Sweets Hire Monty as New Voice

PRESS RELEASE – Ohio native Brandon Monty will be the play-by-by broadcaster and director of media relations for the 2020 season. Currently a senior at Ohio University, Monty spent last summer as the play-by-play broadcaster of the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaska Baseball League. Monty also broadcasts for BobcatTV at OU for the soccer, field hockey, women’s basketball and baseball teams.

Sweets’ Elia to Move from PA to Play-by-Play

PRESS RELEASE – The Walla Walla Sweets of the West Coast League have announced that longtime play-by-play commentator Roy Elia has been hired to be the baseball club’s lead broadcaster and media relations director.

Home Sweets Home — Borleske Getting Upgrades

PRESS RELEASE – Construction is currently underway to upgrade and update the historic home of the Walla Walla Sweets. Borleske Stadium is undergoing renovations to enhance the fan experience at the ballpark for the upcoming 2018 season.

Walla Walla Sweets Name New GM

PRESS RELEASE – – The Sweets have named a new general manager, promoting assistant general manager Dan Ferguson to the post for the 2018 season. Team president Zachary Fraser, who had returned to the GM role for the 2017 season, is continuing on in his role as president of the Sweets and the Yakima Valley Pippins. Both WCL clubs share the same ownership.

Sweets Hire New Play-By-Play Broadcaster

PRESS RELEASE – Walla Walla has established a tradition in the West Coast League of being the launching point for some of the nation’s best young broadcasters. Play-by-play artists that have started in Sweets Country (#SweetsCountry) now handle play-by-play and other communications responsibilities for properties such as Virginia Tech Athletics (Andrew Allegretta, 2010), Bryant University (Tristan Hobbes, 2011-12), University of Oregon and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Zach Bigley, 2015-16).

Sweets GM Stepping Down

PRESS RELEASE – After starting as a game-day employee and serving as the company’s second-longest tenured staff member, Sweets general manager announced today that she will not be returning to the team for the 2017 season.

Sweets Unveil 2016 Promo Schedule

PRESS RELEASE – After the hottest summer on record in our great state, the Walla Walla Sweets took the cue from mother nature and decided to heat up the entertainment and promotional schedule at historic Borleske Stadium this coming season.

Whitecaps Go ‘Down Under’ Tonight

The West Michigan Whitecaps (Single-A, Midwest League) will celebrate the land Down Under Thursday night as the team takes the field in Australia-themed jerseys.  Learn more here.  Participate in the team’s jersey auction here.  Watch Men At Work Down Under video here.  We suspect we’ll see an across-the-industry encore in 2016, when the Crocodile Dundee movie celebrates its 30th anniversary.  Heads up Walla Walla Sweets (Summer Collegiate, West Coast League).  Couple this with a Walla Walla Wallabies  “What Could Have Been?” night!

Branded Debit Cards for Pippins and Sweets, Users Will Save 20-Percent on In-Stadium Purchases

PRESS RELEASE – Banner Bank customers can really support the hometown team in Yakima and Walla Walla, WA, as the team and the bank announced the release of debit cards branded with the Yakima Valley Pippins (Yakima-area Banner Bank locations) and Walla Walla Sweets (Walla Walla-area Banner Bank locations) logos and colors.

Sweets Leadership Program Back for Third Consecutive Year

PRESS RELEASE – The Walla Walla Sweets, in partnership with Walla Walla Community College are excited once again work with local elementary schools on the Sweets Leadership Program. The program, started in 2013, is a community program for 4th and 5th grade elementary school students, and will launch in schools this week.

Fraser to Assume Duties as Pippins GM

Zachary Fraser, who serves as chief operating officer of the Pacific Baseball Ventures ownership group which owns both the Yakima Valley Pippins and Walla Walla Sweets of the summer collegiate West Coast League, will step in as general manager of the Pippins for the 2015 season.  The group has had difficulty finding the right person for the job after Noel Zanchelli was let go at mid-season last year.  Read more here.

Ballpark Visit ALERT: Borleske Stadium (Walla Walla, WA)

Charles O’Reilly from CharliesBallparks.com visits Borleske Stadium, home of the summer collegiate Walla Walla Sweets (West Coast League).  Read more and view photos here.

