division co-leader, the southpaw spun seven shutout innings while striking out six. He retired 11 …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for June 15-21. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: David Sheppard, Edmonton Riverhawks Sheppard was brilliant in his start at Wenatchee, Thursday. Against the North Division co-leader, the southpaw spun seven shutout innings while striking out six. He retired 11 …
PORTLAND, Ore. — The West Coast League’s inaugural Game of the Week broadcast airs tonight, as the Yakima Valley Pippins visit the Marion Berries at Chemeketa Field in Salem, Oregon. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 Pacific. Marion Berries broadcaster Cole Weber will call the game, with Commissioner Rob Neyer joining the booth in the …
PORTLAND, Ore. — Today the West Coast League announced the launch of the WCL Game of the Week, livestreaming every Friday night on the home team’s YouTube channel and WCL Live, the League’s livestreaming platform. The inaugural broadcast this Friday night will feature the Yakima Valley Pippins visiting the Marion Berries, with first pitch scheduled …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for June 8-14. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kainoa Santiago, Wenatchee AppleSox Santiago batted .643 (9 for 14) with a .762 on-base percentage and reached base in 13 consecutive plate appearances. Looking toward his sophomore season with Gonzaga, Santiago …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for June 8-14. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kainoa Santiago, Wenatchee AppleSox Santiago batted .643 (9 for 14) with a .762 on-base percentage and reached base in 13 consecutive plate appearances. Looking toward his sophomore season with Gonzaga, Santiago …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for June 8-14. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kainoa Santiago, Wenatchee AppleSox Santiago batted .643 (9 for 14) with a .762 on-base percentage and reached base in 13 consecutive plate appearances. Looking toward his sophomore season with Gonzaga, Santiago …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for the first full week of games in the 2026 season. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Tristan Ledbetter, Springfield Drifters Ledbetter was nearly untouchable in two outings for the Drifters. The Umpqua CC product blanked Yakima Valley for five …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for the first full week of games in the 2026 season. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Tristan Ledbetter, Springfield Drifters Ledbetter was nearly untouchable in two outings for the Drifters. The Umpqua CC product blanked Yakima Valley for five …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for the first full week of games in the 2026 season. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Tristan Ledbetter, Springfield Drifters Ledbetter was nearly untouchable in two outings for the Drifters. The Umpqua CC product blanked Yakima Valley for five …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for the opening series of the 2026 season, the League’s 21st. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Josh Mawhinney, Yakima Valley Pippins Fresh off his freshman season at Utah Valley, Mawhinney looked like anything but a newcomer in his WCL …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for the opening series of the 2026 season, the League’s 21st. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Josh Mawhinney, Yakima Valley Pippins Fresh off his freshman season at Utah Valley, Mawhinney looked like anything but a newcomer in his WCL …
Monday morning, the West Coast League announced its Baker Tilly Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for the opening series of the 2026 season, the League’s 21st. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Josh Mawhinney, Yakima Valley Pippins Fresh off his freshman season at Utah Valley, Mawhinney looked like anything but a newcomer in his WCL …
PORTLAND, Oregon – The West Coast League (WCL) is thrilled to announce the official opening of the 2026 season tonight, with games across the League. This summer each team will play 54 official WCL games, starting tonight with all 16 teams in action and concluding August 5. The playoffs begin two days later and the …
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PORTLAND, Oregon – Four Opening Day starting pitchers highlight 35 West Coast League alumni listed on Major League Baseball’s Opening Day rosters. Tarik Skubal (Kitsap BlueJackets/Detroit Tigers), the 2024 and 2025 American League Cy Young Award winner, is slated for his third straight Opening Day start. He’ll be opposed by fellow WCL alumnus Nick Pivetta …
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PORTLAND, Ore. – For more than 20 years, the West Coast League has been the premier summer collegiate baseball league in western North America … and the pipeline to the big leagues has never been fuller. Nearly 300 WCL alumni were in Major League Baseball organizations last year, and nine of the national teams competing …
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The 2026 World Baseball Classic begins tonight and features 19 West Coast League Alumni with representation on nine of the 20 teams in the event. “Nineteen former West Coast League players on nine national rosters is a remarkable snapshot,” Commissioner Rob Neyer said, “of what this league has become. From James Paxton, …
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The West Coast League (WCL) concluded its annual winter meetings last weekend in Portland, Oregon, in conjunction with the Northwest Baseball Coaches Association (NWBCA) convention, outlining a technology-forward roadmap designed to modernize collegiate summer baseball and elevate the fan and player experience heading into the 2026 season. League owners and general managers …
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Rick Smith, a beloved figure in the Bremerton, Washington community and passionate baseball advocate, passed away on December 27 at the age of 82. Surrounded by family in his home, Rick’s life was a testament to his deep-rooted love for the game of baseball and his commitment to fostering youth sports. Born on January 21, …
