The Great West League has announced the site of its 2017 All-Star Game, which will be hosted by the Chico Heat. The game will be played at Nettleton Stadium on Monday, July 24, beginning at 6:35 PST. (more…)
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Great West League to launch with Chico, Lodi teams
We have a new summer-collegiate league planned for 2016, as the Great West League has some big names organizing the circuit, including Pat Gillick, Jack Donovan and Ken Wilson. (more…)
Possible WCL expansion to northern Cal led by big names
The effort to bring summer-collegiate West Coast League baseball to Redding and Chico is attracting some big names, including Hall of Fame executive Pat Gillick. Redding’s mayor is Rick Bosetti, a former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder; he’s seeking funding from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund to fix up Tiger Field and expand seating to 1,500. From […]
Chico Outlaws season scrapped
The independent North American League pulled the plug on the Chico Outlaws after failing to persuade Chico State to sign off on a three-year lease for Nettleton Stadium. Chico State had offered a one-year lease for the ballpark, under pretty much the same terms offered the last two years. The Outlaws — a team still […]
Outlaws negotiating return to Chico in 2012; Abilene in NAL
The Chico Outlaws (independent; North American League) and Chico State have exchanged 2012 lease terms for Nettleton Stadium, but so far the two sides have not reached an agreement. The Outlaws sent in a proposed lease that reportedly calls for lower rent and payments for use of the ballpark; the counterproposal from the university basically […]
Chico, Calgary offices closed; employees released
Offices of the Chico Outlaws and the Calgary Vipers (independent; North American League) have been shut down and all employees laid off, including Outlaws VP/GM Mike Marshall. Both Marshall and his wife, Mary, worked for the Outlaws. He told the local Chico newspaper he was laid off and the office closed. Meanwhile, the team, which […]
Outlaws, Chico State reach ballpark lease for ’11
The Chico Outlaws (independent; North American League) and Chico State University announced the team would be playing the 2011 season at the team’s only home in franchise history, Nettleton Stadium. “It will be good to be back at The Net, said Chico Outlaws President Mike Marshall. “We have been the most successful team in the […]
MacInnes joins Golden League during transitional time
Brian MacInnes is the new president of Diamond Sports and Entertainment, which owns the independent Golden Baseball League; he joins the circuit at a time when it’s facing great challenges for the 2011 season and beyond. MacInnes, a C.P.A., comes to Diamond Sports from Deloitte & Touche, one of the Big Four accounting firms, where […]