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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Sunday, four West Coast League alumni were selected in MLB’s 2025 First-Year Player Draft. Right-handed pitcher Tyler Bremner (UC Santa Barbara) was selected No. 2 overall by the Los Angeles Angels. He played for the Corvallis Knights in 2023. The San Diego, California native is the third-highest WCL alumnus ever drafted, behind No. 1 overall …
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West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Pitcher and Player of the Week, Monday. This week’s recipients are Edmonton Riverhawks right-hander Myles Chamberlain (Cloud County CC) and Bend Elks utility player Jace Miller (Portland). Chamberlain recorded a win and a save in two outings. He gave up one run on six …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Pitcher and Player of the Week, Monday. This week’s recipients are Edmonton Riverhawks right-hander Myles Chamberlain (Cloud County CC) and Bend Elks utility player Jace Miller (Portland). Chamberlain recorded a win and a save in two outings. He gave up one run on six …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Pitcher and Player of the Week, Monday. This week’s recipients are Edmonton Riverhawks right-hander Myles Chamberlain (Cloud County CC) and Bend Elks utility player Jace Miller (Portland). Chamberlain recorded a win and a save in two outings. He gave up one run on six …
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Tuesday morning, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the circuit’s 2025 All-Star Game rosters. The event will be held at legendary Joe Martin Field, home of the Bellingham Bells, for the second straight season. Last summer, the North Division All-Stars earned a 3-2 victory with a dramatic two-run rally in the bottom of the …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Pitcher and Player of the Week, Monday. This week’s recipients are Victoria HarbourCats right-hander Thomas Bridges (Northwestern) and Marion Berries third baseman Paul Vazquez (Oregon State). Bridges was stellar in his start against Ridgefield, July 5. He retired 18 of the 19 men he …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Pitcher and Player of the Week, Monday. This week’s recipients are Victoria HarbourCats right-hander Thomas Bridges (Northwestern) and Marion Berries third baseman Paul Vazquez (Oregon State). Bridges was stellar in his start against Ridgefield, July 5. He retired 18 of the 19 men he …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Pitcher and Player of the Week, Monday. This week’s recipients are Victoria HarbourCats right-hander Thomas Bridges (Northwestern) and Marion Berries third baseman Paul Vazquez (Oregon State). Bridges was stellar in his start against Ridgefield, July 5. He retired 18 of the 19 men he …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, Monday. This week’s recipients are Port Angeles Lefties outfielder Tommy Markey (Fordham) and Kelowna Falcons right-handed starter Gio De Graauw (Newman). Port Angeles is riding a five-game winning streak and Markey was a major reason …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, Monday. This week’s recipients are Port Angeles Lefties outfielder Tommy Markey (Fordham) and Kelowna Falcons right-handed starter Gio De Graauw (Newman). Port Angeles is riding a five-game winning streak and Markey was a major reason …
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West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, Monday. This week’s recipients are Port Angeles Lefties outfielder Tommy Markey (Fordham) and Kelowna Falcons right-handed starter Gio De Graauw (Newman). Port Angeles is riding a five-game winning streak and Markey was a major reason …
SALEM, ORE. June 23 – Tonight marks a momentous occasion for both the West Coast League and the Marion Berries, as the Berries prepare for their very first home game at Salem’s Chemeketa Field. Fans from Salem, Keizer, and elsewhere in Marion County are primed to fill the stands, ready to support their new team …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Pitcher of the Week and Player of the Week, Monday. This week’s recipients are Edmonton Riverhawks right-hander Tate Dearing (Reinhardt) and Ridgefield Raptors first baseman Noah Karliner (Cal State Dominguez Hills). Dearing earned three saves while retiring all-nine men he faced. He struck out …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Pitcher of the Week and Player of the Week, Monday. This week’s recipients are Edmonton Riverhawks right-hander Tate Dearing (Reinhardt) and Ridgefield Raptors first baseman Noah Karliner (Cal State Dominguez Hills). Dearing earned three saves while retiring all-nine men he faced. He struck out …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Pitcher of the Week and Player of the Week, Monday. This week’s recipients are Edmonton Riverhawks right-hander Tate Dearing (Reinhardt) and Ridgefield Raptors first baseman Noah Karliner (Cal State Dominguez Hills). Dearing earned three saves while retiring all-nine men he faced. He struck out …
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West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, Monday. The honorees are Portland Pickles outfielder Josh Schleichardt (Vanguard) and Kelowna Falcons right-hander Joel Hogan (East Central). Schleichardt belted five home runs and collected 15 RBI to lead the Pickles to a 5-1 record. …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, Monday. The honorees are Portland Pickles outfielder Josh Schleichardt (Vanguard) and Kelowna Falcons right-hander Joel Hogan (East Central). Schleichardt belted five home runs and collected 15 RBI to lead the Pickles to a 5-1 record. …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the Baker Tilly WCL Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, Monday. The honorees are Portland Pickles outfielder Josh Schleichardt (Vanguard) and Kelowna Falcons right-hander Joel Hogan (East Central). Schleichardt belted five home runs and collected 15 RBI to lead the Pickles to a 5-1 record. …