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In the spirit of the giving season, the West Coast League is thrilled to announce the combined charitable outreach from the League and its 17 teams in 2025. Over $500,000 was generated via in-kind and monetary donations, a roughly 15% increase from a year ago. In addition, 50/50 raffles produced nearly $200,000 (CAD) more for …
Wednesday night, West Coast League alumnus Tarik Skubal made history by capturing his second consecutive American League Cy Young Award. Prior to his pro career, the Detroit Tigers left-hander pitched for the Kitsap BlueJackets in 2014, followed by four years at Seattle University, before being drafted by Detroit in 2018. Skubal became the first A.L. …
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In 2025, 296 alumni of West Coast League teams were active in affiliated professional baseball. The list includes 30 players who contributed to MLB postseason teams. Among the WCL Alumni are four MLB Gold Glove finalists: Steven Kwan (Corvallis Knights/Cleveland Guardians), Matthew Boyd (Corvallis Knights/Chicago Cubs), David Peterson (Medford Rogues/New York Mets) and Kyle Stowers …
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Thursday, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer released the WCL’s 2026 schedule. Opening Night is Friday, May 29 and features all 16 teams in action. The defending WCL champion Bellingham Bells visit the Kelowna Falcons, while the 2025 South Division champion Portland Pickles entertain the Victoria HarbourCats. The Edmonton Riverhawks, who this year established WCL …
In 2025, West Coast League alumni (30 players) appeared in at least one game for nine of the 12 MLB postseason clubs. The list includes a pair of players, Connor Joe (Kelowna Falcons, 2011) and Paul Sewald (Spokane RiverHawks, 2009), who played for two playoff teams. Joe appeared in games for the Cincinnati Reds and …
In 2025, the West Coast League (WCL) celebrated its 20th Anniversary Season in grand style, as North America’s premier summer collegiate baseball league featured record-breaking performances and attendance. Including official League, nonleague, and postseason games, 794,213 fans enjoyed ballparks across the Pacific Northwest and Alberta to set a League attendance mark. The Edmonton Riverhawks set …
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Friday, Commissioner Rob Neyer announced Brock Ketelsen is the West Coast League’s 2025 Top Prospect. Ketelsen, who will enroll at Stanford this fall, anchors the WCL’s final spotlight list of the season. An outfielder/pitcher for the Corvallis Knights, Ketelsen batted .328 with 10 extra-base hits, 27 RBI, 48 runs and a League best 35 stolen …
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West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the League’s Executive of the Year, Broadcaster of the Year and Scorekeeper of the Year, Thursday. The WCL Board of Directors voted Luke Emanuel, the owner and president of Salem’s Marion Berries, as the Executive of the Year In the Berries’ first season, they qualified for the playoffs …
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Wednesday afternoon, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the circuit’s Coach of the Year, Umpire of the Year and Jim Dietz Team Sportsmanship Award. Ed Knaggs earns this year’s Coach of the Year honor. He led the Bellingham Bells to the second WCL championship in team history. The Bells captured the North Division first …
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Tuesday afternoon, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the 2025 All – WCL teams. The South champion Portland Pickles lead the way with 11 selections (five first – team honors), highlighted by 2025 WCL Most Valuable Player Josh Schleichardt. The University of Oregon transfer commit set WCL records with 18 home runs and 64 …
Monday, Commissioner Rob Neyer announced that Josh Schleichardt and Gio de Graauw have earned the West Coast League’s top 2025 awards. “In a league as competitive as ours,” said Neyer, “each year our coaches have many terrific candidates to sort through, which makes our award winners all the more impressive.” Schleichardt was named the League’s …
Nate Kirkpatrick rapped two extra-base hits and five Bellingham pitchers combined on a three-hitter as the Bells captured the West Coast League title with a 2-1 victory over the Portland Pickles, Thursday night. With the win, the Bells won their second WCL championship (2014) and knocked off the defending champion Pickles in the process. Kirkpatrick …
In the 20-year history of the West Coast League, there have been only six champions. That small number is largely because the Corvallis Knights won seven straight titles – their streak ended last season – and 10 overall. The Wenatchee AppleSox won five championships in the WCL’s first eight years. The Bellingham Bells were champs …
August 13, 2025 – Nothing came easy for anyone Tuesday night, but Thursday night’s West Coast League championship game is now locked in, with the perennially contending Bellingham Bells visiting last year’s champions, the Portland Pickles. Once again, this year’s South finalists were the Pickles and Corvallis Knights, but this year the Pickles – who broke …
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After a thrilling weekend of baseball in eight different West Coast League markets, the field of eight has been whittled to four, with North and South championship games scheduled for Tuesday night in Portland, Oregon; and Edmonton, Alberta. Both cities are hosting division title games for the first time, and both stadiums figure to be …
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Monday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Pitcher and Player of the Week. This week, Edmonton Riverhawks right-hander Reece Hemmerling (USC Upstate) and Wenatchee AppleSox infielder Evan Cloyd (Cal State Bakersfield) earned the honors. Hemmerling was outstanding in Game 1 of Edmonton’s divisional semifinal series against the Victoria HarbourCats. …
