Name the Team Voting Underway for Port Angeles Franchise

Matt Acker, who is working to place a summer collegiate West Coast League franchise in Port Angeles (WA), has narrowed the list of potential team names to Hooks,  Pinchers, Sasquatch and Timber Giants.  Vote here.  Read background story here.  Based on a clue in the background story about a relocation and the rumor we have heard, it appears Acker is going to move his once-promising but now-attendance-cellar-dweller Kitsap BlueJackets to Port Angeles under a new name, and place the BlueJackets in the Puget Sound Collegiate League, where he serves as president.  Read about Acker’s acquisition of the BlueJackets here.

Kitsap BlueJackets Get a New Logo

Matt Acker has taken over the summer collegiate Kitsap BlueJackets (West Coast League) from original owner Rick Smith and his two partners, and now the team has a new logo.  Read about the ownership change here.  Read about the Naval Base Kitsap here.

Kitsap BlueJackets Sold

Matt Acker, a former coach of the summer collegiate Kitsap BlueJackets (West Coast League), said he’s signed a purchase agreement to buy the team from the current owners.  The league must still approve the transfer.  Read more here.  The BlueJackets play at the ballpark at Kitsap Fairgrounds.  Thanks to Brandon Sparks from OlySports.com for the heads up.