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| Blackwell FlyCatchers | |
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| Information | |
| League | Pecos League (Mountain North) |
| Location | Blackwell, Oklahoma |
| Ballpark | Morgan Field |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Colors | Dun brown, brown, tan and white |
| Ownership | Andrew Dunn |
| Manager | Luke Poselovic |
| Website | www |
The Blackwell FlyCatchers are an American independent professional baseball team based in Blackwell, Oklahoma. They are a member of the Mountain Division of the Pecos League, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball. [1]
On August 18, 2022, the Pecos League announced the joining of the Blackwell FlyCatchers in the Mountain Division for the 2023 Pecos League season. Their home games are played at Morgan Field. [2] On June 1, 2023, the club played and won their first game in franchise history against the Garden City Wind 9–2. [3] Blackwell finished their first season 17–25 with Luke Poselovic acting as manager.
In 2024, Poselovic returned as manager. [4] On June 25, 2024, pitcher Eli Davis set the Pecos League single-game strikeout record with 21 strikeouts against the Sante Fe Fuego. Davis threw eight innings of shutout baseball while allowing three walks and four hits over 142 pitches thrown. [5] [6]
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| Year | Regular Season | Post-season | |||||||
| Record | Win % | Finish | Record | Win % | Result | ||||
| 2023 | 17–25 | .405 | 6th of 8 (Mountain) | – | – | – | |||
| 2024 | 0–0 | – | TBD of 5 (Mountain North) | 0–0 | – | TBD | |||
| Totals | 17–25 | .405 | 0–0 | – | |||||
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