Yakima West Coast League Team Launches Website, Name-the-Team Contest (Formal Release)

PRESS RELEASE – Pacific Baseball Ventures (PBV), who was awarded a West Coast League franchise in the Yakima market, beginning play in 2014, has launched a website, www.yakimabaseball.com, to invite the community to participate in the naming and branding of the club. The site will have information about the upcoming season, about the ownership group, and

West Coast League Expands to Yakima

PRESS RELEASE – The West Coast League will expand in 2014 as Pacific Baseball Ventures, LLC (PBV), the ownership group of the Walla Walla Sweets, announced today that they have been awarded a West Coast League membership in Yakima, Washington. The soon-to-be-named Yakima team will begin WCL play in time for the 2014 season. The Sweets will continue to play in Walla

Sweets Sign Hoffman as Play-by-Play Broadcaster

PRESS RELEASE – The Walla Walla Sweets are excited to announce the signing of award-winning radio talent Howard Hoffman as the play-by-play broadcaster for the 2013 season. Hoffman enjoyed a 40-year career in radio that took him to San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Hoffman will make his first foray into baseball broadcasting by joining the Sweets as the

WCL All-Star Game Tonight in Walla Walla

PRESS RELEASE – The showcase event of the West Coast League season, the 2012 All-Star Game, will be played tonight at Borleske Stadium in Walla Walla, Washington. Forty-two players represeting the nine teams in the league will take part. The game begins at 7:35 pm and will be preceeded by a home run hitting contest.

Sweets Release 2012 Promotional Schedule

PRESS RELEASE – Themes are in this season, ladies will have their own night, and Friday is all about Happy Hour at Borleske Stadium. With less than 60 days until the start of the 2012 season of West Coast League baseball, the Walla Walla Sweets announce their promotional schedule.

Sweets Launch Mobile Application

PRESS RELEASE – The official mobile application of the Walla Walla Sweets is now here. The application, developed by OnSeeker Technologies, will provide a new way for fans to connect with their favorite team in the West Coast League. It is available for download on both iPhone and Android devices.

Sweets Unveil 2012 All-Star Game Details, Logo

PRESS RELEASE – The Walla Walla Sweets, host of the 2012 West Coast League All-Star Game, have released the official logo and details for the event. NAPA Auto Parts will be the presenting sponsor of the July 24 game at Borleske Stadium.

Sweets Launch Hat Club for 2012 Season

PRESS RELEASE – With the start of the 2012 season of Walla Walla Sweets baseball just around the corner the team is introducing a fun new option for fans. Lou’s Lid Alliance will be the official hat club of the Sweets, and will feature a new custom, fitted cap every three months. Each unique hat will be available only through membership in the club.

Sweets Announce Schedule for ‘The King and His Court’ Final Performance

PRESS RELEASE – The Walla Walla Sweets have released the finalized event schedule for the upcoming final performance of The King and His Court travelling four-man softball team. As highlighted in the recent ESPN.com article by Jim Caple, The King and His Court is retiring after a 65-year run that started with a bet in a bar in Pendleton, Ore., a quick 45-minute drive from Walla Walla.

GMs Wager on Playoff Outcome

PRESS RELEASE – The West Coast League East Divisional playoff series begins on Friday night at Borleske Stadium with the Walla Walla Sweets hosting the Wenatchee AppleSox. On the line is a trip to the WCL Championship Series – the first for the Sweets or the third consecutive trip for the AppleSox. There is one more, smaller, item on the line for the leaders of

Sweets to Host 2012 West Coast League All-Star Game

PRESS RELEASE – Following the highly-heralded 2011 West Coast League All-Star Game in Corvallis, Oregon, the 2012 WCL All-Star Game will be held at Borleske Stadium in Walla Walla, Washington.

Legendary ‘King and His Court’ Softball Entertainment Team to Play Last-Ever Game at Borleske

PRESS RELEASE – What began on a dare 65 years ago will come full-circle, back to the city where the legend started. The King and His Court, founded by the late Eddie Feigner, a Walla Walla native, will play the last-ever game in its illustrious history on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 7:05 pm at Historic Borleske Stadium, home of the Walla Walla Sweets.

Red Monkey Round Trip Challenge Nets First Winners

PRESS RELEASE – It took one night and two swings for two lucky fans to win $1,000 at a Walla Walla Sweets baseball game.

Sweets Announce Dad’s Day Promotion

PRESS RELEASE – Father’s Day at the ballpark has long been a summer tradition in America and this year Walla Walla Sweets fans will be able to join in with that tradition. On Sunday, June 19 the Sweets will host the Wenatchee AppleSox and the team is offering two Father’s Day packages to help celebrate the occasion.

Sweets Release 2011 Promotional Schedule

PRESS RELEASE – Pink is back, Sweet Lou has his own bobblehead night, and fireworks will once again light the night sky at Borleske Stadium as the Walla Walla Sweets have announced the release of their 2011 promotional schedule.