Monday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Pitcher and Player of the Week. This week, Edmonton Riverhawks right-hander Reece Hemmerling (USC Upstate) and Wenatchee AppleSox infielder Evan Cloyd (Cal State Bakersfield) earned the honors. Hemmerling was outstanding in Game 1 of Edmonton’s divisional semifinal series against the Victoria HarbourCats. …
Monday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Pitcher and Player of the Week. This week, Edmonton Riverhawks right-hander Reece Hemmerling (USC Upstate) and Wenatchee AppleSox infielder Evan Cloyd (Cal State Bakersfield) earned the honors. Hemmerling was outstanding in Game 1 of Edmonton’s divisional semifinal series against the Victoria HarbourCats. …
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FRIDAY, AUG. 8 – Tonight the 2025 West Coast League (WCL) playoffs open, featuring the defending champion, last year’s runner-up, the League’s most decorated team, a bunch of perennial title contenders … and a first-year party crasher. Seven of last year’s eight playoff teams qualified this season, but they’re joined by the League newcomer Marion Berries. …
With only three days left in the West Coast League’s regular season, all eight postseason berths have been clinched … but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of drama left. For the first round of the playoffs, the #1 seeds were clinched some weeks ago, as the Bellingham Bells held off the Wenatchee AppleSox in …
Monday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player and Pitcher of the Week. This week, Portland Pickles infielder Bryson Glassco (Oregon State) and Port Angeles Lefties right-hander Takuma Sato (Mt. Hood CC) garnered the honors. Glassco batted .419 (13-for-31) with four home runs and 17 RBI against the Bend …
Monday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player and Pitcher of the Week. This week, Portland Pickles infielder Bryson Glassco (Oregon State) and Port Angeles Lefties right-hander Takuma Sato (Mt. Hood CC) garnered the honors. Glassco batted .419 (13-for-31) with four home runs and 17 RBI against the Bend …
Monday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player and Pitcher of the Week. This week, Portland Pickles infielder Bryson Glassco (Oregon State) and Port Angeles Lefties right-hander Takuma Sato (Mt. Hood CC) garnered the honors. Glassco batted .419 (13-for-31) with four home runs and 17 RBI against the Bend …
Monday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player and Pitcher of the Week. This week, the Wenatchee AppleSox swept the awards with infielder Izzy Madariaga (Lewis-Clark State) and right-hander Easton Brooks (Utah Tech) receiving the honors. Madariaga hit safely in all six games for Wenatchee, including four multi-hit efforts. …
Monday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player and Pitcher of the Week. This week, the Wenatchee AppleSox swept the awards with infielder Izzy Madariaga (Lewis-Clark State) and right-hander Easton Brooks (Utah Tech) receiving the honors. Madariaga hit safely in all six games for Wenatchee, including four multi-hit efforts. …
Monday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player and Pitcher of the Week. This week, the Wenatchee AppleSox swept the awards with infielder Izzy Madariaga (Lewis-Clark State) and right-hander Easton Brooks (Utah Tech) receiving the honors. Madariaga hit safely in all six games for Wenatchee, including four multi-hit efforts. …
On July 16, more than 3,000 fans packed Joe Martin Field in Bellingham, Washington and saw the North defeat the South, 5-3, in the 2025 West Coast League All-Star Game. Outfielder Tommy Markey (Port Angeles Lefties/Fordham) collected the key hit, a two-run single to cap a four-run bottom of the third, and was named the game’s …
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Earlier this month, 44 West Coast League alumni were selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. In the days following the draft, 10 additional players with WCL experience have signed pro contracts with MLB organizations. Highlighting the list is Jo Oyama, who swiped 42 bases for the Wenatchee AppleSox in 2022 to become the WCL’s …
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Monday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player and Pitcher of the Week. This week’s recipients are Bend Elks outfielder Jace Miller (transfer portal) and Springfield Drifters right-hander Andrew Miller (Cal State Fullerton). It’s the second straight week that Jace Miller’s been Player of the Week, sandwiched around his …
Monday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player and Pitcher of the Week. This week’s recipients are Bend Elks outfielder Jace Miller (transfer portal) and Springfield Drifters right-hander Andrew Miller (Cal State Fullerton). It’s the second straight week that Jace Miller’s been Player of the Week, sandwiched around his …
Monday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player and Pitcher of the Week. This week’s recipients are Bend Elks outfielder Jace Miller (transfer portal) and Springfield Drifters right-hander Andrew Miller (Cal State Fullerton). It’s the second straight week that Jace Miller’s been Player of the Week, sandwiched around his …
BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The West Coast League All-Star game made a triumphant return to Joe Martin Field, Wednesday as 3,308 fans witnessed the North defeat the South 5-3. Tommy Markey (Port Angeles Lefties/Fordham) delivered a two-run single to cap a four-run bottom of the third and earn the game’s Most Valuable Player accolade. Earlier in …
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Wednesday night will cap an exciting four days for the West Coast League as some of the circuit’s brightest stars will take the field for the 2025 WCL All-Star Game in Bellingham. The week began just outside of Atlanta with 44 WCL players, including eight current, being selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. This …
Highlighted by two of the top seven picks, 44 current and former West Coast League players were selected earlier this week in the 2025 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Sunday night, Tyler Bremner (UC Santa Barbara) was chosen No. 2 overall by the Los Angeles Angels. Bremner pitched for the Corvallis Knights in 2023. A native …
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