Great West League
The Great West League (GWL) was a short-season collegiate wood bat baseball league based out of Portland, Oregon and ran from 2016 to 2018. The league was founded in 2014 and consisted of college-age athletes who were only college eligible. League teams were run consistently like professional minor league or independent teams. Operations ceased on October 4, 2018 and several teams went to various other collegiate leagues.
Historic Teams[change | change source]
Teams list (years played in the GWL):
- Chico Heat (2016-2018)
- Klamath Falls Gems (2018)
- Lincoln Potters (2017-2018)
- Lodi Crushers (2016)
- Medford Rogues (2016-2018)
- Portland Pickles (2016-2017)
- Sacramento Stealth (2016)
- San Francisco Seals (2018)
- Yuba City Bears (2017)
- Marysville/Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox (2016-2018)
Champions[change | change source]
- 2016: Chico Heat
- 2017: Medford Rogues
- 2018: Chico Heat
Other websites[change | change source]
- Great West League official website (from Wayback Machine archives)