Local Microbrewery to Sponsor New Beer Garden at Borleske

PRESS RELEASE – Laht Neppur Brewing Co., the popular microbrewery located in Waitsburg, Wash., has signed on as a major sponsor of the Walla Walla Sweets.

Cheney Renovations Continue, Sale of Rainiers on Deck?

While Cheney Stadium is in the midst of a major facelift, the Baseball Club of Tacoma, a local group of investors led by Trilogy Equity Partners co-founder Mikal Thomsen, plans to begin negotiations to buy the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers from SDL Baseball Partners.  Thomsen is part owner of the summer collegiate West Coast League’s Walla Walla Sweets and previously owned a piece of the NBA’s Seattle Supersonics.  Read more here.

Sweets Unveil Borleske Stadium Expansion Plans

PRESS RELEASE – The Walla Walla Sweets will proceed with expansion plans for the 2011 season of West Coast League baseball at Borleske Stadium after deciding between competing construction bids. Several additions and improvements will be made at the stadium, one of the oldest in the Pacific Northwest.

Sweets, Other Teams Win Awards at 2010 Summer Ball Conference

PRESS RELEASE – On November 12, 2009, 450 elementary school children in Walla Walla helped usher in the return of baseball to the Blue Mountain Region. On November 7, 2010, The Walla Walla Sweets of the West Coast League were recognized by the Summer Ball Conference 2010 for their inaugural season. The club was awarded the Best Marketing Campaign for the 2010 launch

More Details on West Coast League Happenings

As previously reported, the West Coast League’s Moses Lake (WA) Pirates will be inactive for the 2011 season.  More interesting is that the team might not return at all.  The WCL Tri-State, the West Coast League’s lower level feeder league, has also ceased operations.  The move of the dormant Spokane (WA) RiverHawks to a new ballpark in Coeur d’Alene (ID) is reportedly still a

Fraser Named WCL Executive of the Year

PRESS RELEASE – Zachary Fraser, the Walla Walla Sweets’ General Manager, has been named Executive of the Year for the 2010 West Coast League season. The announcement was by WCL President, Ken Wilson, as he unveiled the awards for the League’s 6th season. The League awards were voted on by the coaches of West Coast League teams.

ESPN Senior Writer Visits Borleske

ESPN senior writer Jim Caple visits Borleske Stadium, home of the summer collegiate Walla Walla (WA) Sweets, and has a little fun bobbing for onions as part of his “Baseball in My Backyard” series.  Watch video and read more here.

A Mid-Season Profile on the Inaugural Sweets

We are past the mid-point of the summer collegiate season, and it’s clear that the inaugural Walla Walla (WA) Sweets from the West Coast League are an undeniable hit with 755 season tickets sold and a league-leading per game average attendance of nearly 1,500.  Read more here.  Indeed, first impressions are everything, and the Sweets did it right from day one by investing $250,000

Fans Pack West Coast League Parks in Corvallis and Walla Walla

A crowd of 2,930 at Goss Field in Corvallis highlighted July 3rd action in the West Coast League, as fans celebrated the holiday. The Knights topped the Bellingham Bells 4-1 for their 7th consecutive win. Meanwhile, a standing room only turnout of 1,741 in Walla Walla saw the Sweets get past the Moses Lake Pirates 5-2.

Yakima Bears to Play Walla Walla Sweets in Pre-Season Exhibition

PRESS RELEASE – The Yakima Bears open up the 2010 season with an exhibition game Thursday night at County Stadium against the Walla Walla Sweets – a collegiate wood-bat club owned by former Seattle Mariner Jeff Cirillo.

Sweets Debut in Front of 1,744

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The Walla Walla (WA) Sweets, one of two new franchises in the summer collegiate West Coast League, made their home debut on Tuesday night in front of 1,744 fans at the improved Borleske Stadium.  The Sweets were blanked by the defending WCL champions Wenatchee (WA) AppleSox 7-0.  Read more here.

Big Crowd Set for Walla Walla Sweets Inaugural Home Opener

PRESS RELEASE – Capacity at Walla Walla’s newly renovated Borleske Stadium is listed as 1,600. It looks like that figure may be hit on June 8th, as the expansion Sweets play their first game ever against the defending champion Wenatchee AppleSox. All Diamond Seats, Reserved Seats, and General Admission for opening night have been sold.

Walla Walla Sweets Mascot is ‘Sweet Lou’

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We don’t recall an official announcment about the new mascot for the West Coast League’s Walla Walla (WA) Sweets, but “Sweet Lou” was recently spotted trolling around downtown Walla Walla.