Collegiate summer baseball league
The Pacific Empire League is a collegiate summer baseball league based on the west coast of the United States with six teams from California and Oregon. The league was founded on December 13, 2023.
History
The Beginning
On December 13, 2023, six long-standing collegiate summer baseball teams, the Healdsburg Prune Packers , Humboldt Crabs , Lincoln Potters , Medford Rogues , Solano Mudcats and West Coast Kings came together to form the new Pacific Empire League . Teams in the PEL play a 55-game regular season that culminates in a 3-game Championship Series.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] The league is designated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization represented by Board Representatives from each member team.[ 5]
Current teams
Team
City
Stadium
Seating Capacity
Founded
Joined
Healdsburg Prune Packers
Healdsburg, CA
Recreation Park
1,000
2011
2024
Humboldt Crabs
Arcata, CA
Arcata Ball Park
2,000
1945
2024
Lincoln Potters
Lincoln, CA
McBean Stadium
1,595
2016
2024
Marysville Giants
Marysville, CA
Bryant Field
4,000
2024
2026
Medford Rogues
Medford, OR
Harry & David Field
2,178
2013
2024
Solano Mudcats
Fairfield, CA
Solano Community College
314
1990
2024
West Coast Kings
Pleasant Hill, CA
Will C. Wood High School
~ 400
2012
2024
[ 6]
Yearly Standings
2024 Championship
Healdsburg won the series, 2-1.
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
July 30
Lincoln Potters – 13 , Healdsburg Prune Packers – 12
McBean Stadium
6:35pm
N/A[ 7]
2
August 1
Lincoln Potters – 3, Healdsburg Prune Packers – 5
Recreation Park
6:00pm
N/A[ 8]
3
August 2
Lincoln Potters – 2, Healdsburg Prune Packers – 13
Recreation Park
6:00pm
N/A[ 9]
2025 Championship
Healdsburg won the series, 2-1.
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1
July 29
Healdsburg Prune Packers – 8, Humboldt Crabs – 10
Arcata Ball Park
7:00pm
N/A[ 10]
2
July 31
Humboldt Crabs – 2 vs. Healdsburg Prune Packers – 10
Recreation Park
6:00pm
N/A[ 11]
3
August 1
Humboldt Crabs – 4 vs. Healdsburg Prune Packers – 9
Recreation Park
6:00pm
N/A[ 12]
References
^ “PRESS” . PacificEmpireLeague.com . Pacific Empire League. December 13, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2023 .
^ “A New Alliance Forms as Crabs Join Pacific Empire League” . HumboldtCrabs.com . Humboldt Crabs. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2023 .
^ “Lincoln Potters announce move to newly formed Pacific Empire League” . Gold Country Media . Jordan Georgeson. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2023 .
^ “Rogues partner to create Pacific Empire League” . Rogue Valley Times . Kris Henry. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2023 .
^ “ABOUT THE PEL” . PacificEmpireLeague.com . Pacific Empire League. December 13, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2023 .
^ “TEAMS” . PacificEmpireLeague.com . Pacific Empire League. December 13, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2023 .
^ “Packers Drop Game One” . X.com. July 30, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024 .
^ “It’ll Come Down to the Last One” . X.com. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024 .
^ “PACKERS WIN THE 2024 PACIFIC EMPIRE LEAGUE INAUGURAL CHAMPIONSHIP!” . X.com. August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024 .
^ https://baseball.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=631808
^ https://baseball.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=631927
^ https://baseball.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=631950
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