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Tanner Kern is the Moss Adams West Coast League Player of the Week and Chihiro Sato is the Pitcher of the Week, WCL Commissioner Rob Neyer announced, Monday. Kern (Sacramento State) was 11-for-21 (.524) for the Walla Walla Sweets. He collected three doubles, a triple and a home run in five games. The infielder scored …
Tanner Kern is the Moss Adams West Coast League Player of the Week and Chihiro Sato is the Pitcher of the Week, WCL Commissioner Rob Neyer announced, Monday. Kern (Sacramento State) was 11-for-21 (.524) for the Walla Walla Sweets. He collected three doubles, a triple and a home run in five games. The infielder scored …
Tanner Kern is the Moss Adams West Coast League Player of the Week and Chihiro Sato is the Pitcher of the Week, WCL Commissioner Rob Neyer announced, Monday. Kern (Sacramento State) was 11-for-21 (.524) for the Walla Walla Sweets. He collected three doubles, a triple and a home run in five games. The infielder scored …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the circuit’s Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, Monday. The recipients are Wenatchee AppleSox outfielder Brady Bean (Portland) and Portland Pickles right-hander Ryder Edwards (George Fox). Bean recorded multiple hits in each of Wenatchee’s three games and finished the week 7-for-11 (.636) with two doubles …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the circuit’s Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, Monday. The recipients are Wenatchee AppleSox outfielder Brady Bean (Portland) and Portland Pickles right-hander Ryder Edwards (George Fox). Bean recorded multiple hits in each of Wenatchee’s three games and finished the week 7-for-11 (.636) with two doubles …
West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer announced the circuit’s Moss Adams Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, Monday. The recipients are Wenatchee AppleSox outfielder Brady Bean (Portland) and Portland Pickles right-hander Ryder Edwards (George Fox). Bean recorded multiple hits in each of Wenatchee’s three games and finished the week 7-for-11 (.636) with …
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The West Coast League (WCL) is thrilled to announce the official opening of the 2025 season tonight, featuring 14 of the League’s 17 teams in action. This summer each team will play 54 official WCL games, starting tonight and concluding on August 6. The season will culminate in the championship playoffs, featuring eight teams and …
Thursday, West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer released the first WCL Spotlight of 2025, on the eve of the West Coast League’s 20th Anniversary season. “With 17 teams in our league this season,” Neyer said, “and all of them drawing from rich sources of baseball talent, the WCL has a practically infinite number of young players …
Several youth baseball initiatives are taking place during the West Coast League’s 20th Anniversary Season, highlighted by the Community Champions Game in Bellingham, Washington on July 15, the night before the Bells host the WCL’s All-Star Game. The Community Champions Game is played by athletes from the Max Higbee Center, which supports teens and adults …
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The West Coast League announced an exciting partnership with MaxBP, the industry leader in Fast Training for baseball and softball, Thursday. This collaboration establishes MaxBP as the presenting partner of WCL Live, the league’s video livestreaming platform. MaxBP will also be providing all WCL teams with advanced training solutions to accelerate player development. “We’re thrilled …
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To celebrate its upcoming 20th season, the West Coast League is proud to launch Season 2 of its LEGENDS OF THE WCL series, a weekly celebration throughout May and June of the league’s most iconic alumni and their journeys from summer ball to the big leagues. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural season, …
It’s probably not fair to the West Coast League’s founding members to call the league’s beginnings humble … but, in retrospect? Yes, it would have been difficult, 20 years ago, to imagine what the West Coast League has become since four men met in an ancient Columbia River Gorge hotel to sketch the beginnings of …
This year, a record 42 West Coast League alumni were listed on Major League Baseball’s Opening Day rosters. The total includes 2024 AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal (Kitsap/Detroit Tigers), who made his second straight Opening Day start for Detroit. On Opening Day, Steven Kwan (Corvallis/Cleveland Guardians), a three-time Gold Glove winner and 2024 …
On January 24 and 25 in Portland, the West Coast League’s board of directors and general managers convened for the League’s annual winter meetings. Held in conjunction with the annual Northwest Baseball Coaches Association Convention, the League’s meetings celebrate and reinforce the deep, long-standing connection between the League and the region’s coaches from every level …
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This week the West Coast League announced that in 2024 nearly $500,000 was generated via in-kind and monetary donations through its member clubs’ charitable outreach. In addition, 50/50 raffles produced more than $100,000 more for local charities in Victoria and Nanaimo, British Columbia. The WCL’s charity work impacts 17 teams’ communities in the U.S. states …
After a highly successful event earlier this year, the West Coast League announced its All-Star Game will return to Bellingham, Washington on July 16, 2025. The Bellingham Bells will host the event at iconic Joe Martin Field. Featuring top players from each of the league’s 17 teams, the WCL’s marquee event will be livestreamed around …
Wednesday night, Tarik Skubal capped his stellar 2024 season by being named the American League’s Cy Young Award winner. 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 earned the American League’s “pitching …
Thursday, the West Coast League (WCL) announced its official 2025 schedule. The WCL, which debuted in 2005, will celebrate its 20th season next summer with 17 teams located in Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Alberta. “Each season the league adds another chapter to its rich history,” Commissioner Rob Neyer said,” and with our All-Star Game, …
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