PRESS RELEASE – In a move that could shape the West Coast summer collegiate baseball landscape for decades to come, the WCL Tri-State and the Pacific West Baseball League have announced that they are merging, beginning in 2011. The new Far West League, as it will be called, will include 11 teams competing in two divisions, the North and the South.
The six-team North Division will include most of the teams that were in WCL Tri-State — originally co-sponsored by the West Coast League — including the Humboldt Crabs, Redding Colt .45s, the Southern Oregon RiverDawgs and the Nevada BigHorns. Joining them are the PWBL’s California Seals and newcomers the NorCal Pirates.
Three other PWBL teams — the California Glory, Atwater Aviators and Fresno Cardinals — will join Fontanetti’s Athletics and the Neptune Beach Pearl in the South Division.
The new league’s goal is a lofty but worthy one. “The WCL Tri-State and the PWBL are joining forces to form a highly competitive league,” said volunteer commissioner and Crabs boardmember Roger Lorenzetti, “and to continue to attract the very best collegiate players.”
Steven Cannady of the Athletics echoed that sentiment. “I believe the Far West League will be the premier all-colligiate league on the West Coast,” he said, “and will be comparable on the national scene to the Cape Cod league, Northwoods League, and Alaska League within the first 2-3 years of operation. Our goal is to be the best All-Collegiate baseball league in the country.”
Each team will play three league games against every other team — regardless of division — for a total of 30 league games per team. At the end of the league season, the top eight teams will compete in a round-robin tournament to determine the league champion. Most teams in the new Far West League are done or nearly done with their 2011 playing schedule.
The venue for the tournament will rotate from year to year, with Humboldt hosting the inaugural event on August 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Far West league Mission Statement: The Far West League is a summer wood bat league for college-eligible student-athletes, based in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, dedicated to accelerating prospect development, increasing player exposure and bettering its member communities; by providing best-of-breed leadership, best-in-class competition, best-in-West Coast ballparks, memorable life experiences, and affordable entertainment in an environment that fosters organization, professionalism, promotion, competition, fun and innovation with the utmost integrity and respect for its players and the game.
The new website is under construction: www.farwestleague.com. Some teams also have Facebook pages.
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Please change the mission statement for the Far West League as below. The statement which you have up was an error by a volunteer publicist for the league and was an unfortunate re-cast of the mission statement for the WCL.
The Far West League is driven by a core value: This league exists to enhance the experience of each member team and every participating player.
Our Mission Statement:
The Far West League is an interstate summer collegiate wood bat baseball league, existing to enhance the summer baseball experience for each community, team and baseball player within the league. We play highly competitive summer wood-bat baseball, providing top collegiate baseball players with an outstanding opportunity to hone individual skills while offering hometown fans a great live summer baseball spectator experience. The competition takes place at top-quality interstate baseball venues operated at the highest standards of team and league management. We treat each league member with dignity and respect and all aspects of the league are accomplished through the involved consent of each participating team. It is a resource to member teams and their communities. Through the high level of administration off field and excellent competition on field, the Far West League gives players excellent play, recognition and visibility within the regional, national and international baseball community.